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Cottager58

Cottager58

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From his lunchtime press conference all the key players are fit (Diarra is still out though) and he has a moan about only two games in March. Hopefully the last two weeks off has given him time to work out a ’Master Plan’ for tomorrow.

The way spurs have been playing such a high back four in the games against Liverpool and Milan, it would be tempting to say, play Hugo for his pace to get behind them. Unfortunately I don’t believe he has the guile to beat the off-side trap or the shooting ability if he does. This games cries out for Mladen Petric but if he plays what do you do with Berba and Bryan? Jol has admitted he can’t (or anyway hasn’t yet) solved this conundrum.

Myself, I’d use the pace of Dejagah and Urby to beat their trap. In the middle, the industry of Sidwell and Kara (you can’t play Sidwell and Frimpong in my view) with the guile of Bryan to get the ball behind the back four. So that leaves the choice of the front player - and Berba will get the shout.

So the team, I think, will be -


……………Scwarzer…………
..Riether…Senderos…Hangeland…Riise..
…….Sidwell…Bryan….Kara…
…Dejagah……………………..Urby..
………………Berbatov…
 
Looks like an attacking line up, I guess Sidwell would be the one trying to pick up Bale? I think trying to get wingers in behind our fullbacks is the right idea, especially if Walker plays but I'm not sure you've got enough pace at the back and in midfield keep Lennon and Bale quiet.
 
silkship said:
Is Enoh fit and eligible?
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Apparently. But, although he doesn't give anything away, in his internal video interview the suggestion from Jol is that it's unlikely the new boys will feature. Which probably includes Urby and that would be disappointing.


[video=youtube;7wvcYC881n8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wvcYC881n8&feature=player_embedded[/video]
 
I'm itching for this game, feels like we've not played in months! I don't think we'll get much out of it, but I'm hoping for a good performance to show the other Moussa Dembele and Clint what they're missing.
 
The team need to put in a performance like the away games at Chelsea and Arsenal.
Our top players like Berbatov and Ruiz need to be on top form.
The only problem I see is neither Berbatov or Ruiz have the speed to get in behind
Tottenham if they hold a high defensive line, they have quick defenders who can get back
and both Berb and Bryan need time on the ball.
We need to get stuck into Gallas, Dawson and Parker when they have the ball.
Think Jol will play Berbatov but Petric or Rodallega to chase and harass them in the game
might give us more chances.

I think the line up will be
……………Schwarzer…………
..Riether…Senderos…Hangeland…Riise..
.....….Karagounis……….Sidwell….
…Dejagah………Ruiz……….Duff..
………………Berbatov…....
 
Team: Schwarzer; Riise; Senderos; Hangeland; Riether; Sidwell; Karagounis; Duff; Berbatov; Ruiz; Dejagah.
Subs: Etheridge; Richardson; Hughes; Emanuelson; Enoh; Petric; Rodallega

Hope we get some luck today (and no Swiss clangers) - A point would be nice.

C O Y W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Unbelievable. So chuffed with our result, it sounded like we defended well, and we scored on the break - something we weren't sure we can do! Great 3 points, we can start looking up the table now, hopefully!
 
What Big Mart said:

Martin Jol praised the organisation shown by his side as Fulham came away from White Hart Lane with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Dimitar Berbatov’s 52nd minute strike proved the difference and Jol was pleased with the manner in which the Whites contained their hosts.

“In the first half we tried to restrict them and we didn’t play as well as we could but we were very well organised,” he said. “I think the second half was better – we should have scored a second goal with Ashkan Dejagah, and maybe Brede Hangeland could have made it 2-0, but we couldn’t and they are such a strong team so we had to be nervous until the end. Then Mark Schwarzer made that incredible save but, overall, I don’t think they had a lot of 100 per cent chances, so we did well.

“It’s all about the three points and it’s nice that it was here because White Hart Lane is so difficult to go to and get a result. They had four wins and one defeat in their last five league games – one defeat away to Liverpool – at home it’s a different kettle of fish. They are strong but we kept it simple against Gareth Bale and Mousa Dembele and I think it was probably Bale’s quietest game, so we did well.”

The win moved Fulham back into the top half of the table, with a healthy cushion of nine points now separately us from the drop zone, and our Manager admitted it is satisfying to continue to distance ourselves from the bottom three.

“I was very pleased because we needed the three points,” he said. “There were a lot of clubs around us with 33. Wigan Athletic have a game in hand and could be on 30 points so there will be one or two clubs in that mess and nobody wants to be in that bottom three.

“You’ve got Reading and of course Queens Park Rangers, but who else will be there? That is the thing that is always on your mind so we needed the points. But I have to say that before the game you hope for a point. Berbatov promised me, he said ‘you have to trust me’ and I thought he was joking but he said it before the match against Stoke City too. He’s a wonderful player and a remarkable boy.

“I think you have to pick up two or three wins – and that was before today – so you need 38, 39 points. But we’ve played the top four now – the only ones are Chelsea and Arsenal at home. We’ve got a few difficult ones away from home but hopefully we are fine.”
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Brilliant :D
 
Just on my way home from match. Iwill admit i was not expecting much from the game as it has
been a long time since we've come away from spurs with result.

Wasn'the most entertaining game and the atmoshere was poor. Usually whute hart lane has a good
atmosphere so not sure why today. Professional performance from all the team and i think in the
end we deserved the result.
 
I thought it was a good game. I was sitting in the lower stand and you can't always hear what the Fulham fans are singing
in the upper. So I think sometimes we were singing different songs. Spurs fans were a bit subdued, helped by Fulhams performance.
Good all round performance. Thought Riether and Dejagah were MMOTM, some great passing for the goal.
Sidwell and Kara worked well against their midfield. Brede was great at the back, and after a few mistakes in the 1st half
Old Philipe did really well after we scored the goal to shackle Adebyehor. For the most part Riise along with Duff did well against Bale.
Schwarzer pulled off two great saves after DeFoe had come on, and did well with the crosses.
Ruiz fleeted in and out of the game, but did well in closing down through midfield.
Berbatov was there to score the goal. (So who will be the first on TV to say he should be playing for a better team than us).
Poor old Spurs fans were moaning after on the journey home, how could they be beaten by a team like Fulham. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
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