Match Thread Fulham 1-2 Everton. Sat Feb 7th. 3pm

[SLAVEN BILIC]

Did Leno score an OG when playing for Arsenal against us, I am getting old now so may be wrong

Yep, a nothing cross from Richarlison as well. Our first win at Arsenal in about 20 odd years.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

We have players back and decent enough squad to get our home form right. For the first time all season we have an actual bench. If we don't aim for Europe now then what is the point? We have something to play for

Europe may well be the aim, I just feel we’ll be a bit short of achieving it this season. Would love to be wrong as I really do miss the European nights.

 

[banno]

No mate, Pickford and poor finishing from Fulham stopped that being embarrassing in the first half.

It’s not good enough from the manager.

Yet the 2-1 win is?

 

[the golden visionary]

Don’t really care about 2 seasons ago to be honest

Deliberately missed the point there kid didn't yer

 

[Dad watched Dixie]

I think most people agree that we are effectively safe from a relegation fight. When were we this 'safe', this early, in the last decade (since Moshiri took over)?

 

[NathDogg]

To all the moyes critics, and i have gave him stick myself, look at where we were when he came in and the squad we had and look at the difference now, no other manager could have done any better, he is slowly getting the club back were it belongs.

He’s done well, no question, but there’s quite a lot of self sabotaging going on from Moyes.

That could have been 4-0 to Fulham by half time, a defensive shambles saved by Pickford, just abysmal team selection.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

But it comes accross on here that many people would rather he starts their preferred lineup but lose the match.

Because the reason we won was partly down to his lineup. There is not much between us and Fulham in quality and they were at home.

An away win today was the third most likely outcome according to the bookies yet we did it. And it was highly likely because of Moyes team selection that we did win. Under Martinez, Silva, Dyche etc we lose that match...

Mate? Wanting to changes to a crap starting lineup that - with some very necessary changes at 1-0 down - started a game we won doesn’t = Wanting us to lose.

I’m ecstatic that we won. I’d have just rather we didn’t give the other team a head start.

Leeds and Brighton were both winnable games that we didn’t, in fact, win because we gave ourselves a mountain to climb with horrible selections.

7th in the league at this stage is an awesome achievement and on the whole I’m happy with the results to date, but that doesn’t mean I have to turn a blind eye to persistently crap choices going into games.

 

[Seathestars]

Great result, a game of two halves I thought.

I thought Myko played well on the left

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

I think we can all agree that nobody in the world could've seen Mykolenko doing what he did for the equaliser.

No, despite what most people say he does get up in the opposition box quite a bit.

 

[johnjoeefc]

who is saying that? How can you say the starting line up was a positive towards us winning? Seriously asking. I would rather he figure out what the best team is with the squad he has and play it. Honestly in his mind, he might think the starting lineup was our best. That is where we differ and the glaring disparity in performances from one half to another is what is really maddening. Is that fair to say?

I would argue by saying that fulham had not lost in 5 home games before todays fixture including against liverpool and chelsea. Yet Moyes team selection today beat them

But please advise who you would have changed in the starting lineup?

 

[dublinbluenose]

Missed the 2nd half - fantastic suprise that

 

[Ray Purchase]

 

[NorthernBlue]

Yet Moyes' teams consistently, over decades, happen to not bottle it.

While Silva's teams generally bottle it more

And we just did the double over Silva’s Fulham

 

[NathDogg]

Yet the 2-1 win is?

Mate, I’m delighted with the win, but I know when we’ve rode our luck an when we haven’t.

I’ll take it, of course, but I’d sooner have a tactically sound, well performed 2-1 win over getting away with one big time.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Maybe just maybe Moyes knows what he is doing..