Fulham v Juventus

[Thedelldays]

Fulham winning 2-1 on the night..and have hit the woodwork twice and juve have a man sent off.

 

have to say (again) what hodgson is doing for them is remarkable..manager of the season imo..which will no doubt go to who ever wins the league as per normal

 

oh, and baird is playing..he can be added to the list of players leaving to better themselves

[Colinjb]

Which channel is it on?

[Thedelldays]

ESPN

 

2nd half just starting

[Thedelldays]

3-1 to fulham...now all square

 

wowzers...shaktar now juve....

 

how hodgson never gets a mention for the big clubs and england is beyond belief

[countysaint]

3-1 to fulham...now all square

 

wowzers...shaktar now juve....

 

how hodgson never gets a mention for the big clubs and england is beyond belief

 

He may do if Cortese is watching!

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

Their fans annoy me though; what sort of club needs 'clappers' for a massive European cup tie?!

[saint_bert]

Their fans annoy me though; what sort of club needs 'clappers' for a massive European cup tie?!

 

Went there vs Roma. Their fans were shocking!

[Thedelldays]

4-1 to fulham now...they are pasting them

 

dempsey with a wonder goal...

[saints_is_the_south]

Went there vs Roma. Their fans were shocking!

 

Indeed they were!

[Hatch]

4-1

 

blimey.

 

Got to be one of the greatest English european results ever.

[itchen_dan]

Unbelievable Jeff!! 4-1 - Fair play Hodgson, what a job that man is doing!!

[Andy_Porter]

I thought they must have scored as my stream went down.

 

Roy Hodgson has to be manager of the season, suprerb manager.

[saints_is_the_south]

Great result indeed for Fulham but it is worth noting that Juventus are nowhere near what they used to be.

[Griffo]

Fulham have awful fans. Neutral section? Lol.

[lumpofshipperley]

For all those people who slated Baird for taking the money to play in the reserves - eat your words!!!

 

To be fair of all the players who#ve left I didn't think Baird would be prem class! Well done to the lad!

[Andy_Porter]

Great result indeed for Fulham but it is worth noting that Juventus are nowhere near what they used to be.

 

Italian football in general isn't what it used to be but Juventus are still a very strong side.

 

 

Felipe Melo, Sissoko, Diego cost 50 million between them,

[chrisobee]

Great result indeed for Fulham but it is worth noting that Juventus are nowhere near what they used to be.

 

Indeed, to quote Juve manager Alberto Zaccheroni after Inter beat Chelsea:

 

“It was a great victory for Italian football, not just because it takes Serie A into the final eight and relaunches our sport on the international stage, but also in the way it was achieved.

 

“We care a great deal – I underline, a great deal – about getting through to the next round. We cannot start making a list of what is more important, so we’ll face every game with extreme conviction.”

 

On the whole Italian football is poor ( Man U v AC Milan for example as well as this).

[Thedelldays]

anyone who gets zamora to play like he has recently deserves respect

[saints_is_the_south]

Italian football in general isn't what it used to be but Juventus are still a very strong side.

 

 

Felipe Melo, Sissoko, Diego cost 50 million between them,

 

I follow Serie A as my 2nd team are Roma & I can tell you Melo & Diego have been complete gash since Juve signed them! They're currently 5th a long way behind the top 3 & I wouldn't be surprised if Palermo beat them to the 4th CL spot. Not surprised Fulham have beaten them atall tbh.

[CB Saint]

Just seen the result and my jaw has just broken my toes.

 

Well done Fulham

[View From The Top]

Awesome display.

[Andy_Porter]

I follow Serie A as my 2nd team are Roma & I can tell you Melo & Diego have been complete gash since Juve signed them! They're currently 5th a long way behind the top 3 & I wouldn't be surprised if Palermo beat them to the 4th CL spot. Not surprised Fulham have beaten them atall tbh.

 

I don't really watch any serie a football but I listen to loads of podscasts and the general consensus is that Melo and Diego where both terrible signings.

 

It's pretty strange because Diego looked brilliant every time I saw him play for Brazil and Bremen, then Melo was a target for Wenger and he doesn't get it wrong very often.

[Arizona]

A great result for Fulham, but Juve aren't really all that this season. Beating Man Utd 3-0 (or was it 3-1?) earlier in this season was arguably a greater result, just less unusual.

