Tomorrow we face Tottenham Hotspur, in what will be one of our biggest tests of the whole season. The summer has been a busy period for the club, with no less than 12 signings, with 5 arriving on the final day of the window. Slav has the job of integrating these players into our footballing philosophy, and I for one do not envy his job. Getting the team to gel is no mean feat, and with so many new players it just amplifies his task. And, it is for that reason that I feel this is the perfect time to get this one (the match) out of the way. At the start of the season anything can happen as teams start to get under way. Full match fitness, world cup hangovers, etc. all enter the equation. If we were playing Spurs away in January, we would probably at best be hoping for a draw, and a loss would not be a surprise. In other words, if we lose tomorrow, it will be as most pundits would have predicted, so nothing much to worry about. It is always better to play the top six teams early on, meaning that once the team has bedded in, we are more likely to be playing bottom half teams later on. If we play established bottom half teams early on, while we are still gelling then we could be losing points that we could probably pick up once we have fully gelled. Tottenham may still be rusty, and with nothing to lose the team can go for it, whilst also giving the new boys some valuable playing time together. Whatever happens it will be a big experience that can only benefit the team in the long run.
Last week's opening game against Palace showed that players like Seri will quickly find their feet, and with a little bit of luck, or more clinical finishing, then the result could easily of gone our way. There were positives and negatives from last week's performance, but I did not feel at any time that Palace were that much better than us, they were simply more clinical and streetwise at this level.
It is early days, but there is nothing to fear for Fulham, and survival should easily be achievable once the new lads have settled in. FFC fans must not start thinking "doom and gloom" if we lose tomorrow, and we can only hope that the vast majority of the White's faithful understand that for the first 10 or so matches we are a work in progress. Tomorrow is a day to be enjoyed whatever the result, and in no way should we allow it to blur our memories of that win over Villa.
Mitro's on fire.
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