I get the argument made that these players should be good enough to beat any championship team. I agree. Which begs the question; why didn't they? I do not see that Marco is getting the best out of anyone at the moment. Muniz, ESR, Berge, Lukic, Anderson, Castagne, Tete, Kevin, Leno and the AFCON boys, Robinson have all 'stepped off the gas' and are not firing on all cylinders. Why? Is it because Marco has told them he's not continuing? Is it because his tactics lack a more direct attacking approach and slow? Is it Marco's inability to motivate? I don't know - but the squad is not pulling up trees they way Bodø/ Glimt is in the Champions League.. and a club of our current financial size need to see a that the cohesion-factor is invested a bit more in if we are to punch above our weight so we can increase our reputation and gain more fans so our financial muscle grows larger. And when we're a top tier team, we can afford to buy brilliance without needing to cater too much for the cohesion factor (though you can't ignore it completely - ref. Spurs decline)
Well, his decisions over the last week or so are enough to make this Sunday away at Forest(only as I already had the tickets) the last game I attend this season. Going to Fulham isn't cheap and if the manager and players are not committed then why should I be..
You sound like a Fulham FC corporate stooge. If you do work for the club tell your overlords to cut prices in half then maybe younger fans who are far more likely to sing and chant would come to the games.
Until recently I have been a big fan of Marco Silva, but he keeps making the same mistakes & does not seem to learn from them. He is demonstrating arrogance & stubbornness in his recent selections & tactics. He has strung the club & fans along by failing to sign his new contract which has been on the table for some months now. He is clearly putting his own interests above those of the club & no one is bigger than the club. Our season is now over, we have nothing to play for & we have a manager out of contract in June. I think the khans have some tough decisions to make to do what is best for the club, I would understand if they let Silva go & bought in someone who can take us to the next level. It’s a shame it has come to this but Silva has only himself to blame. The interview he gave after the cup game was shambolic & full of gobbledegook. The owner & fans deserve better treatment & Marcos legacy will always be he took us up in style from the championship & established us as a mid table team in the premiership. Unfortunately I don’t think he can take us to the next level , so maybe it is time both parties parted company?.
As this is the third year in a row where team performance has dipped it is incumbent on the players to look past Marco Silva's declining sense of importance. And they rise to the expectations of their loyal fanbase and strive for European competition.
The substitutions against West Ham seemed pre planned but had no impact. Fulham seem to have lost the intent and intensity since the return of players from the AN cup.
Changes in the Cup are usually a balance between playing Squad players and ensuring a victory and Marco obviously got it all wrong. I have no doubt the Fulham 1st XI would have won the game and he should've given the Cup 5th round a bit more respect. That said, the chances that were missed shows the weakness in the squad
I personally am tired of hearing Marco being blamed for the performance of the players.
They are very well paid professionals, not infants, and should stand up and be responsible for their own performances, and be self-accountable for their actions or lack thereof.
The coach/manager should be blamed if the players play up to their capacity but then its Marco's tactics that expose the team, *not* if the players don't perform, come on ...
The amount of poor passes/giveaways, lack of defensive aggression and positioning, offensive aggression and movement speed and intensity, and mental mistakes are what led to the Saints defeat.
That team, playing as they should have played, should have beaten Saints, easily.
How is Marco to fix that, with some sort of magic wand? In my eyes, Marco endlessly supports and nurtures his players, gives them ideas and confidence. It is then up to the players to perform and the players should be held accountable for what they do or don't on the pitch. Not Marco.
Fulham have come back into the Premier League and solidified themselves there for mainly one reason: Marco Silva. People must stop blaming Marco for what players do/don't do.
Back in the AFCON days, the players all pulled together and confounded the critics. But the team more or less picked itself. Now Marco has the luxury of tinkering, the relationships and linkages go astray and we suffer. I believe he is off, and the players know that - how can that not, too, have an effect?
As for blaming the crowd, as a Cottage attendee since 1971, all I can say is pull the other one!
