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afrodoc2:
What do you mean by excuse our coaches against mid table teams?

engrelvis:
..am very happy bro.U suddenly realize this team can achieve top 4 ( after so much heartache from Amorim with his constant "we suffer" slogan)

engrelvis:
First there is nothing like mid table team .All these terminology are excuses for bad performances from coaches.lf u can set up yr team to beat high flyers in the league then y can't u do the same for so called mid teams?.

afrodoc2:
Of all the wrong things that you have ever said, this is the one that is wrong the most. LOL

engrelvis:
Ok.Y can't we beat so called mid table team?

afrodoc2:
Poor coaching snd poor play from players are contributory but that’s not the whole story.

A major factor is the type of players we have had in our squad for a while.

If you have players who are mainly counterattack players that thrive when theyre is open space to run into but struggle in tight spaces from a technique point of view. , you will do well against other big teams because those ones will attack you and leave huge space behind

Against small teams that are willing to play low blocks and limit the spaces in behind and around the box such counterattacking players are not be as effective. Even Bruno who has been our best player for the past 5 years is best when he can throw a long pass in behind a high defence.

Poor coaching snd poor play from players are contributory but that’s not the whole story.

Jamiuokolaa:
That Kevin R2 - why does lammens seem to be helpless in such scenarios?

Na him weakness?

I remember Ellexy talking about our goalie having short arms

I agree with your take on Amad - he probably needs to be more dangerous when cutting in

Jamiuokolaa:
That Kevin R2 - why does lammens seem to be helpless in such scenarios?

Na him weakness?

I remember Ellexy talking about our goalie having short arms

I agree with your take on Amad - he probably needs to be more dangerous when cutting in

patrickmuf:
For the first time in many years, Fulham approached the game scared for what we could have done to them. We scored 2 goals and looked a safe bet for the win until that penalty decision...

Whether you admit it or not, we look a much better team playing with this formation, much better than we ever looked under that useless Amorim Bin Laden setup.

I know you so badly want that 'I told you so' moment...

engrelvis:
First there is nothing like mid table team .All these terminology are excuses for bad performances from coaches.lf u can set up yr team to beat high flyers in the league then y can't u do the same for so called mid teams?.

God what’s this dream you’ve been showing thy servant every night na

Is this a sign?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/mALgxj9syc

— BRUNO FERNANDES COUSIN (@QueenMancunian) February 2, 2026

engrelvis:
Am happy u said poor coaching ( exactly what I was referring in my earlier post).

eph12:
Ah the moment will come soon no worry.

Just go through the comments here before the second goal to confirm what people thoughts and reactions were during the match. Even after the second goal, we were still not comfortable. I hear it's because it was Fulham and they are currently the best team in the league, though they have just 2 wins in 6 matches or so.

I see you're one of those that get excited quickly over results irrespective of how we get it, but the bad news is that if things don't improve the excitement will clear soon and we will turn on the coach because we will not always be lucky with the results

engrelvis:
Am happy u said poor coaching ( exactly what I was referring in my earlier post).

afrodoc2:
Lol you ignored every other thing I said and atta her to that one.

The point is that you were wrong to say there is nothing like small or mid table team.

The way mid table teams set up us different from the way top teams set up. Top teams will play higher line against you and come at us, leaving space behind us that our counterattack players can exploit. Most of our best attackers have been counterattack players and not possession. Most of our defenders as well have been low block defenders which favours us playing against top teams.

Against small teams our counterattack players are not as useful because those ones will sit back and there is less space to exploit. Our low block defensive players like Maguire, de Ligt, Casemiro are also less effective because they have to play high lines and cover more space that they would like.

