Pundit Tim Sherwood has praised Fulham for building a squad with some ‘incredible players’ not even able to get on the bench.
Fulham sadly slipped to defeat this weekend, losing 2-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After beating Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, Fulham almost came back down to earth at Molineux.
Two frustrating goals by Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo left Fulham with a mountain to climb.
Alex Iwobi did pull one back for Fulham but it was too little, too late as Marco Silva and co tasted defeat in the West Midlands.
Tim Sherwood on Fulham squad
Tim Sherwood was on punditry duty for Sky Sports and actually praised the quality of Fulham’s squad right now.
Sherwood stated (09/03, 3pm) that Fulham had ‘incredible’ players who couldn’t even get into the side on Saturday.
Sherwood picked out Tom Cairney, Joao Palhinha, Armando Broja and Willian as examples of how Fulham have great options to choose from.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss added that Fulham have ‘quietly’ built a ‘really competitive squad’, seemingly impressed with the recruitment at Craven Cottage.
“They’ve got the likes of Cairney, Palhinha, Broja and Willian on the bench, incredible players,” said Sherwood. “They’ve quietly put a really competitive squad together,” he added.
Broja is only on loan from Chelsea and, right now, it’s difficult to imagine him being a Fulham player next season.
There is still time for the Albanian to make a big impact but it’s more likely that Fulham will go and find another striker to support Rodrigo Muniz and Raul Jimenez.
Palhinha may well receive offers to leave this summer but the performances of Harrison Reed and Sasa Lukic of late have shown that Fulham do have other midfield options.
Players like Muniz and Lukic stepping up when needed has really boosted this Fulham squad and means Silva decided to leave the likes of Palhinha and Broja on the bench.
Maybe that stance will change after losing to Wolves but Silva should have plenty of options to choose from against Tottenham Hotspur next weekend.