Alexander Kačaniklić was disappointed with the way Fulham ended the season but thinks the summer will be an exciting time for the Club.
The Sweden international midfielder scored in a 3-0 win over Swansea City on the final day of the Barclays Premier League campaign that saw us break a five-match losing streak and finish the term in 12th place.
And Kačaniklić believes there were certainly plenty of positives before the poor run to take into 2013/14 as the Club targets a top-half finish and possible European berth.
“We started very well, for the first five or six weeks we were high up the table,” he said. “In fact, there were two times when we could say we were at the top! Okay, that was after the first game following the 5-0 defeat of Norwich City and for a very short period when we were beating Manchester United, but it was still nice to say that.
“At times I thought we could go on and finish in a very good position, but for whatever reason, it wasn’t to be. We’re a team that always tries to play good football, no matter what, and sometimes things just didn’t work out or go our way.
“It was a disappointing way to end the season as, traditionally, we’re a side that finishes campaigns strongly. It would have been nice to have done that again and got more points on the board. But that’s something we will address over the summer, and work hard to start the 2013/14 season in good form.”
Kačaniklić, who is part of the squad for Sweden’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers this month, is hoping the Club can improve on last season’s performances after a summer which will see some more new faces arrive.
“Overall, we did alright, but we can’t deny that with the players we have in the team that we should’ve done better,” he added. “But football is a difficult and unpredictable game – and sometimes it doesn’t always work out like that.
“The summer break is important as we have to keep fit, and pre-season will be the chance to work on a few things in preparation for the new season. It’s an opportunity to move on and look towards a new challenge and enjoy a better campaign.
“The summer is an exciting time, we will see players coming in and it will be interesting to see who the Club signs. Of course, there will be a few players departing too, so it will be sad to see them move on."