Marco Silva
Fulham manager Marco Silva expressed his satisfaction following Fulham’s recent match, asserting that his team thoroughly deserved their win despite the late timing of their goals. Fulham faced an early setback with a conceded goal from a wide free-kick but dominated the game with an offensive strategy that eventually paid off.
Marco Silva said: “I agree, well deserved. If someone has to win this game, should be Fulham Football Club. I know that we conceded an early goal from a wide free-kick where we should have done much, much better, but the reality is that from the first minute until last, we are the only team that tried to score goals, tried to play in an offensive way. I know that they scored early, but after that they just tried to not let us break them down. They sat around their box, 9/10 players around the box. And all that time it is not easy to break this type of teams down because they just wanted to keep the result and not really to chase the game.”
Silva continued: “We have lacked some confidence, trust and quality in the 18 yard box. We need to create much more, with the last pass, the last finish. But even so, I think we did create enough first half to have a different result at half-time. And second half was the same story again – one team trying to create chances to score, playing 90 per cent of the time in our offensive half. They sat back, they just tried to delay our goal or chances that we can create. And I think we did create enough – [post] from Willian, some good moments from the left, from the right.”
He added: “Of course, we added some different characteristics from our players at half-time, with Adama and Lukic a little bit more dynamic in that position, to set up Harry Wilson more in the pocket, more inside, almost as a second striker. And we started to create more – crosses from the left, from the right, inside as well. I think we did create enough. The goals came late, but overall clearly one team deserved to win, and that is ourselves.”
Fulham’s performance was characterized by their persistent offensive play, despite the early goal conceded. Silva’s tactical adjustments at halftime, introducing Adama and Lukic for greater dynamism, enabled Fulham to increase their attacking threat. The strategy paid off with late goals that secured the victory, underscoring Silva’s belief that Fulham was the only team truly striving for a win. The manager’s comments reflect a focus on improving confidence and quality in the final third, aiming for more decisive finishes in future matches.
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