Fulham’s post-Palhinha revamp offers pointers for Guardiola’s Rodri puzzle

Marco Silva has successfully redesigned his team after losing his key midfielder and now sit in sight of EuropeFulham were widely expected to regress this season. As much as they tried to prolong it, they lost the very public battle of retaining João Palhinha, the important cog in their midfield opting to sign for Bayern Munich in the summer. Adding to the challenges, they have not had a reliable goalscorer since Aleksandar Mitrovic’s departure a year earlier and lost several first-