Fulham Flame Part 3

Two to tango but Lucas is a poor dancer!

It was kinda weird night for EPL. As fate would have it, the top 3 all drew their matches yesterday. My buddy, the man from planet sigap said, no need to ponder much about Liverpool's failure as the other 2 also failed in their quest. The other 2 are of course Chelsea and Man U, Arsenal is already out of the equation.

Me, kinda different. In my earlier posting, I have pointed the Fulham game was a chance to reclaim the top spot should Chelsea falter against Newcastle. They did but so did us. The chance went to the drain. Disappointing.

Admittedly, I saw this one coming. When ESPN announced that Lucas and Masch to play together, I was dumbfounded. 2 defensive midfielders to supply ammunition to Keane and Torres? Carling Cup lineup but EPL?
Masch is no Marcos Senna. The new Argies captain is great at snapping others' heels but never a forward passer. He's a sideway passer king. He's needed alright but with Gerrard or Alonso, not with him calling the shots. That's an impossible task for him.
Lucas? hhmmm ....he's neither here nor there kinda guy.
Guess Alonso should started the match. Yeah..maybe he was tired after Spain's midweek match. Maybe Rafa got his rotation formula wrong this time around. The wrong team for a right opponent.

So the strikers were bereft of their supply of sublime passes, through balls and the team suffered throughout. The midfield was non existent. Persona non Grata. The drab, scoreless affair is probably right for a poor, pathetic home performance. Everybody said the home game against mediocre teams is important but here we are dropping points like nobody's business. Then Stoke, now Fulham.

And Keane? Time to show him the bench. Partner Torres with Kuyt and bring back Pennant to the right.
The flame were doused by our own doings......