It was terrible, awful, a terrible day at the office. The players were nowhere near it... absolute charlatans. Arsenal were too good, I thought we might have rocked up, new manager bounce, atmosphere rocking, couple of dodgy games for Arsenal, went into the game with a bit of hope, boy was I wrong.
Silva watched on as the Cottagers ran out 3-1 victors at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, with Raul Jimenez's quickfire second-half double doing the damage for Fulham. After a low-key opening period, the visitors took the lead in the 54th minute through Jimenez, with the Mexican doubling his and his team's tally just seven minutes later. The Fulham striker increased Fulham's lead from the penalty spot, but Sunderland reduced the deficit with a spot-kick of their own that was tucked away by Enzo Le Fee.
We chased the game well in the second half and we were in it right until the end with Harvey [Barnes] shot right until the end. We were chasing the game against a very good team. We did that to a man excellently all game. The end product, the last cross, the last finish was not quite there. There were several occasions where we should have done better.
The club continues to be unequivocal in its stance we have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. The club has reported the post to Instagram's parent company, Meta, and expects strong support from them, together with the Premier League and the police, and will work to ensure that the individual responsible is identified and investigated. Hannibal will receive the full backing from the club and from the Burnley fans who we have already seen condemning the abuse.
Despite the poor spell with the North London club, he has shown his quality in the Premier League with Brentford, and he could prove to be a quality acquisition for the Eagles. Frank has previously been vocal about his admiration for Crystal Palace. During his time at Brentford, he showered praise on the Eagles for their consistency despite limited resources and how difficult it is to face them, especially at Selhurst Park.
