SILVA WILL GET MUNIZ WORTH
MARCO SILVA believes Rodrigo Muniz still has room to improve and has tipped him as an important part of Fulham’s future.
The Brazilian has scored eight times in his last nine games, helping to fill the boots of Aleksandar Mitrovic, who left for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal last summer.
Boss Silva said: “There is big room for him to improve still. The skills and talent is there for us to improve him as a football player.
“He’s 22 years old and for a striker it’s normal to get your maturity at a different age. It’s important for him in the next few months and years, because I know he will get better and better.
“There’s much more to come from him. I know he will be an important player for this club.” Fulham have dropped points in their last two games away from home, a 3-3 draw with Sheffield United followed by a 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
They return to the home comforts of Craven Cottage against Newcastle today but Silva has demanded an improvement to an away record showing just two wins all season.
“It’s something which we are analysing with the players,” he added. “We’re working with them to try to improve.
“Last season we were really balanced away and at home. We are working on it and why certain things happen with us and if it’s a matter of concentration. “It’s clear that it’s sometimes tactical stuff but in the last game it is clear it is not that.” Fulham were dealt a double blow in January, exiting the Carabao Cup at the semi-final stage to Liverpool before Newcastle knocked them out of the FA Cup in the same week. Silva’s men rued their missed chances in the 2-0 defeat and he called for his players to be more ruthless today.
He said: “In terms of performance we clearly deserved more from that game. “We conceded two goals from set-pieces and we created more in that game. We need to be solid and to be much more ruthless and clinical in our attack.”