Silva on Iwobi's injury, European ambitions and his future

TL;DR

Fulham's Marco Silva confirmed Alex Iwobi's injury is serious but he may return this season. Silva also discussed the team's scoring struggles and ambitions for European football.

Key points

Marco Silva confirmed Alex Iwobi's serious injury.
Iwobi may return before the end of the season.
Fulham has failed to score in five of their last six games.
Silva sees every game as a final for European ambitions.
Kenny Tete is back training on the pitch.

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Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Aston Villa at Craven Cottage (kick-off 12:30 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

On team news, Silva said it's "really bad news" to lose Alex Iwobi to injury, but he should be back before the end of the season.
He added that Kenny Tete is "back on the grass" and Kevin is back doing individual work.
The Portuguese boss was also asked about his side's struggles in front of goal after failing to score in five of their last six games. He said last Saturday's goalless draw against Brentford "was not good to watch" because of their own performance.
He also said: "We need some inspiration, some creativity as well. We are working on it and it's not about just the front players."
Silva said there has been "no news" on the situation regarding his contract, which runs out at the end of the season.
On whether Fulham can achieve European football for next season, Silva said it will be a "big battle", and he sees every game now as a "final".
On facing Villa this weekend, Silva said: "They have been better than us. If you want to change it, and that's what we want, that's our ambition, we have to be close to our best version."
He also said an early kick-off at Craven Cottage can help his team "beat these sides".