Marco Silva believes tomorrow’s trip to Leeds United gives Fulham an opportunity to show their Premier League quality in the electric Elland Road atmosphere.
The Whites moved into ninth with an easy win over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage – and travel to Yorkshire looking to make it seven points from the last three games. The Fulham head coach told his pre-match press conference:
“We know what type of team we will play against. Even if they didn’t take the best results the last few games, all of us know what it means to play at Elland Road, what type of atmosphere will be there. Everyone that loves football loves that type of environment. It’s another good opportunity for us to show our quality, our personality as a team, to deal well with that type of environment.”
Silva was adamant that Leeds’ stuttering start to the season doesn’t give him any increase in confidence ahead of this fixture.
“Not really. Our motivation comes from ourselves, from our desire to be playing at the level we are playing, to keep improving, to learn from some mistakes. This is our own motivation. “I’m sure they want to react and we want to keep reacting as a team as well, for different circumstances. It’s up to us to prepare our players well, to recover well, because it’s a really short space between both games. We have to assess them, how they are, and prepare in the best way we can.”
