Fulham 0-1 Bolton: Did FoxSoccer Show Me A Replay?

I feel like I've seen it so many times before.  Fulham downed by a lack of finishing ability and one disaster of a clear attempt.  That's been the story of the season, and it's been the play that at one point put them into the relegation zone.  They hang and hang and try and try and pound and pound but to no avail.  The tale of the game was the same throughout: Fulham got 4502938 chances at goal and couldn't finish, and Bolton got about 5 chances and made the most of them.  Let's break this disappointing one down.

The good:

-Bobby Zamora: If there's anything to take away from this match, it's the fact that Bobby Zamora came back about 10 days ahead of schedule, and did exactly what everyone should have expected: be a factor, but ultimately be rusty.  I don't think anyone can blame him for a few offside calls or the foul or two he had.  It's excellent to have him back and I'm excited for the future of the season with him.  I think he's earned his spot on the front line back, and if he hasn't, he should very soon.  I'm going to be posting in a bit about where to put him, because at the moment it's going to be tough to figure out who to bench.

-Mark Schwarzer: There was nothing he could do on the lone Bolton goal, as the defense failed him miserably.  Otherwise, he made some pretty impressive saves to keep his side in this.  I think it's safe to say that Fulham, with Schwarzer in goal and Stockdale on the bench, their goalie depth and ability is first class.

-Chris Baird: I thought he played well.  He was a factor in the back of the attack for much of the game.  He should have been sent off for shoving Petrov to the ground, but the ref missed it, and both players received yellows instead.  The defense was spotty, but I don't think it was Baird's doing.

The bad:

-The defense other than Baird: We'll start with Hangeland's assist of Bolton's only goal. 

Yuck to say the least.  Headed it right to Klasnic for the goal.  The defense as a whole was very spotty, and Bolton had a very good chance on almost every attack they had, as few as those were.

-The attack's finishing: They couldn't get a good shot in. At all.  But the ones they took were very poor. Dembele and Dempsey each had one good strike but Bogdan saved them both.

-The refereeing: Missed a key tug on Dempsey's shirt, missed a push that should have sent Baird off, and made a ton of other odd calls/no-calls.  Overall a very bad job.  Hughes was not happy afterwards

MVP: Bolton's defense.  They kept Fulham from getting anything good whatsoever.  Fulham was on the attack most of the match, but Bolton's defense kept them from getting closer than just inside the box.  It was an impressive performance by them.

This was a very physical match and Bolton managed it well.  The next match doesn't get any easier.  Time to travel to Manchester City in a week.