It's not just Fulham, it's the Premier League as a whole.
Apart from Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and Sunderland, all the other teams
have suffered with the same lack of effort and motivation.
Why is this you may ask?
Well, my belief is that the managers' cannot be held totally responsible for their players
once they take to the field. Yes, they are set up in a particular formation, which can be
questioned at times, but once that whistle blows at the start of the 90 minutes, it is the
players who are responsible for their performance.
Jedi stated himself (being totally honest), that he and the other team members did not
really show up at Wolves. Their lack of effort has been noticeable for the majority of games
played in 2026, apart from maybe the match against Aston Villa at home when we won 1-0.
You could sense from the kick off that the team were up and ready for that match. The running,
the marking, the effort and belief was there for all to see. The question is, why just for that
game, and not for the others?
If the four teams I mentioned above seem to give 100% week in and week out, why can't we,
and the others do the same.
The answer is this;
There is too much money paid to players in the Premier League.
Come win, draw or lose, they get their fat salary cheques every week/month. What motivation is there when they know their bank accounts are not affected by their performances or effort?
Players that sit on the bench every game, those who don't even make the bench, all continue
to be paid ridiculous amounts of money for very little. They may score a few goals and they
believe they are super-human. Normally a goal-scoring run by most players are short-lived.
My suggestion is that players should be paid according to their performances on the pitch.
A group of loyal supporters should rate them after each game and their salaries should be
affected by these results. If a player plays a stinker, with very little effort shown, his wages should
be docked. Too much money paid for very little effort these days by many players.
One thing that really hit home in this match, even though we all kind of know it already, is that we fundamentally just don't have enough quality for European places. We can talk tactics, team selection and contracts all we want, but quite simply the squad is not at the right level for that. Numerous times we had good opportunities on the break and / or there was a good amount of space and numbers in the final 3rd to do something, but almost every time there was a very poor touch / pass / finish whilst UNDER LITTLE PRESSURE. And it was every player, not one or two. I'm not one to normally focus on buying players as a solution, but in those situations against a very limited opposition, we self-exposed our own short-comings in terms of the player base. I think we will need at least 3-4 very smart or obviously needle-moving signings if things are ever going to change for the better.
We seem to be getting worse each game and we need a good clear out and maybe a new manager I don’t think Marco can do much more with the players we have and this is down to the recruitment team who consistently bring in below average players.
Cannot disagree with anything you said Dan.
It's not just Fulham, it's the Premier League as a whole.
Apart from Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and Sunderland, all the other teams
have suffered with the same lack of effort and motivation.
Why is this you may ask?
Well, my belief is that the managers' cannot be held totally responsible for their players
once they take to the field. Yes, they are set up in a particular formation, which can be
questioned at times, but once that whistle blows at the start of the 90 minutes, it is the
players who are responsible for their performance.
Jedi stated himself (being totally honest), that he and the other team members did not
really show up at Wolves. Their lack of effort has been noticeable for the majority of games
played in 2026, apart from maybe the match against Aston Villa at home when we won 1-0.
You could sense from the kick off that the team were up and ready for that match. The running,
the marking, the effort and belief was there for all to see. The question is, why just for that
game, and not for the others?
If the four teams I mentioned above seem to give 100% week in and week out, why can't we,
and the others do the same.
The answer is this;
There is too much money paid to players in the Premier League.
Come win, draw or lose, they get their fat salary cheques every week/month. What motivation is there when they know their bank accounts are not affected by their performances or effort?
Players that sit on the bench every game, those who don't even make the bench, all continue
to be paid ridiculous amounts of money for very little. They may score a few goals and they
believe they are super-human. Normally a goal-scoring run by most players are short-lived.
My suggestion is that players should be paid according to their performances on the pitch.
A group of loyal supporters should rate them after each game and their salaries should be
affected by these results. If a player plays a stinker, with very little effort shown, his wages should
be docked. Too much money paid for very little effort these days by many players.
One thing that really hit home in this match, even though we all kind of know it already, is that we fundamentally just don't have enough quality for European places. We can talk tactics, team selection and contracts all we want, but quite simply the squad is not at the right level for that. Numerous times we had good opportunities on the break and / or there was a good amount of space and numbers in the final 3rd to do something, but almost every time there was a very poor touch / pass / finish whilst UNDER LITTLE PRESSURE. And it was every player, not one or two. I'm not one to normally focus on buying players as a solution, but in those situations against a very limited opposition, we self-exposed our own short-comings in terms of the player base. I think we will need at least 3-4 very smart or obviously needle-moving signings if things are ever going to change for the better.
We seem to be getting worse each game and we need a good clear out and maybe a new manager I don’t think Marco can do much more with the players we have and this is down to the recruitment team who consistently bring in below average players.
Agree mostly, but credit to Wolves, they worked their bloody socks off! Very well organised, shame for them it took em all season! lol
Cheers all. Dave NZ