EPL 2023/2024
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First Muniz goal was outstanding, @dogmeat you must be happy with that result!
Im surprised that the Brentford are in relegation contention and expected them to buzz past Burnley.but now really are in the mix. Still think will be safe come the end, but squeaky bum for sure
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That was a great win for Fulham
today. We have beaten Arsenal,Man U, Brighton given Liverpool a real fright and had successive 5:0 wins but also lost to Burney and Bournemouth and had some weak draws.
We are inconsistent as hell but it’s a great ride. The Nigerian influence is obvious and Iwobi and Bassey have been great since AFCON. Some on the forum ( which I am banned from ) are talking Europe which is a bit over optimistic . -
FA Cup Man U vs Liverpool was a great watch. The Man U subs were very good. Game really ebbed and flowed. Probably a blessing in disguise for Liverpool to be out.
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FA Cup Man U vs Liverpool was a great watch. The Man U subs were very good. Game really ebbed and flowed. Probably a blessing in disguise for Liverpool to be out.
@Billy-Tell superb mstch!!
Amazing the way the dominant team continuously changed. Absolute quality.
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From a Villa Gan, thank you Fulham! You guys could have probably won by more too you were that dominant. Iwobi and Muniz, WOW!
Villa really owe Fulham big time.
Beat Spurs, Man U and BHA and lost to the Villains.
The win over Spurs was fun. Sure, they were off colour but even so everything we did turned to gold.
So much talk about Muniz now. Six weeks ago no one gave him the time of day.
He always played with enthusiasm but was so uncoordinated and positionally unaware.
He's like a new born foal that suddenly intuits how to gallop.
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I think what this weekend shows is how hard it is to play with frantic desire and dominate with sheer running and enthusiasm. Spurs dominated Villa by hounding them all over the pitch - but the risk with that approach is that you leave huge gaps behind you so when it goes wrong, then the whole structure falls apart. Spurs could get up for Villa last weekend but not for Fulham this time, in a similar way Liverpool played like a team possessed in the 2nd half against City last weekend but you cannot play like that every game.
Anyway 3 fantastic FA Cup ties and one fizzer is not a bad return - and United now with a golden chance to return for the final again with a potential sky blue banana skin.
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Quality free kick here
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Forest docked four points which offers a lifeline to not only Luton but also Burnley.
They will appeal of course but the evidence is pretty damning. 4 points seems about right.
@dogmeat said in EPL 2023/2024:
Forest docked four points which offers a lifeline to not only Luton but also Burnley.
They will appeal of course but the evidence is pretty damning. 4 points seems about right.
I heard the minimum was 6 points so maybe an appeal will bump it up? They spent a ridiculous amount last season so it is no surprise that they were caught out.
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Kiwi pie you must be a good tactician. I was reading some English journalist and he said virtually the same thing. If you play a high press free flowing supposedly weaker teams can hurt you. He was highlighting how well Fulham do against the top teams who think they can dominate us and how they have trouble with defensive minded lower ranked teams who just don’t give the space to counter attack. I’ll take Marcos way of doing it even though we might get bashed sometimes.%p
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Kiwi pie you must be a good tactician. I was reading some English journalist and he said virtually the same thing. If you play a high press free flowing supposedly weaker teams can hurt you. He was highlighting how well Fulham do against the top teams who think they can dominate us and how they have trouble with defensive minded lower ranked teams who just don’t give the space to counter attack. I’ll take Marcos way of doing it even though we might get bashed sometimes.%p
@middleman said in EPL 2023/2024:
Kiwi pie you must be a good tactician. I was reading some English journalist and he said virtually the same thing. If you play a high press free flowing supposedly weaker teams can hurt you. He was highlighting how well Fulham do against the top teams who think they can dominate us and how they have trouble with defensive minded lower ranked teams who just don’t give the space to counter attack. I’ll take Marcos way of doing it even though we might get bashed sometimes.%p
Not sure I'm a tactician but I watch a lot of football - Spurs push both of their full backs forward and Fulham were exploiting that space, especially with Robinson. When Liverpool struggle it is usually via the same method, hitting the spaces they leave down the flanks.
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@middleman said in EPL 2023/2024:
Kiwi pie you must be a good tactician. I was reading some English journalist and he said virtually the same thing. If you play a high press free flowing supposedly weaker teams can hurt you. He was highlighting how well Fulham do against the top teams who think they can dominate us and how they have trouble with defensive minded lower ranked teams who just don’t give the space to counter attack. I’ll take Marcos way of doing it even though we might get bashed sometimes.%p
Not sure I'm a tactician but I watch a lot of football - Spurs push both of their full backs forward and Fulham were exploiting that space, especially with Robinson. When Liverpool struggle it is usually via the same method, hitting the spaces they leave down the flanks.
@KiwiPie Best way to exploit the high line. It's where teams have had success against villa too. Means the goalkeeper can't come out of his box and play as a sweeper too without danger.
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England looked pretty average against Brazil and decidedly leaky at the back. Chilwell had a mare. If England play like that they won’t win the euros.
@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2023/2024:
England looked pretty average against Brazil and decidedly leaky at the back. Chilwell had a mare. If England play like that they won’t win the euros.
Brazil sat deep and blocked off the channels - and then if they got possession, looked to play through England to the very rapid Vinicius. Had a lot of success that way and shows the continuing folly of playing Harry Maguire in the back 4. It doesn't really matter if he plays against teams that are inferior, hence most qualifiers don't show him up.
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That was a Brazil team missing most of their first-choice defence (including GKs) and a coach on debut. Outside of free kicks and corners England never looked threatening.
England will never win anything with Southgate as he is far too cautious. There is plenty of talent up front, and in the midfield, but he doesn't get the best out of them.
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That was a Brazil team missing most of their first-choice defence (including GKs) and a coach on debut. Outside of free kicks and corners England never looked threatening.
England will never win anything with Southgate as he is far too cautious. There is plenty of talent up front, and in the midfield, but he doesn't get the best out of them.
@Bovidae Out front and attacking midfield isn't the issue though.
CD, LB (when Shaw is unavailable) and consequently DM are the issues.
Unfortunately no one has put their hands up and so Southgate will stick with Maguire and Henderson "who have never let England down" TM. and go out in the semi's to France.
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@Bovidae Out front and attacking midfield isn't the issue though.
CD, LB (when Shaw is unavailable) and consequently DM are the issues.
Unfortunately no one has put their hands up and so Southgate will stick with Maguire and Henderson "who have never let England down" TM. and go out in the semi's to France.
@dogmeat Foden didn't have one touch of the ball inside the Brazilian penalty box. How he plays for England is completely different to the freedom he plays with for Man City. England may score some goals through individual brilliance but the attack is still disjointed.
I agree that the defence is shit, well mainly one slow CB, but Southgate doesn't need to play Rice with another DM (Henderson), who only passes the ball sideways or backwards.
