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Fulham manager Marco Silva praised both his strikers

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Fulham manager Marco Silva praised both his strikers after a goal apiece from Raul Jimenez and substitute Rodrigo Muniz earned Fulham victory at Newcastle.

The Whites had found themselves a goal down at the break but turned things around in a fantastic second-half showing at St James’ Park.

“I think it’s really important for their confidence,” the gaffer said in his post-match presser. “Strikers, they need these moments to boost their confidence.

“If you put them (Raul and Muniz) together, they have a very good number of goals. Most teams play almost always with the same striker. With us, it’s difficult to say who the starting eleven striker is.

“Raul was great during the minutes he played. There was a big fight from him and of course after came Rodrigo who also fought really hard. It’s a great day from him, to score the goal.

“We’re probably one of the best teams in this league for subs making an impact with goals. It means that for us, it’s not just about the eleven; it’s about the whole squad.”

Newcastle had only lost one out of their previous eleven games, and had looked good value to keep that form going in a first-half which saw Fulham fail to register a shot on target.

“I think they started better than us. I think first-half we had a bit of a lack of objectiveness from ourselves. We arrived with the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t really make the best decisions.

“But the team reacted really well second-half. What a reaction from us. The first 25-30 minutes of the second-half, they were top level. We took control of the game, we pushed them back, they were not able to press high like they normally do."

The win leaves Fulham just five points off fifth in the table, and Marco is eyeing up a competitive 2025.

“We are going to fight of course. When you talk about goals, we want to do better than last season. We want to finish in the top half of the table.

“It’s really competitive, probably one of the most competitive Premier Leagues from the last ten years. It’s difficult to predict what’s going to happen.

“It’s about more than just results for us, we want to have an identity as well. This afternoon is a good example of us being able to play in our way against any side.

“We have been really strong against everyone that we’ve played against and it’s difficult to play against us, even for top sides like Newcastle. We are really pleased about that.”























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