Marco Silva: “We struggled, but in the end we succeeded”

In the semi-finals of the League Cup Fulham qualified for the first timewhich prevailed 7-6 on penalties over Everton after 1-1 in regular time.

Naturally, Marco Silva was delighted with his side’s success, with the Portuguese manager leaving his former club out of the running.

This particular match was particularly important for his former coach Olympiakouas it marked 900 days since he took over the reins of the English team.

“We’re all happy, there’s no doubt about that. It was clear that our goal was to pass and we knew it would be very difficult. I know what it’s like to play at Goodison when they’re in a good moment, in good form and everyone’s on the same page“, he initially reported.

“We felt that tonight. Even in the moments where, more in the first half, the second half was more difficult, in the first half we kept the ball more and played more with our own. I felt the home support was always there, they can struggle and turn it around. Even after 1-0, the support was always there. It was better in the first half, in the second we struggled a bit, we couldn’t keep the ball and we gave the ball away“, he added.

And he concluded by saying:On a tense night, our players kept their cool in the penalty shootout, which is always a very difficult moment. When you play away from home I know what it means at the end and the players kept their cool»