Modest Robinson aiming high
01/04/2025 09:32 AM
A modest Antonee Robinson has hailed his team-mates and Fulham manager Marco Silva for helping him become one of the country’s most consistent left backs.
The American international has enjoyed an outstanding season as the Whites have risen to eighth in the Premier League table – but, speaking to Sky Sports ahead of tomorrow’s televised clash with Ipswich Town at Craven Cottage, appeared reluctant to take too much credit for his impressive individual form.
He says one of his key focuses has been improving his decision-making in the last third of the pitch – which has seen him deliver seven assists in nineteen league games so far this season.
“In the final third, when I’m in the positions to be putting crosses down, I’m kind of trying to slow down in my head and make sure I’m picking someone out or picking the right decision, aiming for the right place and just slowing it down a little bit in my own head. It still probably feels fast, but it gives me that little bit of clarity of where I need to put the ball.”
Robinson is adamant that Silva is the major reason why he has been able to deliver such dominant displays this term.
“I’ve spoken a lot about how much I feel like he’s personally helped me develop and I give him a lot of praise for that. But in terms of the team, we’ve kind of had our ideals, our philosophy of how we play ever since he took over in the Championship and he’s stayed true to that.”
The full back reveals how Silva’s pursuit of records has driven Fulham forward.
“The gaffer really, really makes a point of trying to try to break records, trying to make history. Every time there’s a game where there’s an opportunity to do something we haven’t done before, he always mentions it to us. The game at Stamford Bridge is a good example of that. The speech he gave us before the game. We haven’t won there in like 45 years. We’ve managed to do it. We’ve managed to deliver on that.
We were only a point or so shy in our first Premier League season of matching the points tally and we came 10th. And with the quality the league has had this season and where we are, how many points we’ve got, it’s a real testament because all the teams are in the middle of the pack, are right around ninth. So, we’ll take a European place if we can get it”.
Robinson knows nothing will come easy in the top flight.
“No one’s going to hand us games. We’re going to have to earn every point. In the second half of the season, [we want to] try and improve our points tally from the first half. Push up the table and hopefully an FA Cup run as well. I still see my game improving and believe there’s potential to keep getting better, and I hope that’s the case. Obviously, I’m happy with the level I’m performing at now, but I always aim high and take whatever comes my way.”
