Hi all, Fulham fan here and I'm after some thoughts with regards to our current, and your former, manager Martin Jol.
My problem with Jol is that he seems tactically inept, and his signings don't seem to make any sense. On paper, the signings of Darren Bent and Adel Taarabt are class, but I can't see how it works as a team when you take into account Dimitar Berbatov and Bryan Ruiz can not be dropped, but then we lose the width of Ashkan Dejagah and Alex Kacaniklic. Then if we're going to attempt a 4231, with Taarabt, Berbatov and Ruiz behind Darren Bent then there's got to be more pace in passing and fluidity in movement. It doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, he promises good football, but the only central midfielder with any kind of technical ability is 36, Giorgos Karagounis.
He's been a bit of damp squid really, although last season was ruined thanks to a certain club in North London stealing our best players. I was just wondering what you're memories are of his stint at Tottenham, and what ultimately let him.
My problem with Jol is that he seems tactically inept, and his signings don't seem to make any sense. On paper, the signings of Darren Bent and Adel Taarabt are class, but I can't see how it works as a team when you take into account Dimitar Berbatov and Bryan Ruiz can not be dropped, but then we lose the width of Ashkan Dejagah and Alex Kacaniklic. Then if we're going to attempt a 4231, with Taarabt, Berbatov and Ruiz behind Darren Bent then there's got to be more pace in passing and fluidity in movement. It doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, he promises good football, but the only central midfielder with any kind of technical ability is 36, Giorgos Karagounis.
He's been a bit of damp squid really, although last season was ruined thanks to a certain club in North London stealing our best players. I was just wondering what you're memories are of his stint at Tottenham, and what ultimately let him.