Marco Silva was happy to see Fulham’s patience pay dividends against Cardiff City.
We went into the break level despite dominating the first half, but kept persisting and came away with a 2-0 victory courtesy of efforts from Tom Cairney and Aleksandar Mitrović.
“We can take many positives from the game,” Silva said. “[If we score] some chances we had in the first half, of course the game can be different.
“But it is important in these type of moments, even if we don’t score like we normally do, to keep patience, keep playing our game.
“I told them at half-time, some things that we should change for the second half; we don’t have to rush our decisions, keep the right mindset and balance in our decisions, when we have to put speed in our game, when we have move the ball quick, but to keep some positions as well.
“It was important, the first goal, it is always important for us, the game will be more open. We know the space will be there as well.
“2-0, we deserve the three points clearly for us, clean sheet and important to see an important player like Tom come back and help us with the first goal.”
Cairney’s opener was a poignant moment, with our Club Captain marking his first appearance in 10 months in style after replacing the injured Harrison Reed.
“You can imagine how he was,” Silva stated. “His feelings in that moment, helping the team in a moment when we need him.
“After the problem with Harrison Reed, as you know I have two solutions to decide; him or Josh Onomah.
“In that moment I felt the team needed a player to move the ball well, to give us more creativity in that position.
“If he is not the happiest, he is one of the happiest guys in the dressing room.”
