We had bad luck with injuries...cannot know, but suspect we would have won with Clyne playing or even if Richardson had been able to play on and Yoshi could have stayed at CB. When the team has to be juggled, there is a knock on effect on players in front of them. Carefully laid plans fall apart. It was good that we escaped with a draw. We are outside the relegation zone (good psychologically) and only 1 or 2 points behind a few clubs...we've come out reasonably from a very difficult start.
On another day Lambo would have had a hat trick, it just didn't happen for him for some reason, the side foot that went wide, the volley from Spiders peach of a lay off, and the near post blast that nearly knocked the goalie in with it would normally all have rattled the net. Compare that to the Fulham goals, a misdirected shot that was going wide gets blasted into the net by a misdirected clearance, the second a shot that took a wicked deflection that wrong footed the goalie, it's just a matter of good fortune, had we not had bad luck yesterday we would not have had any luck at all.
I agree we had some bad luck especially with the injury. These things do tend to even out though so hopefully we will get a lucky break against west ham!
Reminded me of me, in a five a side game. Someone behind me said "bloody hell he's got a good touch". I subbed myself off before he saw me do anything else
I'm sure we will win one or two games where the other team score an OG or the ball is scrambled into the net off someone's behind. Let's hope we play our lucky card against the bottom sides.
Sky keep referring to us getting out of the relegation zone with a late goal. Positive spin...we should all see it as that and move on.
Hard to tell in fairness. BBC commentator said any other player other than a goalkeeper would have been laughed at for the dive though, so not just me who saw it that way!
Exactly. 2 posters above one saying Puncheon 'thrust' his butt into the keeper's groin and another saying he 'stuck' his leg out. Can either of these posters confirm they actually watched it? thrust and stick? His lower leg moved about an inch and brushed the goalie's calf. It was not a foul
There was no way it was a foul, was a ridiculous decision. The only reason it was given is that when a goalkeeper falls over it is always a foul
I think what troubled me was yet again we substituted people and quickly let a couple of goals in. This is becoming a frustrating habit. Hoover is a top the defender according to the statistics....At sticking the ball in to his own bloody net.......Could someone please whisper in his ear in which bloody direction we are playing...............?
Puncheon's trip on fulham's goalkeeper was deliberate going by the replay, and I think the referee did well to spot it. It doesn't matter if it was deliberate or not, schwarzer fell over after making contact with puncheon's legs so I can have no complaints about the freekick, which was awarded before puncheon struck the ball in any case.
Standard then. Any mention of having to play a CB at RB? Or the missing Gaston? Actually I know there will be no mention of the G word while Lawrenson is on.
Yes, I watched it. I was at the game and the first thing I did when I cam home was watch the game back (FF to the key incidents). It was 4 hours after the game, and I can honestly say that I think Punch knew what he was doing and the free-kick was correct decision. If you read earlier, I did say the keeper may have made the most of it, but so be it.
