Fulham manager Marco Silva says attentions were already on this week’s matches while he was debriefing his squad at St James’ Park.
A gutting end to that game made it four consecutive defeats for Fulham, but with a Carabao Cup Quarter-Final berth up for grabs on Tuesday when we travel to Wycombe Wanderers, motivation remains high in the camp.
“We started to speak about this game straightaway after the Newcastle game, when – as you expect – the mood was down,” our Head Coach explained.
“And the end of my speech with the players, went in the direction of the Carabao Cup and the weekend’s game [against Wolves].
“First of all, here, no one underestimates the opposition at all. We know what these competitions mean for us, and for our opposition it’s always an opportunity.
“For us it’s an opportunity, to go through in the competition, to arrive in certain stages, and the final stages of this competition. For our opposition, it’s always a big chance the next day to be in the spotlight, to be in all the TV shows and newspapers and all that stuff.
“We know that, and we have to be very serious. But nothing different than the last games we have played in the competition. We prepare ourselves like we prepare for the Premier League games, and we have to go there and show our quality.
“Their enthusiasm is going to be top, and we have to have the same enthusiasm as well. The same will, the same desire, and after show why we are playing and competing in the Premier League.”