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Marco Silva, former coach of Sporting, was leading in the Bournemouth - Fulham game until the 78th minute, but lost 3-1

Marco Silva's Fulham - linked to Manchester United - lost 3-1 in their visit to Bournemouth's ground. The cottagers were leading until the last 12 minutes of the match, but a meltdown led to a great comeback by the cherries and another defeat for the former Sporting coach.

"It was very hard for us the way we lost the game. The first 10, 15 minutes were tough for us, Bournemouth started better than us and then we started to understand the moments to press and play more in the midfield, as I like to see", he said, to the BBC.

Marco Silva assured that he had prepared the right strategy and entered the game well: "We started to control the ball and their movements. We knew how Evanilson and Semenyo were going to play, the pace and quality in the attack, and from the 15th minute we started to control that very, very well. The game became much more balanced and we started to create opportunities, they also had some, probably clearer in the first half".

"At halftime, we adjusted some things and I think our second half was very good until the draw. The 1-0 was a great collective goal on our part and, then, in two individual moments, they decided the game. Looking at the first goal, two against one on the side, you have to be much stronger. Two individual moments from Semenyo and, then, another from Kluivert from 25 meters. We were penalized by two individual players who have the quality, the power and the speed to do it", admitted Marco Silva.

With some injuries and bad results, the former Sporting coach lamented the period lived: "This moment of the season is very difficult for us. Without two forwards and, after 10 minutes, we lost one of our best players so far, Lukic, a key player for us, in the way we organize with and without the ball, he has also been the soul of the team. But then, leading the score as we were on a tough night away from home, collectively we had the game under control and, in two moments, they decided the game".

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