Marco Silva only picks players on merit - Luc de Fougerolles and Devan Tanton deserved their chances. Now Fulham are eyeing Welmbley
Championship promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town could easily have presented a banana skin for Fulham — but Marco Silva’s side were in no mood to pass up opportunities. Even with eight changes, there was little sign of taking the League Cup tie lightly. Harry Wilson opened the scoring in the ninth minutes and from then on the outcome was clear. Advertisement At full time, the away fans were singing of Wembley again.
Internally, the environment is felt to be particularly positive and comfortable, with greater confidence that this cohort of youngsters can enhance training when they step up. As a coach, Silva is said to be willing to forgive mistakes if a youngster is willing to back their abilities. De Fougerolles, who was pulled aside by Silva on Wednesday morning to be told he would be starting, is a good example of a player who has won the coach’s trust.