The mentality of the players is a factor. The coaching is a factor. But they real key is buying players who do not depend on counterattack to excel and I think we have started fling that. No

LordAdam16:
have a lead and collapse after subs

is that not peak amorim?

ugarte entered the match, we sat back, and everything crumbled
different manager, same sequence

we needed midfield reinforcement this winter
but they like living dangerously

the sad part is that two wc midfielders in the mold of vitinha and camavinga will make the first 11 unplayable

lammens
maz, de ligt, mag, shaw
vitinha, camavinga, bruno
three from amad/cunha/mbeumo/sesko

and then you'd have mount, mainoo. dalot, licha, dorgu, heaven as backup

that's a top 4 team regardless of manager or system

all they needed to do was get a backup midfielder this winter to avoid the ugarte second half slump
and then buy wc midfielders in the summer
but they couldn't do that

yesterday was yet another warning
we escaped against arsenal as well

the only kludge for carrick is to make licha the dmf in the last third of the game
sub off casemiro for heaven/yoro (until de ligt is back) and make licha the dmf
this top 4 race will go down to the wire
and we're betting the house on casemiro staying healthy and ugarte giving 10/10 performances for the rest of the season

-Lord

TrebleChamp:
The bolded players might come in and struggle with the pace of the league, and will then turn to deadwood while fan start asking for another midfield signings. SAF signed some good midfielders who turned out to be flops because they couldn't cope with the League or playing style of the team. I would prefer we sign only EPL proven midfielders like Anderson, Baleba, Wharton or any other good DM for less than £70m per player, we can sign both Anderson and Baleba sef if it will be possible...

Leyqute:
LordAdam16

The problem is that Ugarte, Mainoo and co can’t sense danger whenever Case comes off.

Fulham’s first goal yesterday happened because Mainoo stepped up to join the squeeze in midfield with Ugarte already high up doing his senseless pressing. This left a huge space for the opposition to exploit with a simple lob pass.

Mainoo should have delayed his action and protected that zone in front of the defenders.

We need a midfielder who can read the game properly, sense danger early, and act proactively to prevent disaster.

Mrviktor:
https://x.com/i/status/2018230564398993771

Every player turns into Arjen Robben whenever they want to score against us…

There’s nothing Lammens can do to save these shots 😭pic.twitter.com/dqZTTPTvEl

— 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙤 (@UTDRico8) February 2, 2026

Mrviktor:
I believe David degea saves 60% of this goals.

But at least we know our young goalie has something to work on

Every player turns into Arjen Robben whenever they want to score against us…

There’s nothing Lammens can do to save these shots 😭pic.twitter.com/dqZTTPTvEl

— 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙤 (@UTDRico8) February 2, 2026

nani667:
#AmorimOUT
#SackTheFraud
#JailTheBasterd

!!!!!

nani667:
#TrashHagOUT
#SackTheFraud
#JailTheBasterd

LordAdam16:
let's just hope carrick finds a way to get top 4 by hook or crook

and get to the summer
until then we'd need to put a protection spell on case
magic will not solve ugarte's problem, so we would have to hope that he has more good games than bad for the rest of the season

and maybe we do not have to sub case off every game
in some games we should push our luck and make him play the 90 as he did against arsenal

-Lord

Leyqute:
So you picked poor coaching but ignored “type of players”? 😀

Leyqute:
Cunha and Sesko actually look like they’ll do well against low blocks if allowed some freedom. Even Mainoo sef, although he isn’t the finished article.

My worry is that they’ll be indoctrinated by the majority to have that counter attacking mindset and always start attacks whenever they get the ball.

Sometimes during the Fulham game- when we were 2-0 up, I felt we should’ve kept the ball more in some moments instead of risking another counter attack that likely wouldn’t yield any fruit.

Heck, Fulham’s first goal came from one of those failed attacks.

Jamiuokolaa:
If the idea is to bring in a DM to see out a game, Mazraoui might not be a bad idea.

Ugarte is a big liability to the team.

Ramdeuter please confirm below snippet

afrodoc2:
Yes, Sesko has the box movement and aerial presence to work well against low blocks, and Cunha has just enough dribbling, invention, long-range shooting, and pace to trouble any block (low or high). He just needs to work on his touch, which can sometimes be loose.

Amad can work against any block as well. Once he improves his finishing and starts targeting and hitting the far post area of the goal, e don be for EPL LBs.