Official Matchday Thread: Fulham vs Nottingham Forest - Weds 6th December

[EmmersonForest4]

Hope to see you at Plymouth on a cold Wednesday night next season.

At least I’ll be able to get tickets now!

 

[UnFrustratedRed]

Well, that was f***ing clueless. No semblance of any tactical plan at all. Some of the players look disinterested at best .

 

[Sib]

Yeah these players are no upgrade on last season's

The new players are technically better but we are sorely missing the fight that Johnson, Worrall and Yates brought last season.

 

[Notcher]

Distinct lack of confidence running through that side.

Origi is towing, lack of concentration, run out of ideas in the final third.

Huge changes needed

 

[incapable hulk]

I know we didn't pay much for Hudson-Odoi but we still overpaid. There is not a premier league player in there anymore. At least MGW tries to make things happen even on his worst days.

Hopefully CHO proves that wrong in the second half.

 

[chaospunx]

I never want to go OTT with criticising players, but I’m so, so f***ing fed up of people slagging off Cooper.

We have 2x shit goal keepers, 2x championship full backs, 1 knee Filipe, no striker, Elanga/CHO are a fraction of Brennan… and people keep saying Coops isn’t doing a bad job?! f*** off.

He’s the same man who took a shit club destined for league one (again), and have me the only happy footballing moments in 23 years. He’s the only manager to remotely care about this club since Clarke.

When you’ve all hounded him out, you’ll see what real shit looks like.

Well looks like they will get what they want back on the merry-go-round we go whare that leads is anyones guess a f***ing car crash would be mine
I'm pretty down about the whole situation please show some bollocks and fight this 2nd half

 

[Sir John Borlase Warren]

Well, at least we can now say we've seen Origi with the ball. Fleetingly.

 

[Cloughie1975]

At least we might be able to get a ticket to an away game again.

You’ll probably find tickets at the City Ground mysteriously become available again.

 

[EmmersonForest4]

The new players are technically better but we are sorely missing the fight that Johnson, Worrall and Yates brought last season.

However you can’t play Yates or Worrall in a 4-3-3 cause they ain’t good enough. It’s a horrible situation.

 

[sammy the snake]

Strange. Seem to be playing better than the Everton game, but incredibly poor decision making makes us look championship tbh

Players seem scared of shooting. Mangala had a perfect opportunity but couldn’t summon the courage to give a go. Says it all for me.

Cooper needs a massive 2nd half now. Team talk of his life. Players don’t seem to want to even give it a go??

 

[Est.1865]

It's got progressively worse as the half has gone on. Every team we play looks like the dogs bollocks.

And they really aren’t are they.

 

[Berkshire Red]

He gets the ball and he has literally nothing to pass to and swarms of players coming at him . It's the same reason Freuler struggled last year

I genuinely don't know what we work on during the week as there is absolutely no shape or game plan other than 50 yard balls from the CBs.

Spot on. You can see them looking for movement and all they see are statues.

The forwards need to move!

 

[redtreeant]

Are we allowed 11 loans in Jan?

 

[RianBrice]

I don't see how this is cooper's fault, he picks the team but he doesn't tell Sangare to f*** up passing and Murillo to go f***ing walkies does he?

Most comments on here were in favour of the team selection and that we were better before we conceded and then all of a sudden 2 good goals from Fulham and we're getting relegated... Jeez

If we get one back it could change...

I know what you mean, but there’s no shape, composure or leadership. Someone to steady the ship when we go a goal down and pull them together. The midfield is all over the shop - Mangala and Sangare being pulled out of shape at ease.

 

[steppan]

I can’t understand what I’ve just seen. Those last 15mins in particular were as bad as I’ve seen since Cooper took charge. It really looks like there’s something going on in the changing room coz nobody is getting stuck in to try and do something about it

 

[REDDERS78]

Absolute garbage.

If Cooper doesnt make at least 3 changes at HT then I'll be baffled.

Get MGW on to see if he can do something, dont kbnow what else we can do. Get Sangare off this pitch too, he's f***ing well out of his depth.

 

[trentside69]

I don't see how this is cooper's fault, he picks the team but he doesn't tell Sangare to f*** up passing and Murillo to go f***ing walkies does he?

Most comments on here were in favour of the team selection and that we were better before we conceded and then all of a sudden 2 good goals from Fulham and we're getting relegated... Jeez

If we get one back it could change...

I agree the players on the pitch are a disgrace.
They don't look like a team that is ready to fight for their manager. They don't look like a team at all

 

[Listen 'ere young man]

Forest players looking like it's taking everything they've got just to do the basics.

Recruitment has been poor in key areas, with a lot of money wasted on utter dross over 2 seasons. Unfortunately adding quality in January is going to be an incredibly expensive endeavour.

There should be enough quality, there are Champion league players, world cup winners and penalty takers, one of the very best u21 players yet put 11 of them on a football pitch and they can't pass water.

Unfortunately this will only end one way and soon by the looks of it.

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[Bob Fossil]

We need to go back to a back 5. I think that's Coop's last option.

I can now understand why neither Bayern Munich or Liverpool went in for the supposedly 'incredible' Ibrahim Sangare. He simply cannot do the basics in terms of keeping the ball in tight spaces. I'm starting to regret his last minute purchase- and the fact other quality CDM's turned us down- more & more. Humble pie for me & plenty of others as I thought he was the answer.

Guess not.

 

[garibaldi]

38% possession and no shots on target. Get the f***ing 5 at the back out and MGW in the no.10 FFS!

 

[Wheats]

Ouch - this is painful to watch. I genuinely thought we looked every inch a premier league side against Villa and West Ham…. just shows how flimsy confidence is in sport and how much you need luck. We look a totally different side, with predominantly the same players, but without Awoniyi.
Unfortunately by the time he comes back we’ll be relegated at this rate.
Very depressing after the battling displays towards the end of last season and Coops no doubt gone tomorrow.

 

[Cloughie1975]

I’m going to Wolves on Saturday-at least the Banks’ Mild is usually in good form.

 

[apondaway]

Hate to say it but Cooper isn't going to last much longer - side looks lost. Absolutely no movement and creativity.

 

[NFFCForeverRed]

Sangare looks so bloody casual. I don't care that he cost £30m, if he's not good enough don't pick him.

We are clueless in that final 3rd as well. As sharp as a fuxcking balloon.

 

[Est.1865]

Guys, this is coaching. Cooper doesn't have the tactical sophistication to deal with this division.

This game could get messy. Think I’ll bail out on the note I agree here. We are currently getting out coached and devoid of ideas from a tactical perspective.