No Movement from Strikers

[SammyKojoe]

Were woeful yesterday. Like statues. Both Mackie and Zamora never moved. You look at the strikers for Fulham who were making runs all over the place. Even after 88 minutes they were making runs which led to Etuhu walking through a gaping hole.

Zamora and Mackie both want the ball with there back to goal into feet. Mackie has a terrible first touch so loses it and unless it is given inch perfect to Zamora he is not moving to get it. It is why Tarbs walked past them 4 or 5 times and ended up shooting himself. I know people say our midfield was awful yesterday but they had nothing ahead of them. We had the ball so many times in decent areas but we had to end up going sideways or losing it because nobody moved. The one time Mackie moved he created a great chance. Same with a bit of movement from SWP and his chance.

Also if we are just going to lump it forward 40 yards from free kicks we need Helguson or even Bothroyd up top to win headers. Zamora wants to chest it all the time and makes all these centre backs look world class.

Cisse is needed big time.

[Olly]

Blame the manager for that. Does he know what his coaching team does?

[Shania]

I bet they are all afraid of Barton.

[swanleyhoop]

I bet they are all afraid of Barton.

I suspect there's more truth in that than people will admit.

[QPR_NW10]

I bet they are all afraid of Barton.

well they don't seem to be doing much by way of calming him down

[Shania]

I suspect there's more truth in that than people will admit.

So do I!!

[frapps]

cisses goals will keep us up

[Shania]

well they don't seem to be doing much by way of calming him down

Would you have dared to confront him vocally?

[Shania]

cisses goals will keep us up

Yes, he promised us that!!

[ZANNEYQPR]

Do not underestimate the difference two attacking full backs make to the team.

Young and traore.

[swanleyhoop]

Do not underestimate the difference two attacking full backs make to the team.

Young and traore.

Defence looked a lot better earlier in the season with these two.
If we had them and Anton with Nedum in the centre, it would be a lot better, I think.
Nedum isn't a right back, doesn't look comfortable positionally.

[Shania]

Taiwo benched or in midfield then??

[PedalR]

Whole team needs to be in tune. Easy to blame strikers but players behind them need to be able to ping it up quickly/accurately. It must be a nightmare up front wondering exactly when SWP or Adel will finally release the ball.... we have to get the ball moving forwards much quicker with swift one-touch passing sweeping up the field- hoofing it or dribbling it is not working.

[Shania]

Whole team needs to be in tune. Easy to blame strikers but players behind them need to be able to ping it up quickly/accurately. It must be a nightmare up front wondering exactly when SWP or Adel will finally release the ball.... we have to get the ball moving forwards much quicker with swift one-touch passing sweeping up the field- hoofing it or dribbling it is not working.

But we/they did manage that in the first few matches of the season.
But as you point out; during the last matches it seems like only a few of the players stick to the gameplan, whatever it is.

The absence of Faulin has really cost us dearly. We have still not found a constructive and balanced formation in midfield without him in the team IMHO.

[hhrangers]

We only played with 1 up front. Mackie was stuck out wide for most of it.

The lack of movement from midfield is more of a worry. All we seem to do is pass it across and around the area. Nobody making runs to split the defense.

The 2 times we did we should have scored.