Slavisa Jokanovic praised Fulham’s travelling crowd after his side progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory away to Cardiff City.
Around 700 or so fans made the trip to Wales for Sunday morning’s 11:30 kick off, and will likely face more travel chaos as they return to London with the 24hour tube strike scheduled for 6pm.
“Great credit to them, like always,” said the Fulham boss after the win. “I understand it’s a strange time to kick-off and we know how difficult a trip it was.
“We tried to give them something back and show them our good face today. I’m sure they’re going to push us hard for the rest of the season.
“We are obligated to always be professional, push hard and try and win the game, and I hope they were able to enjoy this game that we played today.”
Fulham dominated possession at the Cardiff City Stadium as they recovered from an early set back to seal their place in the next round.
Anthony Pilkington had put the hosts ahead with just seven minutes on the clock, but first half goals from Stefan Johansend (14minutes) and 16-year-old Ryan Sessegnon (33minutes) saw Fulham take a lead into the break which they maintained for the rest of the match.
“We tried to play with our style,” Jokanovic continued. “We moved the ball from one side to the other. We played with patience and created many things.
“We scored two goals but I believe we created enough to score the third goal to finish the game a bit easier, but in the end it’s important for us to pass this round and be ready for everything that’s in front of us.
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“Before this game I explained I was going to use my best team. Some people are injured, some people are at the Africa Cup of Nations, some people are sick. I expect we can be stronger for the next Championship game.”
