Marco Silva was delighted with the way that Fulham bounced back from two poor results before the international break by beating Queens Park Rangers this afternoon.
The Championship leaders were convincing winners of the west London derby at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this afternoon with goals either side of half time from Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic clinching victory. Silva told his post-match press conference:
“We deserved the three points, no doubt about it. We wanted to react after the last match. We had a plan and the players stuck to the plan from first minute. We controlled the game. We scored a fantastic goal – the first one. It’s something we worked on and planned. We had some more chances with Bobby [Decordova-Reid] and Fabio [Carvalho] to kill the game. But it came later.
“Winning here, the way we did and with a clean sheet, it was really important for us and we are ready to go again for the next one. It’s been a pleasure to work for this club and with these players.
“I have to thank the fans for the way they support us. I loved it at the end of the match, the way they celebrate with the players. From the first day I asked them one thing, to be on the same page, until now we have done that in the good and bad moments.”
Okay, QPR had a decent share of the game in the first half although Fulham-playing with a real high tempo-had the clearer chances and had taken the lead via a goal of supreme skill and deadly finishing but-second half- we totally dominated and they never threatened in any way. It was the 68th minute before Rodak actually touched the ball in the second period and the only thing of note that he was called upon to do was to claw away a dangerous cross in added time.
So how the hell Warburton can come out and say that QPR “looked dangerous and were playing with high energy before the penalty decision killed the game” is outrageous.
His team were several levels below us and he knows it.
Tosin and Ream were supreme in central defence. Williams and Bryan (finally producing a performance that merits a run in the team) were solid and enterprising. Tom Cairney -with his deft skill and touches – and Harrison Reed -my Man of the Match for his non-stop dynamism throughout-bossed the midfield from start to being subbed.
Wilson and Carvalho -though not as fluent as they can be-showed enough touches to warrant constant attention and, of course, Mitro showed, yet again, why he is so dangerous.
Decordova Reid put in a real shift-fair dues-but, yet again, looked out of place stuck wide left. He isn’t a winger and we look unbalanced when Silva plays him as one.
But I am not in any way complaining. This was exactly the type of high octane pace that has been missing from our game in our previous couple of fixtures and, if we can repeat this again against Middlesbrough, they won’t know what hit them.
Warburton claimed they did some good things What? We were good with Harrison Reed who was very good he did not stop running Cairney did well got kicked a few times Rangers showed how inept they were they we not good enough Joe Bryan did well needs a few more games Rodak had very little to do let’s hope we can keep this up now and not give a West Brom performance I want to mention what a disgrace the QPR fans were who were verbally abusing a Lady Fulham fan in front of me she was in the disabled section The Stewards did nothing and we could all see our distraught she was I want to know are Fulham going to ask QPR Officials why this happened I hope so another three points onWed COYW
Another fine performance and the intent we play with under Marco Silva fills me with confidence that we’re going up to stay up and build better things, words that I couldn’t use under Scotty Parker’s regime. The 100 goal mark is getting ever closer and it’s now 37 and counting for Mitrovic. Loving being a Fulham fan right now with success coming from the lower ranks too. Are the U23’s going to swap places with our “cuckoo” neighbours? Could this season be much better?
QPR fans known to me who went. Agreed FFC won without breaking sweat. Good win. 8 points needed.