Marco Silva admitted Fulham were well below the standards they have set this season after the league leaders were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage tonight.
The Whites missed the chance to seal the Championship title after gifting Philip Zinckernagel a first-half goal and the Fulham boss was critical of the way his side tried to force the issue. Silva told his post-match press conference:
“The stats are a fact. All this possession and shots, the result could be different definitely. We created more chances, we had everything more, apart from the goals. It was not a good performance at all.
“We tried to rush, we didn’t have enough patience to play in our way. We in certain moments didn’t do the basics. We have to control the game in our way, we have to be balanced, not rush decisions, don’t lose the ball so quickly. The first half we did not do that, and the game was unbalanced. They score in one moment, at this level it can happen.”
The Fulham head coach did feel his side were much improved after the break – but they couldn’t find an equaliser.
“We spoke at half time, we have to be much more patient, to move more quickly the ball, to keep the shape. The second minute of the second half we created a great chance with Bobby to equalise. Unfortunately, we did not score. It is a moment for us to learn and understand why the last few home games we are more open than normal. It is something we have to learn from the present for the future as well.”