Fulham manager Martin Jol has surprised everyone by exchanging all of his first team squad
except Bryan Ruiz for Sheffield United's 2011 FA Youth Cup runner-up team.
"At first we looked at the Man United squad. They were the winners of that tournament, after
all, and I am not stupid.
Of all the issues that's been plaguing this club for years (age, changing of managers, the
Michael Jackson statue) one that has been overlooked, or brought up and then seemingly forgotten
whenever we go after the next shiny new transfer acquisition, is lack of speed from the wings.
Now, that's different from creativity from the wings.
Sulking Suarez don't like it up him Riise
Liverpool old boy claims his Fulham side have worked out how to handle now Kop idol
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'Diver' Suarez just playing his game says Fulham star
Riise won't join Cottagers fans in digging out Liverpool striker
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Well that was no fun. Despite outplaying Fulham, luck was not on our side today, and we dropped two
important points at home. Credit goes to Schwarzer in particular for keeping them in it, while
RvP's prowess around the goal finally let him down today. Vermaelen was the goat for his howler of
an own goal, but he gained a measure of redemption with a header to level things late.
Pictures: Footballers in their pants including Nasri, Riise, Ljungberg and
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Other things:
Mark Schwarzer seems to be back to something like top form very impressed
Nice how Stephen Kelly has won people over another good game from him. It's a shame about
Zdenek Grygera though. He's looked a fine defender and this doesn't look like a minor injury, so
our thoughts are with him.
Other things:
Mark Schwarzer seems to be back to something like top form very impressed
Nice how Stephen Kelly has won people over another good game from him. It's a shame about
Zdenek Grygera though. He's looked a fine defender and this doesn't look like a minor injury, so
our thoughts are with him.
There's a bit of noise about how the defence isn't so good now.
People are really pleased with AJ's form.
Under Roy Hodgson we never had these problems in defence.
But the forwards really suffered.
All of the above is not a coincidence!
Under Hodgson we rarely committed men ahead of the ball.
I'm not trying to make one of those posts that exist solely to generate pageviews, but I'm
seriously wondering if it's time for Riise to start the next game on the bench.
What is he offering at this point that is so unique that different looks through Briggs or Baird
or Kelly can't provide?
In case you thought this list wasn't big enough, two more loaners to be added to the list.
Bjorn Helge Riise recently joined Portsmouth on loan until the November 7. And
turns out this fella named Richard Barroilhet joined Finnish club Vaasan
Palloseura until October 31 way back in August.
Nothing from me I was at Dad's for his birthday. Saw the MOTD highlights and it looked like
perhaps we were a shade unlucky: Kasami flagged offside (he'll get his first goal soon, eh?) when
it looked touch and go, Ruiz hitting the post from close in when a goal seem more likely. Really
though you wouldn't have expected us to unlock a Roy Hodgson defence away from home and 0-0 was to
be expected.
True or False: Damien Duff did not complete a single pass in the second half on Sunday.
Okay, that's a trick question. He didn't even attempt one.
Here is yesterday's passing chart. I don't know if the Guardian staffer fell asleep or it really
was that atrocious.
What may be worse than the sheer lack of passes is where three of the four completed outfield
passes went to: behind and to his left.
There are several ways to skin a cat. Here are some of Fulham's finest performances in the
last two seasons, and the starting elevens for each:
Man Utd 10/11, 2-2: Stockdale, Paintsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy,
Davies, Dempsey, Zamora
Spurs 10/11, 4-0: Stockdale, Paintsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Sidwell, Murphy,
Dempsey, Dembele, Johnson
Juventus 09/10, 4-1: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Duff, Baird, Etuhu, Davies,
Gera, Zamora
Basel 09/10, 3-2: Schwarzer, Smalling, Hughes, Kelly, Etuhu, Riise, Murphy, Greening, Gera,
Zamora
Liverpool 09/10, 3-1: Schwarzer, Paintsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Greening,
Baird, Duff, Zamora, Kamara
Man Utd 09/10, 3-0: Schwarzer, Paintsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Duff, Murphy, Baird,
Dempsey, Gera, Zamora
It's a team game, no?
A nice enough evening stroll for the men in white. It wasn't especially pretty or effective,
but a 7-1 aggregate win is emphatic enough.
The goals were all fairly routine and made us wonder why there weren't more of them. For 1-0 AJ
slipped through, and calmly finished, for 2-0 Senderos sent Duff scampering clear, and he calmly
finished, then Zamora scored at the far post to make it three, then Sidwell overcame a serious case
of finishing yips to make it four.
Stevenage entertain Premier League outfit Fulham in their first pre-season friendly of the
season at Broadhall Way. We will be providing LIVE text updates throughout the game so you can keep
updated with the score and who's playing or not. It's interactive as well, so get involved using
the comment section above.
