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Marco Silva press conference: Fulham vs Newcastle preview

T.Lee22 min ago
  • On team news: "There's not really any changes from the last game. Carlos Vinicius is still out but will start running from next week. Apart from that, all our other players are available."

  • Silva believes Fulham has had a "solid" start to the season but feels it was really "unfair" not to get a win against West Ham : "The three points would have made sense because of the way we played, and it would have rewarded the players' performance."

  • On losing to Preston in the Carabao Cup: "Last Tuesday was a little bit of a strange feeling, but the teams with character and personality react after bad nights. We had a bad night and now we have to react."

  • He added: "It was a disappointing evening. We showed two seasons ago our ambitions, by reaching both quarter-finals and semi-finals of the cups. Of course, going out the way we did is a frustration for us."

  • Silva is expecting a "tough game" against Newcastle and added: "They are a very good side. Two years ago they reached a Champions League spot in a great season for them. They aren't a club that needs to sell players and of course they had a very good manager."

  • On Adama Traore's quick start: "It's always different when you're available to do a pre-season. He came late last season and without a pre-season - he was training in Spain alone. He got injured last year during a training session and from that moment it was difficult for him to recover and regain his confidence. Last season, we only saw spells of him and he helped the team in moments. This season, he's helping the team with his power and strength."

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