Arbeloa urges patience as Fulham’s rocky start continues
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- Fulham lost 3-2 to Crystal Palace, giving Álvaro Arbeloa three defeats in his first three Premier League matches as manager.
- Fulham have conceded seven league goals and face difficult fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United.
- Arbeloa said the team’s attacking play and effort offered encouragement, but acknowledged that defensive mistakes must be corrected quickly.
Álvaro Arbeloa’s first three Premier League matches in charge of Fulham have all ended in defeat, but the former Real Madrid and Liverpool full back insists the results will not define the season.
Fulham twice took the lead against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Saturday before losing 3-2. The result followed a 3-2 defeat by Chelsea and a 1-0 loss at Sunderland. Fulham’s only win so far came against AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the League Cup.
It’s three games, three losses, so it’s difficult.
Supporters responded with grumbles and some boos as Fulham’s league goals conceded reached seven. The club’s next matches are away to Liverpool and at home against Manchester United, two fixtures Arbeloa described as very difficult.
We knew that this month was to be a very tough month but I told my players this month will not define our entire season.
“It’s three games, three losses, so it’s difficult,” Arbeloa said. “We knew that this month was to be a very tough month but I told my players this month will not define our entire season.”
Fulham’s attack-minded approach has produced four goals in the three defeats, including 25 attempts against Palace. Arbeloa said the team had conceded goals too easily and needed to learn quickly, particularly after allowing Palace to score on counter-attacks while Fulham led 2-1.
We conceded very easy goals. Crystal Palace didn’t need to do so many things to score three goals.
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