Silva reacts to disappointing City home defeat to end the season

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Fulham manager Marco Silva reacts to disappointing City home defeat to end the season  25/05/2025  Craven Cottage, London, UK

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00:00If you like the chances of this.

00:02Good evening.

00:12Yes, definitely.

00:14Not the way you wanted to end the season at home.

00:18The aim was clear to end on high after the last result

00:24against Brent for the Derby.

00:28Of course, you wanted to keep the momentum and give the fans

00:32different scores, different results.

00:36Last game of the season and thank them for their incredible support.

00:42As you mentioned, it was clear that we were not clinical at all.

00:48We were not ruthless.

00:49The chances they created in some of them they punished.

00:53Of course, they had other chances too.

00:55But first half, we had enough to have a different result.

00:59Not be losing at half time.

01:03Second half, a moment that you were reacting even from the bench.

01:07Try to put some fresh legs inside and change some of the profile of the players.

01:11We gave away penalties.

01:13We were too naive in that moment.

01:15And killed a little bit our hopes.

01:17In that moment of the game.

01:19Even so, the players fought until the end.

01:21But it was much more difficult.

01:23That type of moments in certain areas of the pitch.

01:26Like 18-yard box, you have to be much more careful.

01:29So, you don't give that type of chances for them to take advantage from the moment.

01:33Like a good organ took in that situation.

01:37Overall, we did create.

01:38I agree with you.

01:39The chances to get different results.

01:41More possession, more control of the game from City.

01:45From City, we tried in the second half to give some steps forward.

01:49To try to be more aggressive in our pressure.

01:51In some moments, we did it.

01:53Other moments, it was not possible.

01:55But the reality, the result...

01:58I'm not saying that City didn't deserve to win.

02:01I'm not saying that.

02:02But probably the result should be different if you are clinical and put less in front of the goal.

02:06Definitely.

02:16It was a great season.

02:18It hurts a little bit, as I have to say.

02:21To not finish on the top half of the table.

02:24We were the majority of the time throughout the season.

02:29But looking for all the pictures, as you asked me.

02:32Firstly, of course, in a story club like Fulham Football Club,

02:35to be able to break the record points from the club,

02:40I think speaks about ourselves and the season so far.

02:43In the future, and as to be next season straight away,

02:47if someone wants to break these points,

02:49they are going to talk about this season.

02:51The 24th, 25th season.

02:53And that is one of the most important points of the season.

02:58Because for many reasons, the club never ever cheated before.

03:02And this group is like a statement from ourselves that we achieve it.

03:07To be able in the final moments of the season,

03:11last games of the season, to arrive in decisive moments,

03:15and to be until the last few weeks competing for some of the possible European spots,

03:21as well, speaks about ourselves to arrive.

03:24Again, in the quarter's final, the FA Cup quarter's final is another thing.

03:29Of course, I want more.

03:30You know, I'm really ambitious.

03:31I'm never satisfied.

03:33But it's just the way I deal with it.

03:36I have to really to say that the season was a great one from the football club.

03:40Every time you are improving, you have to look for it as a successful one and as a progress.

03:46And this season was clear progress and improvement from the last one.

03:50The way you rebuild the squad,

03:52that we lost three, four key players from our squad, our 11, and we rebuild the squad.

03:56And to be honest, in the best moments of the season, when you play at our best level,

04:02it was very difficult to play against us.

04:04I think we gave the fans some incredible performance, some incredible results too.

04:09The aim has to be more consistent, to be what we want, all the clubs they want,

04:15and you are competing in the best competition and the most difficult competition in the world.

04:19And you have to be more consistent because if you are going to be,

04:23for sure you are going to finish in different positions on the table and to get much more points.

04:27About next season, one of the main things I already told the players, of course,

04:31as always, the summer is going to be crucial and all that stuff.

04:34We have to analyse why in that decisive moment you are not able to give that step forward.

04:39It's up to me to analyse and, of course, to make the people understand why and to move forward from that.

04:44And next season, I already said with the players in the dressing room

04:49that the aim has to be to beat the 54 points is the first set.

04:53The target is already set from ourselves and depending from any aspects,

04:57it's not just to speak about it, it's not just to set in terms of words.

05:00Of course, we have to show that on the pitch and the next summer is going to be crucial to prepare ourselves for that.

05:06Marko, given the way you've just spoken, there's been some speculation about it.

05:11It sounds like you very much expect...

05:13No, I'm not here to talk about speculation.

05:16Speculation is always there, you know, because if the football club, where you are,

05:22and the players, they perform well, normally they are going to speak about the manager, about the players too.

05:27I think it's part of the business, it's not something that I can control.

05:31And if I cannot control, I don't lose any time to talk about it and to waste energy with it.

05:36But given what you've said, you do expect to be here.

05:39Of course, I'm under contract with the club.

05:41And, of course, I've been in planning with the board from last January, the next season.

05:46Everything is on track and the plan is there.

05:49We have hard work in doing the next two months to prepare well the season as better as you can.

05:56And, of course, if I'm under contract with the club and I'm planning with the club the next season,

06:00of course, expert will be here.

06:02Any further questions? Thank you.

06:05Thank you very much, guys. See you. Have a good holidays, OK?

06:07Thank you very much.

06:19Thank you very much.

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