Quinn

Fulham under Alvaro Arbeloa so far. The positive: Josh King playing with freedom and impact, central and left (beat Richards for Palacios goal). The negatives: the balance is wrong for starters. Fulham may be fun to watch going forward but their defence must be fun to play against. Such a risky, frankly naive system is causing so many problems for midfield and defence. Fulham under Arbeloa are so open, so easy to play through. Experienced players inhabit Fulham’s defence but they look vulnerable in a system that doesn’t give them enough protection wide or centrally, especially as Joachim Andersen isn't the quickest (and caught out by Nketiah). Full-backs pushing up, leaving defence exposed, seven goals conceded. Marco Silva had them far better organised. Too early for managerial change but Arbeloa has to consider changing his approach, making his system more compact, and shielding the defence better. #FFC