I get the argument made that these players should be good enough to beat any championship team. I agree. Which begs the question; why didn't they? I do not see that Marco is getting the best out of anyone at the moment. Muniz, ESR, Berge, Lukic, Anderson, Castagne, Tete, Kevin, Leno and the AFCON boys, Robinson have all 'stepped off the gas' and are not firing on all cylinders. Why? Is it because Marco has told them he's not continuing? Is it because his tactics lack a more direct attacking approach and slow? Is it Marco's inability to motivate? I don't know - but the squad is not pulling up trees they way Bodø/ Glimt is in the Champions League.. and a club of our current financial size need to see a that the cohesion-factor is invested a bit more in if we are to punch above our weight so we can increase our reputation and gain more fans so our financial muscle grows larger. And when we're a top tier team, we can afford to buy brilliance without needing to cater too much for the cohesion factor (though you can't ignore it completely - ref. Spurs decline)
Well, his decisions over the last week or so are enough to make this Sunday away at Forest(only as I already had the tickets) the last game I attend this season. Going to Fulham isn't cheap and if the manager and players are not committed then why should I be..
You sound like a Fulham FC corporate stooge. If you do work for the club tell your overlords to cut prices in half then maybe younger fans who are far more likely to sing and chant would come to the games.
Until recently I have been a big fan of Marco Silva, but he keeps making the same mistakes & does not seem to learn from them. He is demonstrating arrogance & stubbornness in his recent selections & tactics. He has strung the club & fans along by failing to sign his new contract which has been on the table for some months now. He is clearly putting his own interests above those of the club & no one is bigger than the club. Our season is now over, we have nothing to play for & we have a manager out of contract in June. I think the khans have some tough decisions to make to do what is best for the club, I would understand if they let Silva go & bought in someone who can take us to the next level. It’s a shame it has come to this but Silva has only himself to blame. The interview he gave after the cup game was shambolic & full of gobbledegook. The owner & fans deserve better treatment & Marcos legacy will always be he took us up in style from the championship & established us as a mid table team in the premiership. Unfortunately I don’t think he can take us to the next level , so maybe it is time both parties parted company?.
As this is the third year in a row where team performance has dipped it is incumbent on the players to look past Marco Silva's declining sense of importance. And they rise to the expectations of their loyal fanbase and strive for European competition.
The substitutions against West Ham seemed pre planned but had no impact. Fulham seem to have lost the intent and intensity since the return of players from the AN cup.
Changes in the Cup are usually a balance between playing Squad players and ensuring a victory and Marco obviously got it all wrong. I have no doubt the Fulham 1st XI would have won the game and he should've given the Cup 5th round a bit more respect. That said, the chances that were missed shows the weakness in the squad
I personally am tired of hearing Marco being blamed for the performance of the players.
They are very well paid professionals, not infants, and should stand up and be responsible for their own performances, and be self-accountable for their actions or lack thereof.
The coach/manager should be blamed if the players play up to their capacity but then its Marco's tactics that expose the team, *not* if the players don't perform, come on ...
The amount of poor passes/giveaways, lack of defensive aggression and positioning, offensive aggression and movement speed and intensity, and mental mistakes are what led to the Saints defeat.
That team, playing as they should have played, should have beaten Saints, easily.
How is Marco to fix that, with some sort of magic wand? In my eyes, Marco endlessly supports and nurtures his players, gives them ideas and confidence. It is then up to the players to perform and the players should be held accountable for what they do or don't on the pitch. Not Marco.
Fulham have come back into the Premier League and solidified themselves there for mainly one reason: Marco Silva. People must stop blaming Marco for what players do/don't do.
Back in the AFCON days, the players all pulled together and confounded the critics. But the team more or less picked itself. Now Marco has the luxury of tinkering, the relationships and linkages go astray and we suffer. I believe he is off, and the players know that - how can that not, too, have an effect?
As for blaming the crowd, as a Cottage attendee since 1971, all I can say is pull the other one!