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December 21, 2007
Fulham dirty Sanchez.: EPL relegation strugglers Fulham have sacked Lawrie Sanchez. They need to find a manager to stop them losing goals and games in the last 20 minutes of a match. Who's up for it? Former England boss Steve McLaren? Too little, too late?
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 12:18 PM - 5 comments
Doesn't help that their best striker has been out injured all season.
posted by billsaysthis at 10:22 PM on December 21, 2007
Thanks for this. I am going to the Fulham/Wigan match today.
posted by scully at 03:00 AM on December 22, 2007
Good match. Fulham deserved more than the draw. Clint Dempsey was brilliant.
posted by scully at 05:26 PM on December 22, 2007
Bring back Chris Coleman. He was good. And Welsh.
posted by owlhouse at 08:32 PM on December 23, 2007
I do not agree with his firing. Fulham were the better team in the first half of every match. I heard an announcer a few weeks ago say if you only counted the first half Fulham would be in second place in the league. I understand that there are two halves, but I think the trend is reflective of the players, not the manager. Every week Fulham come out with a plan, formation, and squad to win. They usually execute that plan and put the other team on the back foot with early goals. Fulham doesn't have a Premiership keeper. They don't have much money for transfers--the 8 million Sanchez did get last summer was well spent--and they haven't had their captain (who they depend upon to defend set pieces) all season. Fulham's best (only) chance to avoid relegation was with Sanchez. They are going down now, and Dempsey will be looking for a move out of West London.