Fulham manager Marco Silva admits he would probably have joined in with the boos from the stands after watching his side crash out of the FA Cup, but maintains the fans have not lost their faith.
The Cottagers saw ambitions of reaching the quarter-finals ended when Sky Bet Championship Southampton secured a 1-0 win through a stoppage-time penalty from Ross Stewart.
Coming after a home Premier League defeat by relegation battlers West Ham, the Fulham supporters did not hold back in venting their frustrations at Silva and his squad following the full-time whistle.
Silva, though, believes fans were fully justified in their response as he looks to turn things back around when Fulham head to strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
“I am not concerned about the faith (of the fans) because the relations (with them) and what we have done in the football club is clear, and the ambition is always there,” Silva said at a press conference.
“If you lose against Southampton at home, you cannot expect claps or ovation. For me, it is as simple as that – the boos, I think, is the minimum you can get.
“As a manager, I come from different countries where when you lose a game like that one at home, you are going to have much more than simple boos.”
Silva added: “I think we deserve the boos. It is nothing about faith or not, it is a frustration in the moment that probably, if I was in the stand, I am going to do the same.”
