Antonee Robinson is eyeing another home win but knows Fulham will face a stern test of their Championship credentials against Stoke this weekend.
Two of the league’s early pacesetters meet at Craven Cottage on Saturday with Michael O’Neill’s men also unbeaten this season, having won three of their first four games. The American international knows that the Potters will be tough opposition and told FFCTV this afternoon that maintaining Fulham’s strong home form is a top priority:
“It will be a difficult game. They’ve got a lot of good players and they’ve got off to a really good start so that will be a real challenge for us. Hopefully, before the international break and hopefully the lads can put in a good performance and show the league what we’re about. You want your home games to be a banker. The fans’ support has been fantastic and hopefully they keep willing us on to get points at home and make it a repetitive thing that teams don’t look forward to coming here.”
The left back reflected on a fine week that saw him provide his first assist in Fulham colours for Fabio Carvalho against Hull and follow that up with a first goal for the club as the Whites progressed to the third round of the League Cup with a win at Birmingham on Tuesday.
“It is really nice. That’s obviously something I want to add to my game contributing with goals and assists and last season, even though I felt I had created some good chances and got into some good positions I didn’t get any goals, so it will give me a good confidence boost going forward. I’ve always been an attacking full back and love getting forward so to be able to chip with a few goals and assists will help us achieve the goal of getting promoted.”
Robinson has been delighted with the way Fulham have started the season under new boss Marco Silva – believing that the tweaks in the side’s style have helped add more attacking threats to their game.
“I think it has been a very good start. Obviously when new management staff come in it will take a bit of time to adjust to their style and we’ve had players coming back from loans who weren’t with us last year, so all that seems to be bedding in quite nicely. Obviously we didn’t get that win against Middlesbrough but we haven’t lost a game even in pre-season so it has been all about trying to build that winning mentality – and it has been a really good start for us.
He makes it really clear when he wants us to do. He’s really intense on the pitch, trying to show you what his ideas area. He just wants to drill it into us so it becomes automatic and we don’t even have to think what we’re doing. Hopefully, our quality will takes over in games and we win if we are putting the effort in. The work on the training ground is reflected on the pitch in a positive way at the moment.”
