Fulham v QPR

Complete agree very frustrating, still time though....

2 - 1 Fulham. We deserved something out of the game but if you don't take your chances.....

Fulham werent great but they did their homework on us. They went down our flanks too easily, and they pressed our back three and goalkeeper to stop them having time to play out from the back.

It's schoolboy defending when you allow a cross to get between your two main central defenders for an easy header. Then knowing Lumley is poor when the ball is at his feet Fulham kept pressing and after several poor clearances they got him to shank one straight to a Fulham player which lead to their winner. This game was about our poor finishing, poor set pieces, poor defending and a poor clearance.

We had 19 attempts with 11 on target but only one goal.

It was interesting to hear Warburton when asked if money was no object which Championship player would he sign reply with the name of Romaine Sawyers.

A microcosm of our season in 90 minutes - a lot to like about the team but utter shambolic decision making and defending.

We played some lovely stuff, in the first half we were great for the most part and were unlucky to only go in level. We had a host of chances, hit the post and Wells should have scored when one on one.

For the first Fulham goal firstly Manning has to do a clever foul, just fall into the player or pull him down and we can recover for the free kick. Secondly what Leistner is doing is unfathomable. If he just even stays close to Kamara he wouldn't score with such ease. Terrible.

Then for the winner Lumley is just embarrassing. His lack of composure on the ball means he just needs to be completely removed from the team if we are going to continue with this style of play. We had the ball ourselves, there was no danger. We chose to play it back to him so the goal was all of our own undoing. 5 seconds later we concede. Suicidal.

A side note is Kamara scored from exactly the same position that Wells missed in the first half. Fine margins as ever.

The second Fulham goal just seemed to kill our spirit and they saw out the game relatively untroubled. Warburton took Amos and Wells off straight after they went ahead which he was going to do when it was 1-1 but he should have cancelled them once we went behind. Fulham also seemed to get a handle on our triangles and patterns of play in the second half, Eze was barely involved and Kane especially couldn't get forward as much.


Aside from all of that, Amos impressed me and we were worse for him coming off, he keeps us ticking over and was all over the place. 2 1/2 years after he joined I still fail to see what Scowen offers.

We play a very pretty game but if there is no end product then what's the point. 

The trouble with this team is that it's always going to be just a matter of time before our opponents score at least one but probably more.

What makes everything even more annoying is that we all knew before the season started that a commanding defensive defender and a leader were desperately needed. It didn't happen and the situation was masked by a good start to the season. Unfortunately teams have totally sussed Warburton out and he seems totally set in his ways and either can't or won't change our over aggressive style.

Fulham were there for the taking tonight and we should have put them away.

Kelly is better with the ball at his feet
And most goalkeepers would struggle with our defenders protecting them,I actually quite like Kelly just a little short for a keeper
Warburton is easily getting outwitted through our predictable play by other teams now
I told you all he’s a one trick pony