Fulham players buying into Silva’s vision as they lead way in the Championship

Marco Silva says that the Fulham players are buying into his way of playing after their 3-0 win against Stoke City at Craven Cottage.

The Whites are top of the Championship table after five games of the 2021-22 campaign.

Silva said: “We are doing well. It is really important for me. It is something I like to see, step by step and game by game, you are seeing better things.

“We didn’t have too much time to gel everything and put everything on the right track. We had just four weeks to work with these players. Even during this period some of them were not here with me.

“The time was not enough but, in the meantime, we have to rush some things for the first game, for the way we want to play. It’s a process, we are building something, we are creating an idea inside this football club, with these players. And when you are a manager they have to understand as quick as they can but, in the meantime, they have to buy into the idea of the manager and they are doing that.

“They are enjoying it, we are winning games, and they are working really hard, but everything is so early to talk about it. It is not a moment for us to look to the future. Analyse this game, that is what we will do.

“We are happy, we will analyse we will show the players what we did well, what we must improve and prepare for the next one, nothing more.”