Tuesday Fulham Stuff - 2/05/23...

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Manchester City Are Hoping To Sign This Fulham Full-Back: Should Pep Move In For Him?

In a recent report, Fichajes stated that Manchester City are hoping to sign Fulham full-back Antonee Robinson. It has been claimed that the Mancunian club are eager to bring the United States talent to the Etihad Stadium at the end of this season.

Robinson's Solid Season At Fulham
Robinson is experiencing a fine campaign at Craven Cottage as he has produced a string of impressive performances on the left side of Fulham's defence. The 25-year-old has featured in 33 matches for the Cottagers this season, picking up one assist in the process across all competitions.

The Milton Keynes-born sensation has been a consistent performer on the left flank based on his average of 1.8 tackles, 1.5 interceptions, 2.1 clearances, 0.6 key passes and 1.1 dribbles per 90 minutes in Premier League football. He has even been tidy when distributing the ball after making 76.4% of his attempted passes in the English first division (stats via whoscored).

His current contract at Craven Cottage is set to expire in the summer of 2024. Therefore, Man City could potentially land him on the cheap later this year.

Should Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Move In For Robinson?
Robinson loves a tackle and can time his challenges well to earn the ball back for his team inside his half. He usually clears the danger when required and can engineer some decent chances for his teammates from the left flank. The 33-time United States international can make a few driving runs with the ball as well but needs to work on improving his shooting from long range.

Robinson is good enough to serve as a valuable member of Pep Guardiola's match-day squad if Man City manage to acquire his services during the summer transfer window.

At 25, Robinson's best years are ahead of him which makes him a worthy target for the Mancunian giants to pursue in this off-season.

However, Robinson is yet to taste success in the Premier League and would need time to settle into life at the Etihad Stadium. Still, there is no denying that Guardiola could unlock the best out of him at Man City in the coming seasons. Thus, the Mancunian outfit should focus on moving in for Robinson when the transfer window commences in a few weeks.



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Silva savours 'great challenge' at Liverpool
Marco Silva is looking forward to taking his Fulham side to Anfield on Wednesday night – describing the task ahead against an in-form Liverpool side as 'a great challenge'.

Fulham head to Merseyside off the back of a spirited showing in defeat to the league leaders Manchester City on Sunday and have lost the services of Premier League ever presents Tim Ream and Andreas Pereira for the rest of the season. Silva told his pre-match press conference that he was particularly wary of Liverpool's strength in attack and the fact that Jurgen Klopp's men have won their last four fixutres.

    "They are in a good moment in the last few games, they have been achieving good results and scoring goals, with all the players in the attack line in better form right now. They can change many players in the attack line, and even so they keep the quality. Yesterday is a good example again, when they had the chance to rest Diogo Jota and start with Diaz coming back from the long-term injury.

    And all the situations, with Darwin as well on the bench and starting with Gakpo and Salah. They have a lot of solutions in the attack line, and they have four wins in a row. That is always important. Even before the four wins in a row, they had that game with Arsenal when they were losing 2-0 and they came back with an important point for them.

    That means they are in a good moment right now, they want to keep the momentum, of course they want to build from that situation. It's up to us to be ready to play at Anfield, it's always really tough. It will be for sure a great environment in that stadium, and it will be another great challenge for us.

Silva said his side should take confidence both from the draw with Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season and the way the Whites pushed Manchester City all the way on Sunday.

    "For us all the matches are a challenge, and we like to embrace the challenge. I think yesterday is the best example, and I think really reflects Fulham as a team this season. It is not easy to start the game against a top side, one of the best in the world, and concede a penalty inside the first or second minute of the match, with the absences of Mitro and Willian, two key players in our attack line, losing our captain in that game with a bad injury, and after the beginning of the second half, Andreas Pereira as well.

    Even so, we were able to react as a team, to equalise the game, to make it really difficult for City, and show the resilience, show the character and the personality of this group of players, and our organisation. Yesterday we changed some things in certain starting points, for us to press in a different way and to set up in a different way when we didn't have the ball against City. I think we created different problems to them, and we want to show that [again].

    It will be difficult, but we like this type of challenge, it will be a good challenge, new players will have to come in in certain positions, probably we're going to freshen other positions as well, because everyone needs to be ready for the challenge."



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Andreas Pereira 'will not play again this season', confirms Marco Silva as Fulham boss reveals ankle injury is serious as feared - with midfielder joining Tim Ream on sidelines until next term in double blow

    Andreas Pereira suffered nasty injury in Fulham's defeat by Manchester City
    Fulham defender Tim Ream also had to go off, breaking his arm in the game
    Both players will play no further part for the Cottagers this season 

Fulham midfielder Andreas Pereira has joined skipper Tim Ream in being ruled out for the rest of the season.

