[Slick_Footwork]

I suspected that Fulham would be too good for us, regardless of who Sam picked, and it's proven to be the case.

But the nature of the performance is far worse than expected. We aren't laying a glove on them...

Far too deep, no quality on the ball, no shape.

There are just too many players way out of their depth at this level. I don't think any are Premier League players...

(Maybe Johnstone and Pereira, if he played with a strong midfield behind him)

And while many have been terrible today, the real stand out terrible performer is Keiran Gibbs. Him and O'Shea collectively were responsible for the goal, O'Shea should've stopped the ball from getting to Mitrovic while Gibbs should've stuck with his man rather than following the ball like what under 10's do. But after that, he's continued to be dreadful, almost costing us another 1 at least trying to play offside. Then the short backpass which lead to the Loftus Cheek chance. It's one thing not being good enough but when a senior player plays like this, it means his time is up.

Considering relegation is inevitable, might as well put Townsend in and see him progress. I don't think he's Premier League quality, but neither is Gibbs and at least Townsend can get forward and put a cross in. Not seen Gibbs get forward for about a year.

All that said, I have a suspicion we could grab a draw second half...

You see it all too often when a team boss a game and fail to capitalise and that's what Fulham have done today. So you never know, the luck is on our side to only be 1 goal down now.