An excellent crowd witnessed Fulham control much of the first half, possession wise, without threatening the Norwich goal too often. Fredericks got forward well, but too often his final pass was not good enough (P.S. I am a big fan of Fredericks). Cairney looked nowhere near 100%, even though he still stood out. An own goal from Martin gave the Whites the lead, and had we got another before half time, it would probably have been done and dusted. From the stands it was clear that the Norwich number 8, Vrancic, was managing to find space and was dictating everything that they tried to do. In my, humble, opinion this should have been picked up on and his obvious threat should have been nullified. The second half saw Norwich start to take control, and the Whites started to drop deeper, with Vrancic being allowed way too much freedom just outside of our box. The fans around me, seemed to know the inevitable was coming, and sure enough it was Oliveira who nicked an equaliser, even though replays showed he was offside. A few late flurries suggested we might nick the lead again, but it wasn't to be, and overall a draw was a fair result.
Ratings
Button- Had a solid game and did not faff about with the ball at his feet- 7
Fredericks- Got forward well, especially on the overlap, but his final ball was poor, and played a little narrow defensively- 6
Kalas- Good solid game, and still looks Premier league class- 7
Ream- The best player in White. Has come on massively since the first half of last season, and looks comfortable at CB. Made some important challenges- 8
Sessegnon- Displayed his massive potential going forward, but looks like a rabbit caught in headlights, when it comes to defensive positioning. Not a left back for me, more of a wing back.- 6
Norwood- When involved he linked up play well, but does not look like he has the passing vision of Kevin McD. New to the team so unfair to criticise-7
Johansen- Seemed to disappear for periods of the game, but his engine cannot be questioned. Given more competitive game time, he will surely be more prominent- 6
Cairney- As always looked good on the ball, but not up to full game speed because of his injury. Still looked a class above most of the fit players-7
Ayite- A quieter game from Ayite, but still had something to offer-7
Kebano- Much the same as Ayite, showing some trickery, but only occasionally-7
Aluko- For me, probably one of his worst games in White. I couldn't work out where he was playing as sometimes he was in the middle, sometimes on the wing, and sometimes in defensive midfield. Didn't do enough to worry the opposition- 6
Odoi- Looked uncomfortable at left back, even though that is his old position-6
Cisse- Came on too late for me to form an opinion, but looked to want get involved- 6
Kamara- Much too early to tell as he has had only 4 training sessions with the club. Looked hungry, and not afraid to go for goal. On one occasion he had the option to lay it back, but went for goal, but he is a striker and they sometimes need to be greedy- 7
Overall-
It is clear that Sess is not a full back, and we need cover in that position since the departure of Malone. McDonald was clearly missed because of his excellent passing. It is hard to take too many lessons from this game, but there needs to be a few additions to the squad if we are going to challenge up the top.
MOM- Vrancic
FFC MOM- Ream
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