Sunday's 2-1 home loss to Manchester City saw Ream forced off in the first half, with the defender having broken his arm, and Pereira then departed the field on a stretcher after the interval following a coming-together with Manuel Akanji.

Cottagers boss Marco Silva said post-match that Ream 'is probably not playing any more' for the remainder of the campaign - something he confirmed at a press conference on Monday ahead of Wednesday's trip to Liverpool, while also revealing the same applied to Pereira.

Silva said: 'Tim Ream has broken his arm and will be out until the end of the season, and the situation of Andreas Pereira in terms of this season will be the same, he will play no more.

'We are waiting for more updates from the examinations, an MRI as well, and when we are going to be more sure about everything we are going to give more feedback, but both are not going to play more this season.'
 

Andreas Pereira landed awkwardly on his right leg and was left in immense pain
 

He was taken off on a stretcher and Marco Silva has now confirmed he is out for the season

Silva, who described the pair as 'two big misses for us', added: 'When one player has broken his arm and one has a serious injury in his ankle, it's not really a normal scenario, a normal thing. It was really an unlucky afternoon for us when these type of things happen.

'But we have to be ready, now is the moment for us to recover them really well, as fast as we can, and support them in everything we can, because they have been so, so important players for us this season.'

Fulham, whose top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic's eight-match suspension still has two more games to go, have also had Willian absent for their last two outings.

The winger was a late withdrawal from the starting line-up ahead of the 1-0 loss at Aston Villa last Tuesday due to a hamstring issue.

Regarding that injury, Silva said: 'Not really serious. We took a decision more as a precaution, to be honest. It was something that came from the last minutes of the Leeds match (the 2-1 win three days earlier). He felt it again during the warm-up and we decided not to take the risk.

'Of course there was a short time between the games, Villa and City. We took care of him, and we made some individual work to see if he would be ready or not.

'The day before the match we tried, he wasn't feeling at the best level, not really confident, and we decided we wouldn't start with him.

'Let's see - we have another session tomorrow and we are going to assess him and after will decide. Probably I believe if not for tomorrow then he will be ready for the next match, against Leicester (at home next Monday).'

Fulham are currently 10th in the Premier League with five more games remaining, while Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, who extended their winning run to four matches with Sunday's 4-3 victory over Tottenham, are fifth.


Pereira suffered a suspected broken ankle after challenging Manuel Akanji in the air
 

Tim Ream broke his arm against Manchester City and is also out for the season



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12036273/Andreas-Pereira-not-play-season-confirms-Fulham-boss-Marco-Silva.html

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Fulham hit with new injury blow to key duo – with another doubt vs. Liverpool

Fulham could be without four of their most important players when they visit Liverpool on Wednesday, with Marco Silva confirming an injury blow.

The Reds will look to make it five wins in a row for the first time this season, when they follow up their 4-3 victory over Spurs with the visit of Fulham.

As the season reaches its climax, the Cottagers remain with an outside chance of finishing in the European spots in the Premier League, but have lost seven of their last nine games.

On a run of two consecutive defeats, Silva's side will also be without the key duo of Tim Ream (broken arm) and Andreas Pereira (broken leg) in midweek.

In his pre-match press conference on Monday, the Fulham manager confirmed both his captain and his most-used player will miss the remainder of the season.

"Tim and Andreas started all the matches this season. They are two big misses for us. Two key players for us," Silva told reporters.

"It's not a normal scenario. It was a really unlucky afternoon for us [to lose Ream and Pereira vs. Man City]. But now it is a chance for the others."

Centre-back Ream and midfielder Pereira had clocked more minutes than any other Fulham player this season, while first-choice striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is also suspended.

Willian, who had started 19 of the previous 21 league games prior to a hamstring injury, is also a doubt according to Silva.

"We have another session, so let's see," the Portuguese said.

"If he cannot be ready for Wednesday, I am sure he will be ready for Leicester."

Issa Diop is likely to replace Ream as centre-back partner to Tosin Adarabioyo while Tom Cairney is expected to step in for Pereira.

Bobby Decordova-Reid has enjoyed a run in the side in Willian's absence and could keep his place, with ex-Liverpool winger Harry Wilson in strong form on the opposite flank.

Wilson, who has largely been used as a substitute this season, has now started three of the last four games, with two goals and an assist coming in those starts.

After watching Liverpool score three times in the first 15 minutes against Tottenham on Sunday, Silva is wary of a repeat at Anfield.

"We know how Liverpool will try to start the game," he explained.

"It's a chance for us to embrace the challenge and try to do the same."

Probable Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Diop, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; Wilson, Cairney, Decordova-Reid; Vinicius



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