Marco Silva hailed the impact of Brazilian Kevin after he inspired his side to a 1-0 win over Leeds United in the Premier league match day-4.
The winger who joined Fulham this summer made a difference off the bench on his debut at Craven Cottage as he became an instant hit with the fans.
Kevin forced an own goal late in the second half to secure the slim win for Fulham. However, fellow new signing Samuel Chukwueze who arrived this summer from AC Milan did not play in the match.
Speaking after the match, Silva told Fulham ‘s official club media that he is delighted with the player. He said:
Massive impact from Kevin. I know him very well.
When I pushed to go for him, he’s a player who is still very young but at the same time has enough maturity because he was playing in the Champions League and Europa League.
We don’t have any doubt about his quality. He has a different profile to our other wingers.
Leeds had earlier in the season draw goalless with Newcastle and again shoulder how defensively solid they were against Fulham. Silva praised their setup as he praised Daniel Farke’s team for putting up a good fight.
He explained:
A tight game, very difficult in some moments to break them down. We felt right away that the changes Daniel (Farke) made to be much more conservative, they had good organisation.
First half, we were too slow. We didn’t take many risks in our decision. We didn’t create enough. The game was very balanced.
I think second half, we were much better. much more dynamic. Fatigue in these moments for both teams can make it more open.
Last 30 minutes of the game I think we did create more chances. Some dangerous moments around their box.
Own goal in the last minute of the game, we have to feel a little bit fortunate, but I think second half we did push hard to get the result that we wanted.
It was important for us to keep a clean sheet because we need to create this habit. Because of that, we are able to go on and win the game.
Fulham are currently placed 11th on the premier league log while Leeds United sit 15th with just four points after four matches so far.
