Silva on Fulham's last gasp wonder goal salvaging a point against Liverpool

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Silva on Fulham's last gasp wonder goal salvaging a point against Liverpool  04/01/2026  Craven Cottage

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00:01What do you think?

00:02Amazing finish for the game.

00:04Fuller definitely deserved a point.

00:07Grabbed that point with an amazing goal at the end.

00:10What did you think about the game?

00:12I agree with you.

00:14If for some reason you are going to lose that game,

00:17losing that game is going to be completely unfair for us.

00:21That 2-1 almost at the end of the game was completely unfair for us,

00:25looking for everything that we did throughout the game.

00:28We changed some set-up from ourselves.

00:31We wanted to start the game with Tom Carney in the middle of the pitch.

00:36Of course, with Ari Wilson a bit more inside than normal

00:39to explore some things that we wanted.

00:41Of course, with Tom Carney to give us that 3-2 in our build-up

00:46that is capable to give us more time on the ball.

00:49We need more covers behind ourselves.

00:51We don't want to come so low with Ari Wilson in some moments.

00:55That was the reason we started with Issa Diop in that position there.

00:59Even because we know that Liverpool has the capacity

01:01to overload very well the wide areas.

01:04In this moment, you want to have always Cuenca and Issa Diop ready to cover the half spaces.

01:09I think we did really well first half.

01:11Our organisation was good.

01:12We scored a brilliant goal.

01:14Our first goal was a brilliant one.

01:16The combination, the opposite runs between Raoul and Ari Wilson was top level

01:19and we were finishing from him again.

01:21Every time he touched the ball now, he's capable to do something magical for us

01:25and he did it again.

01:26To be honest, first half was a good organisation.

01:28Not many chances from Liverpool.

01:30More them on the ball.

01:31I would like to have more the ball, our team, but not chances for them.

01:34I think we blocked almost everything and we had some spells good on the ball too.

01:40I think leading the score at half time was completely deserved from ourselves.

01:45We considered it a bit a weird goal, the way we considered the equaliser.

01:49The moment that we should have reacted differently with our midfielder line

01:52when Raoul lost that ball.

01:54And after the equaliser, yes, Liverpool was better, boosted a bit their confidence.

02:0015 minutes after the equaliser, they were better there and they pushed us more back

02:04and it was more difficult for us.

02:06But the reality is that the team reacted well again and the completion was there.

02:09One of the biggest chances was Harry Wilson again, the crossbar ball, to score the 2-1.

02:14We didn't.

02:15With more energy at the end with Adam, with Jonham and Kevin, we tried to push to win the game.

02:21And to be honest, we were pushing to win the game in the end and come the 2-1.

02:24And after, as you said, what a moment from Harrison Reid.

02:28It was an incredible moment from him or a strike, total inspiration from himself in that moment.

02:33And he equalised the game and, to be honest, at the end, it was a fair result

02:37because it was not a game for us to lose at all.

02:40Looking for what the team did throughout the game.

02:42Martin, I'll come up to you.

02:44How has it been in the club for six and a half years?

02:46You've been here for quite a lot of that.

02:48Have you ever seen the pitcher ball as well?

02:51It's been fantastic.

02:52Yes.

02:53Of course, if you ask me right now if I put him to score that goal, I will not be saying

02:58that he's going to score that goal.

03:00But it's something that he's capable to do in the session.

03:03He's capable to do.

03:04OK.

03:05One of the things that I said to him when he came in, of course, I want to put more fresh

03:08legs inside in the position of Sasha.

03:10Sasha was brilliant.

03:11He was brilliant during the game, but we need some energy there.

03:13And, of course, the instructions was about the set pieces.

03:16You have to take all the set pieces because he's one of the main ones, if not the best

03:19set pieces that we have in our team.

03:22And that was one of the instructions about the goal.

03:25It's total inspiration from him.

03:26And as you said, he's already almost five years with me.

03:29He's been in the club six and a half years.

03:32What a professional he is.

03:33He's been tough for him.

03:34Last season, he didn't play enough Messi compared with the seasons before.

03:37This season is being very, very tough for him in terms of game time.

03:40Not because he's doing something wrong, because he's a proven Premier League player.

03:44Because the competition in that position is good in our team.

03:47You have quality there.

03:48And, of course, between the four, Eris and Sasha, Sander, Tom Carney.

03:53We are using Alexi Obi there as well in some moments.

03:56Of course, he's been tough for him.

03:57I know that he's not pleased at all with the game time that he's so far.

04:01But he's a top professional.

04:02He's one of the biggest leaders in our group.

04:04He's one of the most vocal guys.

04:06Always there to push everybody forward.

04:08And I know that he wants to play more.

04:10But he's working to play more as well.

04:11And if someone deserves these type of moments, because he helped the team to get a deserved

04:15point, to be honest.

04:17But one incredible moment, Eris Orit, for sure, is one of them.

04:20Hi, Peter.

04:21Hi, Mark.

04:22I just wanted to ask about the Harrison game time.

04:25Because he's not had so many games.

04:27Is he leaving January?

04:29Are you leaving January?

04:30Or is it kind of under the group?

04:32You are thinking to leave players in January.

04:34You don't have all most players.

04:35And you are asking me to leave players in January to go.

04:38OK, you have to look for our squad.

04:40If you look for our squad.

