Non report: WBA 0-0 Fulham

Nothing from me – I was at Dad’s for his birthday. Saw the MOTD highlights and it looked like perhaps we were a shade unlucky: Kasami flagged offside (he’ll get his first goal soon, eh?) when it looked touch and go, Ruiz hitting the post from close in when a goal seem more likely. Really though you wouldn’t have expected us to unlock a Roy Hodgson defence away from home and 0-0 was to be expected.

Stylewise, the chalkboards are interesting in so far as a lot of our players saw a lot of the ball and kept it:

Dembele 38 of 41 passes successful
Dempsey 38 of 44
Grygera 63 of 71
Murphy 80 of 96
Riise 50 of 66
Sidwell 63 of 69

Just some examples. We’re keeping it because we’re playing everything short (he says having not watched the game – dangerous!), which, as we saw against City in the second half, isn’t necessarily the optimal approach at all times.

What did you think, anyway?

7 Comments on “Non report: WBA 0-0 Fulham”

Simon S
September 25, 2011

Sorry if this is not CCN style, but the best I can think to describe the game was; all foreplay and no orgasm.

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Alex Bishop
September 25, 2011

I think thats generous Simon. I would go as far as saying that the performance was impotent …

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rich
September 25, 2011

Well credit to the game for getting that far then!

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timmyg
September 25, 2011

According to football-lineups.com, first time Roy ever deployed a 4-3-3. Witnessed history.

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- aekbaltimoreMike
  September 26, 2011
  
  Well, he’s at least thought about it a bit:
  
  http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/tactics/formations/video/videoid=519237.html?autoplay=true
  
  Notice the mention of Duff in that video — I believe Rich posted this very video a year two years ago or so because of that mention.
  
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- Dan Crawford
  September 26, 2011
  
  Pretty sure they played it at Everton in midweek.
  
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  - timmyg
    September 26, 2011
    
    Oh c’mon. We all know the Carling Cup doesn’t count.
    
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