In Martin Jol we have a Manager that believes the game should be played in a certain way. For me its the way it should be played, fast, flowing, passing, attacking, skillful players, etc. But with that sometimes it comes with a downside, we are going to be more open at the back. If we are not on our game in the attacking third we might be on the end of a 3-0 loss (West Ham).
We pick our team we support for a number of reasons and for the majority that will be your team for life, what we don't do is pick the way our team plays. Lets face it watching Fulham play in the early 90's (when I started going) wasn't for the sexy football!!! We did it because it was our team. Bringing it back up to date, the 8 months or so Sanchez had with us was as depressing a watch as those times back then, but we still went to the games.
As a Fulham fan (like most) I don't expect us to win anything and the ultimate target at the start of the season is to get to 40 points asap, beating a few of the "big boys" on the way is a bonus. However this season is different, I've not been looking forward to the next game so much since the Tigana days. We are a bloody good side to watch and with the promise of further new recruits to come in Jan now is a great time to be a Fulham fan. We have a player in Berbatov that makes my season ticket worth the money on his own, a player that I keep getting told would walk (swagger) into pretty much any side in the Prem. We also have the likes of Ruiz, Diarra, Kaca, Petric, Dave, Duff, Dejagah, flying attacking full backs in Riether and Riise..... there will be times when Berba will look lazy and Ruiz will frustrate but there will be times this season when they will simply take your breathe away. If someone offered me guaranteed 7th gaining Europa football next year with Allardyce/Pulis in charge or 10th with Jol at the helm playing the game the way we are.... I loved the Europa nights but give me proper football all day long. Our defence has not changed, has Hangeland become a bad player overnight? No but we have changed the way we play and with scoring more goals we have to accept we will concede more. This side is 1 or 2 players away from being the best I've ever seen at the club. with Roy in charge and a more rigid system we finished 7th, with Liverpool, Spurs, Newcastle and Arsenal not being the teams they were who knows what we could achieve with this more individually talented crop.
One thing that is for sure is that Saturday won't be our last high scoring game of our season, some will go in our favour some won't but one thing is for sure is we will look good in the process!! Now is the time to enjoy being a Fulham fan, enjoy the entertainment, enjoy Berba and Ruiz. Long after Jol, Berba and Ruiz are gone we will still be here and god knows who will be in charge or what his thoughts are on style of play. Roll on next Sunday..... I want to be entertained!
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