Marco Silva saluted Aleksandar Mitrovic’s record-breaking goalscoring exploits after Fulham returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Peterborough United tonight.
The Serbian striker scored both goals to move past Ivan Toney’s top tally in Championship goals and set a new mark for second-tier goals since the division’s rebranding in 2004. The Fulham head coach hailed the in-form number nine during a post-match interview with FFCTV:
“Congratulations to him. The numbers speak for themselves. Thirty-three goals at the end of February, with 14 more games to play, it’s fantastic. What I like about him is he’s always demanding more and more and more. He knows that from tomorrow I’ll demand more and more from him. Mitro’s numbers reflect our philosophy and the players have bought into it. We’re creating and building something important.”
Silva criticised his side’s slack defending that offered struggling Peterborough a potential route back in the contest with a minute to go.
“At this level, we cannot make mistakes like we did for their goal. We have to be more aggressive – one goal reopened the game again. Our players know that we should not give them the moment to create chances to score a goal. It’s something to keep working with. It doesn’t matter what the position of our opponents is in the table, it will be tough if you don’t do the basics well.”