[Andy_Porter]

If Liverpool can now get knocked out, this may be the greatest day of European football for a long time.

 

That was such a great game to watch, ****ed off my stream died and I missed Dempseys wonder goal.

[S-Clarke]

Hodgson is one of the best managers in world football, he has done complete miracles there and fulham are the luckiest club in the world to have him.

 

Their squad is on a similar level to the likes of Sunderland, Birmingham etc - yet he has got them all playing at a fantastic level.

 

Baird has come on leaps and bounds under him, so has Zamora. I didn't expect Baird to be playing and winning in a 2 leg tie with Juve when he left for fulham!

[BadgerBadger]

Blimey effing ell - wish I watched it.

 

Hodgson is one of them managers that make you think 'fair play son' - non of the Benitez Wenger bull****, always gracious in defeat, dosen't talk nonsense and plays proper football.

[Thedelldays]

Blimey effing ell - wish I watched it.

 

Hodgson is one of them managers that make you think 'fair play son' - non of the Benitez Wenger bull****, always gracious in defeat, dosen't talk nonsense and plays proper football.

totally agree...Fulham are so lucky to have him

 

why he never gets a mention with regards to the big 4 is unreal..

Perfect replacement for Capello when he goes...

[Andy_Porter]

Liverpool could do a lot worse than sign up Hodgson if Rafa goes to Real or Juve.

 

Will be cheap on wages, works well on a budget and loads of experience.

 

I'm sure they will go for another pointless foreign appointment but they really should be looking at Hodgson.

[Johnny Shearer]

Smashing result and good to see Baird playing well. Always thought he was Prem class, just taken him a bit of time to get going.

 

Did wonder what channel it was being played until someone pointed out it was on ESPN!

[Smirking_Saint]

Quality quality quality !!!!!!!!

 

Though now Juve fans realise what it is like to follow saints at times !!

[saint_bert]

Liverpool could do a lot worse than sign up Hodgson if Rafa goes to Real or Juve.

 

Will be cheap on wages, works well on a budget and loads of experience.

 

I'm sure they will go for another pointless foreign appointment but they really should be looking at Hodgson.

 

Said this to two Liverpool fans at work. To which they said they expect Mourinhio.

 

Reminded in an instant why I hate Liverpool

[saints_is_the_south]

I don't really watch any serie a football but I listen to loads of podscasts and the general consensus is that Melo and Diego where both terrible signings.

 

It's pretty strange because Diego looked brilliant every time I saw him play for Brazil and Bremen, then Melo was a target for Wenger and he doesn't get it wrong very often.

 

Yeah, I expected Diego to be a lot better than he has been. Never saw anything from Melo that suggested he was worth €25m. Good player yes, not worth that though.

 

As has been said on this thread the level of Italian football in European competitions has become pretty poor. Serie A itself has actually become one of the most exciting leagues to watch, certainly in terms of goals - there were 39 last weekend including two 3-3 draws & a 5-3 game too. Contrast this back to the 90's when there wasn't as many goals in Serie A but the Italians were very strong in Europe, it's virtually done a complete change around in the space of a decade, exciting attacking football in the league but crap when it comes to Europe.

 

There's a lot currently wrong with Italian football though & I'd be here for ages explaining it all!

[stevegrant]

Woy :prayer:

 

Absolutely gutted I missed that game :mad:

[Crab Lungs]

4-1

 

blimey.

 

Got to be one of the greatest English european results ever.

 

It is, but it doesn't involve Manchester United or Liverpool - so this will be forgotten in 2 weeks.

[Rory]

Clint Dempsey is one of the best midfielders in the Prem, IMO. It was a shame he suffered that injury earlier in the season, otherwise Fulham could be a lot higher.

[Neilza]

Clint Dempsey is one of the best midfielders in the Prem, IMO. It was a shame he suffered that injury earlier in the season, otherwise Fulham could be a lot higher.

 

Totally agree, I watched him closely when Fulham played Roma away and thought he just looked a class above. He is really clever with the ball at his feet, rarely does he lose possesion and he has a trick about him too. His goal last night was a brilliant piece of skill.

 

As for the rest of the Fulham team, they work so hard as a team, every player knows his role and does it very well. Aaron hughes is a very decent unsung hero sort of player, no fuss just does the business week in week out.