Too passive?

Zonal Marking’s Michael Cox reckons Fulham were far too stand-offish at Wolves yesterday in his Chalkboard column. The plotting of our tackle points shows just how far we were prepared to be let Wolves travel with the ball. Should we have been more aggressive?...

Possession is nine tenths of the law

Trite cliché it may be, but Fulham’s recent success has been built around patient, possession football. Mark Hughes might have tinkered with the Hodgson model but he recognised the importance of keeping hold of the ball, especially away from home. By the end of...

Who to pick at right back?

One of the other main talking points following our draw with Villa was Martin Jol’s decision to play Aaron Hughes at right back. We can’t be sure whether he choose to play the Northern Ireland international at full back to accommodate Phillipe Senderos in...

Dickson Etuhu’s radar

Much of the post-Villa discussion has focused around the midfield. The central midfield choices of a manager aren’t exactly a new dilemma. Bullard and Murphy was seen as too lightweight at the start of the 2008/09 season and Dickson Etuhu has divided opinion...

What next for AJ?

Rich has written a fascinating analysis of Andy Johnson’s career over at CCN. The common consensus seems to be that he’s surplus to requirements at Fulham, especially if Martin Jol brings in a new striker or two, as we expect. Plenty of clubs have been...