Marco Silva and Ange Postecoglou admit “A Tale of Missed Opportunities” after draw and referee’s red card to Fulham
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Marco Silva evaluated his team’s performance following a match against Tottenham Hotspur, expressing satisfaction but also highlighting the need for improvement in converting chances and handling pressure.
Marco Silva said “We deserved more from the game, deserved to win the game. Tottenham had good chances too, but overall we had more and more control of the game. It was a great first half from us, good chances, apart from the first minutes when the pressure of Tottenham caused problems. When we beat the pressure, we did well always. It’s not easy to always be on top against Tottenham, especially with the front line and Maddison. The chances are the moments where we have to be more ruthless, then you can’t give the chance we gave for the first goal.”
Marco Silva also addressed Tom Cairney’s red card incident, explaining the nature of the player and expressing his thoughts on the perceived misfortune.
Marco Silva said “My view of the red card? We all know Tom Cairney, he’s not a malicious player at all. Honestly speaking with you, I’m pushing him to be more aggressive in the right way of course. Looking at the images, you have to say he is unlucky. If you look just at the images, it’s a red card. It would have been painful to have nothing from the game. Yes, there were Tottenham injuries, Joachim Andersen not here, Andreas Pereira not here. If you want to talk about injuries for Tottenham look at other teams in similar situations.”
Ange Postecoglou reflected on a tightly contested game where his team initially took the lead but ultimately settled for a draw.
Ange Postecoglou said “Tough game, tight game. Not a lot of openings for either side. Just a few sort of opportunities to score. We started the game well and should have been on the up and put the pressure on but they then had their spells. We got our noses in front, and we couldn’t push on. Not for a lack of trying, the players did everything they could, but we couldn’t push on. A decent strike for their goal.”
Ange Postecoglou further discussed fan reactions and the team’s inconsistency, emphasizing the impact of recent injuries and the importance of maintaining focus.
Ange Postecoglou said “I didn’t hear that, if that’s the case. I’m not talking about the supporters, I’ve had three questions on the Man City game and why can’t we replicate that? We’ve lost significant players in seven days. It seems with this club, whatever we do well is used to bring us down in every opportunity. From my perspective, it’s important we don’t react to any of that and stay focused. I just sometimes feel like with the players we have at the moment, they are working hard to progress to where we want to be and we’re still in good shape. A decent position in the league, Carabao Cup and Europe. We’re still focused on continuing to develop.”
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