04:42And firstly, our squad is a decision that I take.

04:47It's a competitive squad, but it's very short in terms of numbers.

04:50It's not that squad.

04:51We like to work with two players for each position.

04:55And then there are some young lads around our team.

04:57And it's the way we have been working.

04:59Unfortunately for us, it's been almost five months very tough in terms of injuries.

05:03Not probably the first time in almost five years that it's been very tough for us.

05:08Some injuries, some big knocks as well.

05:11Some surgeries as well.

05:12Things that sometimes you cannot control.

05:13With the African Cup, even more difficult for us.

05:16And to be honest with you, we are thinking to have players in and not players out.

05:21It's impossible for us right now to lose players.

05:23Of course, I understand your question about Harrison Reid and probably some others that are not playing enough.

05:29But we, myself and the board and my staff and the board, we are all on the same page.

05:34We know what we needed for the window, if you can do it or not.

05:37I'm not saying that probably some players can come and knock on my door and ask something.

05:42Right now, no.

05:43And if you ask me direct, I'm not thinking to lose players.

05:46I'm thinking probably to add some more solutions for us.

05:50But right now, really, it's not the moment to talk about it.

05:53Because the way the team is reacting, the way with all these absences, all the key players out.

05:59And you are talking not about one or two.

06:01We are talking about five, six players.

06:02They have been the key players for us throughout the season.

06:05They are out and the way the team is reacting.

06:07Everybody stick together.

06:08The players that have to step in, they are stepping in in an incredible way.

06:11Wow for them.

06:12And I have to give all the credits for them and not think really about many things in the window.

06:18Because sometimes if you can get some help, it's good.

06:21But don't do bad things with a very good group of players that we have.

06:25Is that the kind of moment that can change things?

06:27Perhaps for him, could we have a moment like that?

06:33Okay, for sure.

06:34Probably he's going to be one of the happiest players tonight and tomorrow in the session.

06:39That is for sure.

06:40And he deserves it.

06:41He deserves it because I know how he's been tough for him.

06:44But I know as well how he's a top, top guy and top professional.

06:48And one of the most important players.

06:50Even if he's not playing in our dressing room, really pushing everybody forward.

06:54Every time he has a moment to show himself, he's capable to do it.

06:58And of course, can help him.

06:59Can help him first to give more confidence for him.

07:02And to help him to be more involved.

07:05We never know in the games because I said before and I'm going to repeat again.

07:08He's not playing because he's doing something wrong.

07:10He's not playing because the others there have been doing very well too.

07:13I would take four more questions.

07:15I saw some hands in it.

07:16We'll go with you.

07:17Go to Adele, Adam, Jack and Jacob.

07:20Hi, Michael.

07:21For Harrison's goal, Arnest Lutz said that they expected a long throw for a set piece.

07:27That's what they're preparing for.

07:29Was that part of your thinking?

07:31Do you do something different?

07:32Or has Harrison said that he just saw it open up in the moment?

07:35But if you see four minutes before or five minutes before,

07:39it was supposed to be a long throw and we did the same with Sander.

07:42If you push back, I don't know how long.

07:45If you push back five seconds, five minutes before,

07:48it was the same with Sander a little bit closer.

07:50It was Sash on the pitch, not Harrison.

07:53We did short and we set the ball again for Robinson and come across.

07:58Not a shot, but come across.

08:00And it was not the first time that we can do it short, we can do it long.

08:04Of course, that situation was different because it was Rua to come and make a bad pass.

08:08You have always the two solutions to start quick short or to go inside the ball long, yes.

08:13Who?

08:14In what moment?

08:15Can you repeat?

08:16In what moment?

08:17Can you repeat?

08:18I felt the same.

08:19I felt the same.

08:20Probably you felt the same.

08:21Many people in the stadium felt the same.

08:23For me it looked offside, but of course we have to believe that the semi-automatic moment…

08:40He's talking about good solutions.

08:41Yeah.

08:42And the semi-automatic did it well, we have to believe on it.

08:46Of course, it is a moment that has to be…

08:48They have to be there and they have to be 100% sure about it.

08:51The strange thing that took a long time really for something that should be automatic.

08:56But, okay, if they decide that way, we all should believe that they took it right.

09:01For me, when you look for the image as well, but sometimes the image is not the perfect one

09:07and they have all the tools to take it right.

09:09Let's hope they took it.

09:12Mark, do you think you've got a thing like that?

09:15The last three games, you've picked up points and the goal in the last ten minutes.

09:21What do you think about that?

09:24It speaks about our mentality, really.

09:26It speaks about our identity.

09:27It speaks about we never give up.

09:30We never give up.

09:31To be honest, last game away from home against Palace, you should have won that game.

09:35Because we were losing the game and we were really pushing hard to draw.

09:39And after the stoppage time, we had that extra time.

09:43We had two clear chances to win the game.

09:45We should have won that game.

09:47And even this afternoon, of course, I know that Liverpool scored a 2-1.

09:51But we are pushing to try to win that game with some set pieces, some balls there.

09:56We are trying to win that game.

09:57Speak about our mentality and what we want, really.

10:00We look for any game to try to fight for the three points.

10:02And we should again this afternoon.

10:04Jack, final question.

10:05You're all done?

10:07Thank you very much.

10:09Thank you very much.

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