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Marco Silva cheer harry wilson as his form of life – but admits he cannot guarantee his fulham future – after Wales The international helped the team to a 3-1 FA Cup comeback victory over Middlesbrough.
Fulham’s place in the fourth round is in doubt after Hayden Hackney opened the Championship side’s first half at Craven Cottage.
But just minutes after coming on as a substitute, Wilson pulled Fulham level with a superb equalizer. Wilson also played a role in Emile Smith Rowe’s 77th-minute goal and Kevin’s third goal in stoppage time.
The 28-year-old has scored in Fulham’s last three games – including Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool and 2-1 win over Chelsea – and is out of contract at the end of the season.
Silva admitted: “I don’t know if I will get him (Wilson) in a week, 15 days, three months or at the end of the season, good news or bad news. I can’t guarantee anything.”
“All I know is he’s playing the best football of his career. He’s in the best moment of his career, for sure.”
“We’re talking about a very humble player who won’t stop and Fulham fans should enjoy his moments.
“I know he will continue to help the team with goals, assists and hard work. It is now a matter for the board and the player representatives. He is very happy now, his family is also very happy, and we will try our best to keep him.”
Fulham are unbeaten in their last six games and Silva made seven changes in the club’s fourth game in ten days.
He added: “It’s always tricky when you come back from a game against[the Premier League]. crystal palaceLiverpool and Chelsea, these teams don’t require me to do too much mental work on the players because the motivation is always there.
“Even though the FA Cup is always special and you’re playing at home, it’s always tricky going from Liverpool and Chelsea to teams in the Championship, even though they’re a very good team. We don’t want to underestimate them or think our place in the next round is guaranteed. We have to be at our best and we’re into the second half.”
Shortly after Wilson’s equalizer, Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway hit the crossbar to give the visitors an impressive goal. And Morgan Whittaker also wasted a good opportunity in the final stages.
“I have mixed emotions,” manager Kim Helberg said. “I felt like we had a good chance to win and it was right there.”
“It was a pretty even game over 60 or 70 minutes and I was really impressed with his performance – a lot of good things – but disappointed we didn’t win the game.”