Roma: É arrivato Lamela. Kameni vicinissimo, Riise al Fulham Di Fabrizio Landolfi La Roma ha
praticamente acquistato Erik Lamela, giovanissimo attaccante argentino del River Plate, del quale
abbiamo sentito molto parlare in questi ultimi mesi. Il giocatore 19enne è gi arrivato a Roma,
venendo ripreso dai cronisti all'aeroporto di Fiumicino, ed ha gi annunciato su Twitter e su
Facebook che nella
It sounds from here as if our opponents experimented in the second half, when they got the
goals. So that's not good is it?
Our team:
Fulham XI: Stockdale; Baird, Halliche, Hughes, Smith; Riise (Marsh-Brown 60),
Murphy, Donegan (Harris 82), Frei; Dalla Valle, Trotta (Hoesen 45)
Now then.
Women's World Cup – We've Come So Far
This is the first article in a series of three to preview the 2011 Women's World Cup in
Germany, which begins on June 26 when host and 2-time defending World Cup champion Germany kicks
off against CONCACAF Champion Canada in Berlin.
Women's World Cup – We've Come So Far
This is the first article in a series of three to preview the 2011 Women's World Cup in
Germany, which begins on June 26 when host and 2-time defending World Cup champion Germany kicks
off against CONCACAF Champion Canada in Berlin.
By Sindre Trygsland, writing from Lancaster, England
The Norwegian national team, currently ranked 11th in the world, will be
placed in the top seeded pot when the qualification groups for the 2014 World Cup are drawn,
meaning that the Nordic country will avoid strong nations such as England, Germany and
Netherlands.
As I'm sure everyone is well aware the Premier League is jam packed with foreigners from all
corners of the globe. This practice has filtered down to the lower leagues, so I thought I'd begin
a series on foreign XIs in the Football League with this one on "Scandanavian" players in the
Championship.
As I'm sure everyone is well aware the Premier League is jam packed with foreigners from all
corners of the globe. This practice has filtered down to the lower leagues, so I thought I'd begin
a series on foreign XIs in the Football League with this one on "Scandanavian" players in the
Championship.
Diomansy Kamara came off the bench in the 26th minute and scored a goal in
Leicester City's 4-2 win over Ipswich. He ends his brief loan stint at Leicester City with 7
appearances and 2 goals.
Kagisho Dikgacoi did not dress in Crystal Palace's 3-0 loss to Nottingham
Forest.
Diomansy Kamara started and played 75 minutes in Leicester City's 3-2 loss at
Nottingham Forest on Good Friday. He did not dress in the Foxes' 4-2 over Watford on Easter
Monday.
Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw
atDoncaster on Good Friday.
Diomansy Kamara started, played 72 minutes, and scored a goal in Leicester
City's 4-0 win over Burnley on Saturday. I'd post his goal, but I can't find any video nor can I
access the BBC iPlayer. Today he started and played 76 minutes on the Foxes' 1-1 draw with Crystal
Palace.
Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 2-1 loss at
Ipswich on Saturday.
Every single year, TV 2 in Norway unveils their Tippeligaen promo videos, typically the best
league promos you're likely to see. With the Tippeligaen season now one week fresh, the promos are
on YouTube.
And they do not disappoint. One is even a music video. With Norwegian rap by the Riise brothers'
chunky cousin.
Kagisho Dikgacoi started, played 90 minutes, and scored a goal in Crystal
Palace's 1-0 win over Cardiff City on Tuesday. Please help me find a video of the goal.
Bjorn Helge Riise did not dress in Sheffield United's 2-1 win over Nottingham
Forest.
Eddie Johnson started and played 90 minutes in Preston North End's 2-1 loss to
Leeds United.
Eddie Johnson started and played 90 minutes in Preston North End's 1-0 loss at
Hull City on Saturday.
Keanu Marsh-Brown started, played 75 minutes, and scored a goal in MK Dons' 1-1
draw with Brentford on Saturday. (Many thanks to Bilet for posting his goal, seen below) He started
and played 90 minutes in MK Dons' 3-2 loss to Leyton Orient today.
Probable Formations Matchday 25 Italian Serie A Saturday 12.02.11 AC Milan vs Parma AC Milan
(4-3-1-2): Abbati, Oddo, Nesta, Silva, Antonini, Gattuso, Van Bommel, Flamini, Robinho,
Cassano,Ibra Parma (4-3-3): Mirante, Zaccardo, Paci, Lucarelli, Gobbi, Candreva, Dzemalli,
Galloppa, Angelo, Giovinco, Amauri AS Roma vs Napoli AS Roma (4-3-1-2): Sergio, Cassetti, Rosi,
Juan, Riise, Simplicio, De.
Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting story about the beneficial nature
of second-half subsitutes when a team is down. Citing the "Decision Rule" of Bret Myers, a
professor of management and operations at the Villanova School of Business, Diamond wrote:
[Myers] concluded that if their team is behind, managers should make the first substitution
prior to the 58th minute, the second substitution prior to the 73rd minute and the third prior to
the 79th minute.
Probable Formations Matchday 18 Italian Serie A Sampdoria vs Roma Sampdoria (4-4-2): Curci; Zauri,
Gastaldello, Lucchini, Ziegler; Koman, Palombo, Tissone, Guberti; Pazzini, Marilungo. Roma
(4-3-1-2): Julio Sergio; Cassetti, Méxes, Juan, Riise; Simplicio, De Rossi, Perrotta; Menez;
Vucinic, Borriello Cesena vs Genoa Cesena (4-3-3): Antonioli; Ceccarelli, Pellegrino, Von Bergen,
Lauro; Caserta,.
Probable Formations Matchday 18 Italian Serie A Juventus vs Parma Juventus (4-4-2): Storari;
Sorensen, Legrottaglie, Chiellini, Grosso; Krasic, Melo, Aquilani, Marchisio; Quagliarella, Del
Piero Parma (4-3-3): Mirante; Zaccardo, Paletta, Paci, Gobbi; Valiani, Dzemaili, Morrone; Giovinco,
Crespo, Candreva AS Roma vs Catania Roma (4-3-1-2): Julio Sergio; Cassetti, Méxes, Juan, Riise;
Simplicio,.
For the fifth year running. Not for those with weak stomachs.
Points total after 19 games:
10/11: 25
09/10: 30
08/09: 42
07/08: 37
06/07: 34
Results over 19 games:
10/11: 7 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses
09/10: 9 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses
08/09: 12 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss
07/08: 10 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses
06/07: 10 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses
League position after 19 games:
10/11: 9th
09/10: 7th
08/09: 1st
07/08: 4th
06/07: 3rd
# of points behind 1st place:
10/11: -16
09/10: -12
08/09: +1
07/08: -10, with a game in hand
06/07: -13
Goals scored after 19 games:
10/11: 23
09/10: 36
08/09: 30
07/08: 33
06/07: 28
Goals against after 19 games:
10/11: 24
09/10: 25
08/09: 12
07/08: 12
06/07: 15
Home Goals:
10/11: 17
09/10: 26
08/09: 16
07/08: 20
06/07: 20
Away Goals:
10/11: 6
09/10: 10
08/09: 14
07/08: 13
06/07: 8
Clean Sheets:
10/11: 6
09/10: 6
08/09: 11
07/08: 10
06/07: 10
Goal scorers:
10/11: Torres 6; Gerrard, Kuyt, Maxi 3; Kyrgiakos, Ngog 2; Babel, Cole, Johnson, Skrtel
1
09/10: Torres 11; Benayoun, Gerrard, Kuyt 5; Ngog 4; Babel, Johnson 2; Skrtel 1
08/09: Gerrard 6; Keane, Kuyt, Torres 5; Alonso, Riera 2; Arbeloa, Benayoun, Babel,
Carragher 1
07/08: Torres 9; Gerrard 7; Babel, Kuyt, Voronin 3; Alonso, Benayoun 2; Hyypia, Sissoko
1
06/07: Kuyt 6; Bellamy 5; Alonso, Gerrard 3; Crouch, Garcia, Gonzalez 2; Agger, Carragher,
Fowler, Riise 1
# of games Liverpool failed to score in:
10/11: 5 [Wolves (h), Stoke (a), Everton (a), Brum (a), City (a)]
09/10: 4 [Chelsea (a), Sunderland (a), Blackburn (a), Pompey (a)]
08/09: 4 [Villa (a), Stoke (h), Fulham (h), West Ham (h)]
07/08: 5 [Pompey (a), Birmingham (h), Blackburn (a), United (h), City (a)]
06/07: 7 [Everton (a), Chelsea (a), Bolton (a), United (a), Arsenal (a), Boro (a),
Portsmouth (h)]
Home form:
10/11: 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses; 20 points out of 30
09/10: 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses; 20 points out of 30
08/09: 6 wins, 4 draws; 22 points out of 30
07/08: 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss; 16 points out of 27
06/07: 8 wins, 2 draws; 26 points out of 30
Away form:
10/11: 1 win, 2 draws, 6 losses; 5 points out of 27
09/10: 3 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses; 10 points out of 27
08/09: 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss; 20 points out of 27
07/08: 6 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss; 21 points out of 30
06/07: 2 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses; 8 points out of 27
I guess it's not all bad news.
