Marco Silva has cast doubt on the idea that Fulham could get better value for money in the final days of the transfer window – saying he doesn’t believe in deadline day ‘miracles’.
The Portuguese head coach reiterated that he desperately needs signings to strengthen his slender senior squad this week, explaining to Jack Kelly that his preference would have been to make additions earlier in the summer ‘and have everything much more under control’. Silva said:
“I said it before, we don’t have any other chance. The ones we talked about two or three months ago, [are] probably not [going to come now]. The market is always moving – I’d prefer to have everything much more under control and not leave [it] for the last final days.”
Asked by Kelly about whether waiting sign players on deadline day – as Fulham have in recent times – delivered better results, Silva emphatically disagreed.
“I don’t believe it. It’s not the way I see the business of football. It’s not the way I see the market. If you are waiting because the final day can give you that miracle? I don’t think [so]. Even if you can find an amazing deal on the last day, I think in a completely different way … football is much more than ‘Wait for the last day, let’s see if the miracle comes.’
Silva should stop whining! He’s moaning about his squad when he left Pereira, Diop and Martial out of the match day squad on Sunday.
We have better depth than most around us. Stop whining and get on with it.
Perhaps if he agreed to a new contract then money might be made available, with his contract up at the end of the season and no sign of accepting a new deal what owner would spend millions on players that might be deemed surplus to requirements when a new manager is appointed that has a different game strategy ????
I have said it before and still believe that we have a good squad, if we manage to capture 2 or 3 players before deadline that can add depth we will be fine.
I’m with J. Although it’s understandable why Pereira was left out why is Diop never involved? He’s a big earner and needs to be included or sold. But Silva really needs to stop whinging about transfers and focus on the football. And as for his comment “we don’t need to sell” what a load of tosh. Silva is not always known for being honest in press conferences has come out with a whopper there.
Manager shows ambition, J and Paul ask him to shut up and deal with it, thanks guys! Why should he want to improve!
I agree with J and Paul. While we do need signings, our squad is well set for the season and we are in a much better position than other clubs, so there is no need to panic. We shouldn’t confuse the ‘fun’ of signing someone with the ‘need’ to sign them. It’s great our manager is ambitious, but show me a Premier League manager that isn’t? He’s got 1 year left on a contract and doesn’t give a stuff about Fulham’s long term financial sustainability. Just because Marco wants players capable of taking Fulham to Europe doesn’t mean that such players actually want to come to Fulham. Why would you come to Fulham when half of our rivals are playing in Europe this year?
Fulham’s transfer business since our latest promotion has been a resounding success with few duds, and now we are even making profits on players. This shouldn’t be sniffed at. Say what you want about Tony Khan (and he rightly comes under some criticism), but let’s just appreciate we have good owners who are willing to invest in the club, a fantastic stadium, and good squad of players and we are borderline fear-free of a relegation scrap.
I’m surprised at the anger directed at Silva in these comments.
He’s been promised signings and they haven’t arrived. He’s having to rely on his nous and know-how to get points. We still need (at a bare minimum, from my vantage point) another striker, a winger and a holding midfielder.
He said very clearly that wants the club to match his ambitions last season. He’s turned down more lucrative offers elsewhere (in Saudi Arabia, Europe and England) to stay here. I’d be annoyed if I was Silva and isn’t as if other managers haven’t had this problem under the correct ownership (Jokanovic, Ranieri, Parker spring to mind).
If Silva leaves, it will be a disaster for the football club. There’s nothing wrong with the Khans wanting to spend their money wisely but the best way to achieve sustainability is to get football people in to assist a manager who has got Fulham upwardly mobile again.
Jim, Diop doesnt play on a wing.
Stevie Wonder can see what we need. Marco is saying it like it is and has been all summer. And Paul you want him to sign a new contract before funds are made available? If I was Marco I would walk. The upper management of this club is a mess.
To those fans having a go at Marco haven’t got a clue about football, they need to realise what he has achieved since he took over from Parker he has ambitions and wants to keep improving our team and if he leaves we will find it hard to get a better manager, as for TK we all know he isn’t interested in football only his wrestling business.
I understand Silva’s frustration…we play great defense, control the ball in the offensive half, and generate scoring opportunities….yet we struggle mightily to put the ball in the net. If we add two scorers to the mix we are a top 6 team and I think that will get Silva to commit to a new contract.
Silva a great manager, done fantastic for club, so have our owners. I can see both sides. But to many media rants have happened now, will make us look desperate and harder to sign players lets keep it behind closed doors. We’ve not signed badly last few windows or we wouldn’t be were we are , got some good kids knocking on door . Yes we need signings but has to be right ones and squad is well knitted together. Feel problem is bit of stand off Marco wants players before signing, khans want him Signed before spending
Wow – is the club using bots to make comments here? What is with all the “Silva is OK but what is really great is our FO!”? Not the usual comments on Hammyend or for the fanbase which is very much pro Marco and knows that what we need is for the Khans to fire Ali-Mac. He has failed for years to close deals (after putting the club in financial peril with the Riverside stand mismanagement) and is now alienating the manager who has gotten us to stability. Marco is saying the quiet thing out loud – this guy is just bad at his job.
Really surprised at the negativity here. Silva has done a tremendous job since his appointment and clearly now needs 3-4 signings (midfielder, ideally 2 wingers and preferably another Muniz aged striker). We have an ageing squad and are likely to see injuries there is insufficient depth to maintain a cup run and perform in the league. What am I missing that those negative posters can see?
Can’t believe some of these earlier comments. The squad is decent but assurances were clearly made to Silva to plug our gaps (LB, CM and LW) and the club is dragging its feet. Waiting until deadline day means we’ll be reactive to what’s available rather than proactive about what the squad needs. Why would Silva sign a new contract? He’s the best manager we’ve had since Roy and we’ll only have ourselves to blame once he’s gone