As Marco Silva turned away from his technical area and sat back down with just over ten minutes left at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, you wondered how long ago the Fulham manager had given up all hope.
Soon enough, Silva was back up on his feet, applauding Antonee Robinson and Sasa Lukic. But here was the blunt truth: encouraging his players was good for very little now that one of them had almost singlehandedly consigned his side to defeat.
