***official fulham v city match thread***

[Slim]

Does that mean Milner scored a shot and not a goal?

No, it means his shot became a goal. What is difficult about that ?

So if she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood....

[blues2win]

Pellegrini should play Clichy and Navas on the right and Milner and Aleks on the left. Both full backs need cover. That means Negredo up on his own I admit but I don't think we can be as vulnerable down the flanks as we were today against Liverpool. We would have Fernandinho Yaya and Silva up the middle which gives us bags of creativity the pace of Navas and Aleks able to bomb forward and put in crosses. We just need to get Yaya Silva and Navas into forward positions so Negredo doesn't get isolated. It's absolutely doable.

[South Stand Balti]

So if she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood....

And she and the duck would both float

[Ted Hughes]

Pellegrini should play Clichy and Navas on the right and Milner and Aleks on the left. Both full backs need cover. That means Negredo up on his own I admit but I don't think we can be as vulnerable down the flanks as we were today against Liverpool. We would have Fernandinho Yaya and Silva up the middle which gives us bags of creativity the pace of Navas and Aleks able to bomb forward and put in crosses. We just need to get Yaya Silva and Navas into forward positions so Negredo doesn't get isolated. It's absolutely doable.

I think we need someone to man mark Demichelis & nick the ball when he flies in & misses it.

[zuricity]

So if she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood....

BURN HER !

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Pellegrini should play Clichy and Navas on the right and Milner and Aleks on the left. Both full backs need cover. That means Negredo up on his own I admit but I don't think we can be as vulnerable down the flanks as we were today against Liverpool. We would have Fernandinho Yaya and Silva up the middle which gives us bags of creativity the pace of Navas and Aleks able to bomb forward and put in crosses. We just need to get Yaya Silva and Navas into forward positions so Negredo doesn't get isolated. It's absolutely doable.

I think we need someone to man mark Demichelis & nick the ball when he flies in & misses it.

He certainly gambles far too much for my liking. We could do without that shit against the dippers.

[JamieMCFC]

No more difficult than understanding that Negger's pass became an assist once Milner scored from it.

So the final pass in a chain of passes is all that matters for the purpose of posterity and statistics ?

You better go tell the club. From the offical City twitter feed.

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[Sideshow Bob]

No more difficult than understanding that Negger's pass became an assist once Milner scored from it.

So the final pass in a chain of passes is all that matters for the purpose of posterity and statistics ?

Wtf are you on about?? Fucking hang it up.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Just had a look at some of the early posts on this thread but got bored.Is everyone really that unhappy with Clichy at right back? I thought more problems were going through our left back than Clichy.He seemed to be missing a tad too often and their main threats were from that side.Granted he fell over for their first goal but I am not aware of much else he got wrong.

Thoughts on Edin.Overall he seemed to be up for it and play ok but those two chances he really should have scored or at least one.The cut back from Kolarov should have gone in and that breakaway should have ended with a pass to his right and a goal.

MotM today isn't that easy is it. Often plenty of contenders but who played really well today.I liked Fernandinho again.Far from perfect but quality again and he committed some great free kicks in safe places when otherwise a break might have been on.And he wasn't booked.Hart did well on his return but must have been gutted at the 2 that went in.

Demechelis was pretty good but had a few loony moments where he anticipates and gets it wrong.Navas and Milner great in sub roles. neither Silva or Nasri at their best nor Yaya. And yet we win an score 4 again.

[phips]

it was just a brutal game and i dont think anyone played particularly well. Milner probably did the best but he was only for 10 minutes or so. but these are the types of games we need to win if we're going to win the title. they cant all be 7-0 or 6-2

[zuricity]

Wtf are you on about?? Fucking hang it up.

No don't be stupid, do we measure the assist to the assist ?

Of course we don't. It is a team game and for every goal scored there is a whole team working towards that aim. SURE it's great that we have Kun , but it's great that we have a squad wanting to help Kun to do his best.

[zuricity]

it was just a brutal game and i dont think anyone played particularly well. Milner probably did the best but he was only for 10 minutes or so. but these are the types of games we need to win if we're going to win the title. they cant all be 7-0 or 6-2

This game most certainly was not Brutal. Where on earth did you get that from. An opposition that is fighting for survival, a new manager and at home. Wanting to show their fans that they can play and for a while showing it. What is Brutal about that ? They were at home !

[DoomMerchant]

Just had a look at some of the early posts on this thread but got bored.Is everyone really that unhappy with Clichy at right back? I thought more problems were going through our left back than Clichy.He seemed to be missing a tad too often and their main threats were from that side.Granted he fell over for their first goal but I am not aware of much else he got wrong.

Thoughts on Edin.Overall he seemed to be up for it and play ok but those two chances he really should have scored or at least one.The cut back from Kolarov should have gone in and that breakaway should have ended with a pass to his right and a goal.

MotM today isn't that easy is it. Often plenty of contenders but who played really well today.I liked Fernandinho again.Far from perfect but quality again and he committed some great free kicks in safe places when otherwise a break might have been on.And he wasn't booked.Hart did well on his return but must have been gutted at the 2 that went in.

Demechelis was pretty good but had a few loony moments where he anticipates and gets it wrong.Navas and Milner great in sub roles. neither Silva or Nasri at their best nor Yaya. And yet we win an score 4 again.

I thought he was so left footed it was comical. The idea that he was born a righty is just a piss take. He was comical and a constant danger for us IMHO.

[JamieMCFC]

No don't be stupid, do we measure the assist to the assist ? Of course we don't. It is a team game and for every goal scored there is a whole team working towards that aim. SURE it's great that we have Kun , but it's great that we have a squad wanting to help Kun to do his best.

Have you contacted the club to tell them they are wrong?

[zuricity]

Have you contacted the club to tell them they are wrong?

What on earth are you writing about ?

[JamieMCFC]

What on earth are you writing about ?

My response to you earlier about the club calling it an assist.

[MilnersJaw]

Anyway to watch match of the day repeated? Won't be home in time especially if city are on first. Can't record it and not getting up at 7 am to watch it either

[Florida Blue]

Just had a look at some of the early posts on this thread but got bored.Is everyone really that unhappy with Clichy at right back? I thought more problems were going through our left back than Clichy.He seemed to be missing a tad too often and their main threats were from that side.Granted he fell over for their first goal but I am not aware of much else he got wrong.

Thoughts on Edin.Overall he seemed to be up for it and play ok but those two chances he really should have scored or at least one.The cut back from Kolarov should have gone in and that breakaway should have ended with a pass to his right and a goal.

MotM today isn't that easy is it. Often plenty of contenders but who played really well today.I liked Fernandinho again.Far from perfect but quality again and he committed some great free kicks in safe places when otherwise a break might have been on.And he wasn't booked.Hart did well on his return but must have been gutted at the 2 that went in.

Demechelis was pretty good but had a few loony moments where he anticipates and gets it wrong.Navas and Milner great in sub roles. neither Silva or Nasri at their best nor Yaya. And yet we win an score 4 again.

I thought he was so left footed it was comical. The idea that he was born a righty is just a piss take. He was comical and a constant danger for us IMHO.

I do not doubt he was born right footed, but he forgot. I remember him running up the touch line and made a simple pass inside, but rather than use the simple right foot, he used the outside of his left and gave it away.

I would not say he was brutal, but I am concerned enough to think Milner might be be better option because like Zabs he will get forward and put pressure on the defender.

[sheblue]

Fulham put on a good show, and it was a game that we would have lost a month or six weeks ago.

Clichy did not look comfortable, get Milner in there.

[shawzy]

Highlights time on MOTD now.