Mario Lemina stated Fulham got relegated to the Championship because they ‘weren’t good enough’ to stay in the Premier League.
In the just-concluded season, Scott Parker’s men finished in 18th position having amassed 28 points from 38 outings.
While stating his teammates gave their best to avoid the drop, the 27-year-old claimed that the Londoners were not good enough to maintain their top-flight status.
“I don’t think that this Liverpool game changed something in our attitude or anything,” Lemina told the club website.
“We just tried to play our game like we always play.
“After Liverpool it just didn’t work like we wanted. Sometimes that’s life and we have to accept it.
“The only thing I can say is that the whole team didn’t give up, we never gave up, and that’s what we have to remember.
“Honestly, I still feel pain, because we had a great team to stay in the Premier League, but it didn’t go as we wanted.
“We’ve been so unlucky, but at the same time, I’m not going to lie, we weren’t good enough to stay in the Premier League this year. But I think in the next seasons, Fulham is going to get better and better.”