And today's scapegoat is .................

[Kladze]

(This thread could run and run ;-) )


Got to be a full back I'd wager.

[13021J]

Shocking defending by Kolo and Boat for the goal but we didn't create enough.

Therefore I blame David Silva for injuring his ankle.

[BlueinBosnia]

Statistically speaking, I'm going to hedge my bets on a defensive midfielder.

[carl_feedthegoat]

The manager is the guilty party here....noone else.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

The manager is the guilty party here....noone else.

can't argue with that.

[paulmclaren]

Kolotoss(kolorov) head by a fucking landslide.

[paulmclaren]

The manager is the guilty party here....noone else.

can't argue with that.

WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
It's the players who pass over the white line at the end of the day, he's been blamed on so many occasions of being negative.
Went 3 upfront, didn't work at all.
But i really do not think he will be here much longer, especially if we do not qualify for champs league.
More manager changes, different players, more money, more ego's.
Madness.

[ronk]

Mark Hughes?

[paulmclaren]

Mark Hughes?

See the mancini v hughes handshake hands bags at the end? :D

[david yearsley]

The manager is the guilty party here....noone else.

can't argue with that.

WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
It's the players who pass over the white line at the end of the day, he's been blamed on so many occasions of being negative.
Went 3 upfront, didn't work at all.
But i really do not think he will be here much longer, especially if we do not qualify for champs league.
More manager changes, different players, more money, more ego's.
Madness.

Too true but I´m beginning to believe that Bob cannot man manage coz we just weren´t hungry enough for it - why? Players need motivating and today was one of those days where the manager had to get the best from his team/squad by hook or by crook. He failed

[kinkylola]

I think we were sent out in the wrong formation in the beginning, that being said ... it could have worked a treat if the players were up for it at all. I do not blame mancini for this loss, the players never even got into 1st gear, let alone out of it.

Our midfield really lacks creativity in a big way, this needs to be addressed. Missing silva should not be an excuse for being totally clueless in the middle of the park. I would like to see milner given a run in the middle. He is the type of all-rounder that ties a midfield together. Barry/Yaya pair in the middle is just too slow with too little urgency, no one to drive the pair forward. Zab had a bit of a headless chicken performance and every pass he tried was over 50 yards, and totally off the mark.

Playing with 3 up top isn't the answer, at least not yet, our players are just not ready for it.

No formation / team selection / subs are going to work if that's the amount of effort the players put in.

[Tokyo Blue]

Imagine how you'd all be if we'd lost.

[david yearsley]

Imagine how you'd all be if we'd lost.

Feels like one frankly - Fulham are fuclin ordinary and way past it - as good as a defeat imo - at times I just fuclin despair when we show no desire and will to win at ALL costs

[bigblue]

Tevez and balotelli had the chances to score a winner, just didn't take them

[Bingo Lewis]

The manager is the guilty party here....noone else.

can't argue with that.

WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
It's the players who pass over the white line at the end of the day, he's been blamed on so many occasions of being negative.
Went 3 upfront, didn't work at all.
But i really do not think he will be here much longer, especially if we do not qualify for champs league.
More manager changes, different players, more money, more ego's.
Madness.

3 up front, but nobody to get a decent ball to them. Manager's fault.

[9secondlegend]

if we are looking for scapegoats we have to look at every player in the top half off the pitch. none of them performed today. and how the fuck ballotelli got man of the match i dont know.

[Blue Since 76]

Imagine how you'd all be if we'd lost.

Feels like one frankly - Fulham are fuclin ordinary and way past it - as good as a defeat imo - at times I just fuclin despair when we show no desire and will to win at ALL costs

Precisely. I'd accept the occasional defeat if it was because we were trying to win a game.

Hate to use them as a comparison, but they're the best - if that was the rags, he'd have finished the game with about 8 forwards and a keeper in the opposition box. We'd all then be moaning they were lucky when they sneaked a winner. He who dares, Roberto, he who dares.

As for a scapegoat, apart from Zabaleta and possibly Dzeko, you can take your pick

[Im_Spartacus]

Take your pick. I don't think I've ever seen a game where a full team is out of sorts. 3/4 players yes, but a full team who were unable to make a simple pass, unable to move the ball forward effectively, unable to do much really. I don't know that a single player stands out, but the manager also has to take some of the blame for the way he setup

Kolarov - liability in defence, liability going forward, wasteful with set pieces so much so that Tevez stopped him taking them.
Boateng - still masquerading as a full back when it is evident to the whole world he is utter wank in that position
Toure - did little wrong
Lescott - aimless punts up the pitch as usual
Barry - did little wrong, but neither did he contribute much positively
Zabaleta - tried his best but isnt a winger
Y Toure - awful distribution and contributed nothing
Tevez - greedy cunt
Dzeko - poor game, but you can't do much if no cunt passes to you
Balotelli - great goal, but otherwise dreadful

[failsworthblue]

Lescott and Zabbs had a good game.

The rest were woefull including Hart, whose regular aimless kick out that went straight into touch to give Fulham possesion to score their goal.

4th place will be gone if we do not get De-Jong back in that midfield.

Boateng needs tearing a new arse**** for that joke of a tackle in the second half.

[colonel_muck]

boateng. he was fucking atrocious. although yaya toure winds me up game after game these days.