Playing under pressure isn’t easy. That’s what separates the best teams from the rest. Anyone can play well when there’s nothing at stake, Fulham played with freedom today because it didn’t matter if they lost. They were up for it and played without fear.
Whereas our lads were intimidated by the way Fulham started and fell apart after the first goal went in. Toughening these players up is the big challenge for Ange as it was for all our managers. Even Redknapp used to complain that we were too quiet, too nice, too soft.