Fulham fans must be totally deflated about just how much the Khan’s really want Premier League football.
A good, but late arrival in Ryan Babel seemed it was just what the home crowd needed as the Spurs defence found it hard to handle him.
Fulham fully deserved their lead after last week’s own goal fiasco, when they were on the right side of such an outcome. A few minutes later when Babel, causing problems again to the Spurs defence, the home side were nearly two up after a fine save from Lloris. Mitrovic headed in, only to be ruled offside.
One nil up at half time, the home fans must have been perplexed when Babel was replaced by Sessegnon. Many would have thought the youngster should have come on for Schurrle, who was having little joy once again.
Tottenham got their equaliser after yet another poor defensive error when Ream swung out his leg to clear a header away from goal and completely missed the ball. The cross fell to Ali who simply headed in unchallenged.
Fulham huffed and puffed to try and hold onto a vital point. Typically this was not to be, as they succumbed to yet another injury time defeat after stupidly throwing too many forward for a last minute free kick. They were left outnumbered at the back when Winks tapped in Spurs winning goal.
With four of the next five home games to come, against Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City, the need for some quality defenders has now surely past, as once again Fulham have left it too late to make the impact needed for survival. If Cahill was having second thoughts about coming to the Cottage, his mind must have been made up today.
A gallant performance, with Chambers outstanding in midfield, but the quality lacking at the back is so obvious to everyone, except the Khan family.
We must look forward to a nice new Riverside Stadium whilst playing in the Championship.
Fulham, Cardiff and Huddersfield look out of their depth this season.
Contribution by Brian Gower
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