But Wilder was candid enough to admit that his Boro side brought about their own downfall by failing to prevent scoring machine and Championship record holder Aleksandar Mitrovic from scoring his 38th goal in a busy league season. of goals to solve the problem in the 73rd minute.
Boro, who dominated much of the second period, blew big chances to equalize through Andraz Sporar and particularly Josh Coburn and Duncan Watmore.
They paid the price on a night in which they bowed out of the play-offs after their run of eight consecutive home wins at Riverside was snapped by a Fulham side set for promotion this weekend if Nottingham Forest lose on Saturday. and win 24 hours. later.
Of Silva’s comments, Wilder, who is hopeful that key winger Isaiah Jones will return for Saturday’s home game with Hull City after missing Fulham’s game due to illness, said: “I appreciate the words. They are the best team by far (in the division) and have crushed everyone all season, home and away.
“His consistency has been incredible. Teams that win leagues have nights like this where they may not be at their best.
“I would like to think that there was a reason and that it was us. But they found a way to keep the ball out of the back of the net. Although I’m not sure if it was them or us who didn’t put the ball in the back of the net.
“I think it was more that we didn’t take big risks and there were some big opportunities. They were not half chances.
“No pats on the back for going all the way as this is what I want my team to look like. It has to be that way.
“But in the second half, that was the reason teams win divisions. Because they went out on a rainy, windy northern night and got the result they wanted. There are no pictures on a golf scorecard.”
Reflecting on a bittersweet night and regretting conceding a poor goal from his perspective, Wilder continued: “I was a bit disappointed. We lost the ball a little too cheaply in the first half.
“It seems like we lacked a little bit of faith to go toe-to-toe with the best team in the division. But we did it in the second half and I have no complaints about how we played in the second half.”
“The goal against is very poor. It was another poor challenge from Crooksy (Matt Crooks) and they book him.
“And of course in our preparation we talk about Mitrovic and his runs and where he wants to go. He wants to get in the center of the goal. We have shut down and not blocked that break and they have stretched the area.” too easily
“So, we were on the defensive. Until then, we were at the forefront and I felt like we were going to win the game and not lose it. In the end, we have lost it and I don’t know how.
“Even after Mitrovic’s goal, we’ve done more than enough to come back and get something out of the game, but obviously we haven’t.”
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This notice was published: 2022-04-06 21:54:27
