It has only been five months, but the optimism of that May day when Fulham beat Aston Villa in the play-off final to win promotion to the Premier League is long gone. This 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth was their seventh of the league season, their 28th goal conceded and another day when Slavisa Jokanovic looked increasingly like a manager guessing his way through the season.
David Bowie famously sometimes used the cut-up technique to compose lyrics, slicing up phrases then piecing them back together at random. There is an element of that to Jokanovic’s team selection: this game saw the 10th different defence of the season and Sergio Rico replaced Marcus Bettinelli in goal, their third keeper in 10 games. It is worth noting none of those changes have been due to injury.
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