Rodrigo Muniz’s ‘great performances’ delight Fulham boss Marco Silva
Muniz claimed his fifth Premier League goal in five games with a clinical header at Craven Cottage.
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Your support makes all the difference.Marco Silva believes Rodrigo Muniz is getting “better and better” after the Fulham forward inspired the Cottagers to a 3-0 win over Brighton.
Muniz claimed his fifth Premier League goal in five games with a clinical header which came after his assist for Harry Wilson’s earlier long-range strike at Craven Cottage.
Adama Traore opened his account for the season during four added minutes in the second half.
Silva lauded the Brazilian forward’s impact in recent weeks which has kept loan signing Armando Broja out of the starting XI.
“They were great performances. Rodrigo is getting better and better,” Silva said.
“He’s getting stronger which is really difficult for the defenders to deal with. We know that if we provide for him inside the box then he’s really dangerous as well.
“We expected Brighton to play man on man across the pitch and to press us and we knew we had to play behind that pressure. To have a player like Rodrigo to link up our game and build our attack is really important.
“The way he’s improving in all aspects of the game is really good for us and for him he’s a happy boy as you’d expect and I think there’s even more to come from him.”
The victory marked Fulham’s first back-to-back wins since December after last week’s late 2-1 victory over Manchester United.
Silva believes his side’s triumph was fully deserved, crediting his players’ desire.
“I’m really happy because we deserved the three points at home with a clean sheet,” Silva added.
“To have back-to-back wins in the Premier League is really tough and we wanted to get back to winning ways after the Aston Villa match (2-1 defeat).
“We showed quality, commitment and desire to do the right things and that’s positive.
“The first half was almost perfect I must say. They didn’t create one chance and we were clinical of course with the goals that we scored.
“The second goal is almost the perfect team goal. The way we built from the goalkeeper to the last moment and myself as a manager that is something I’m proud of.”
Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi believes his side played without the right energy during the defeat.
He said: “I think we played without the energy. In the Premier League you need to push 100 per cent and you can’t play with 50 or 60 per cent.
“I think we didn’t play well and that we didn’t deserve to win the game. Fulham played a good game but they were not incredible. For us it’s a tough moment.”