THE TITLE IS OURS!
What a way to win the title. An emphatic 6-0 win over Derby at home. Really, really proud of the players and their performances over the course of the season.
Jiminez stole the limelight with a five-star performance. Jiminez put us 2-0 ahead within just 13 minutes into the game - the first one with a close range header and the second one drilled into the bottom corner of the net.
After our second goal, the intensity of the game died down a little bit with us content to keep hold of the ball and pass it short. Derby really didn't make it hard for us as they were happy to let us dictate the tempo of the game.
The second half started with a lot of intensity. About 5 fouls were committed by the Derby defense, with the 50th minute foul resulting in a freekick. Baselli tricked the Derby defense by lobbing a pass to Kacaniklic instead of shooting from 20 yards and the winger scored a simple tap-in.
Jiminez got his hat-trick in the 65th minute with a shot off the outside of his boot after being played through by Balanta. 4-0 ahead, the stadium was reverberating with a noise level I've never felt before. I could barely hear my own thoughts. The title is there for the taking.
Jiminez then went on to score two more in the last 10 minutes and scored five! He was an assassin in front of goal - 14 shots, 8 on target and 5 goals.
THE TITLE IS OURS! **** YEAH! THIS IS OUR SECOND TITLE IN 3 SEASONS, AND MY SECOND PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE IN FIVE YEARS IN-CHARGE AT FULHAM. NOT TOO BAD.
