Fulham slumped to the bottom of the Premier League following Monday night’s 1-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Huddersfield.
An own-goal by Timothy Fosu-Mensah gave Huddersfield their first win of the season at the expense of a Fulham side who have lost their last six in all competitions.
Here, Press Association Sport asks some of the key questions surrounding Fulham’s worrying start to the season.
Where has it all gone wrong?
Who is to blame?
? Just the 1⃣ change to the #FFC team this evening, as Maxime Le Marchand takes his place in defence ??#HUDFUL #COYW pic.twitter.com/9nfpuflqBe
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) November 5, 2018
The players are an easy target, and there is no doubt heads have gone down on occasions this season when things have gone against them. But inconsistency in team selection is surely not helping matters. Manager Slavisa Jokanovic has already used three different goalkeepers this term and has not once played the same back four in consecutive games.
So how should they put it right?
FT: Really sorry everyone ?
[1-0] #HUDFUL pic.twitter.com/tuYOpGA9p3
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) November 5, 2018
Here’s the problem. Jokanovic is convinced the brand of attacking football, which earned them so many admirers as they achieved promotion last season, can be effective in the Premier League, and is so far unwilling to change his philosophy. Yet a switch to a back three might help, plugging an all too frequent gap in the centre while easing the pressure on their attack-minded full-backs.
Is Jokanovic under pressure?
What comes next?
