How is the squad looking?

Ragnar Sigurdsson and Michael Madl are going to be outside of the squad, but other people are available for Saturday's game.

I don't believe they will be available for both games, if we pass this game and have opportunity to play in Wembley they may be available for this game.

At what point during the season did you believe that a place in the play-offs was possible?

I try explain I am not thinking about final achievement, I am thinking about step by step.

My team showed important qualities during the season and I was confident with them and I was confident we can make great job at the end we arrived in top six but it's simple to try explain, I am thinking step by step and I am thinking always about the next day and now we are here and we can be happy with the opportunity that is in front of us.

How do you assess the way you finished the season?

It's good momentum for us, we finished in last few months and we play with confidence and right desire, and ambition.

We are organised, we are solid and it's our prophecy to always go in the right direction and in this moment I can be happy with our level but regular part of the season is over and this is part of the history and we must be ready for game what is in front of us.

You finished sixth, some may see you as outsiders, do you?

Generally I believe we are 25% - all the teams have a chance to be the promoted team, if you want Reading finished third and we are six and if somebody is favourite then they are, but they must show in the pitch they are a better team than we are.

We are going to fight for our side to show something different.

Fulham take on Reading in the play-offs

You beat Reading 5-0 in December, how encouraged are you by that?

This is part of history too, the Championship is over and after this game we lost the away game and in this moment this is not so important.

We must be ready for first of all our home game, we concentrate and be strong and interpret what is going to happen around us and keep going.

In this moment only what is important is first game, what is in front of us 180 minutes or more and we must be available for everything what we are going to find in these games.

What did you do right in that game?

I forget, I try explain this - we play very well, first goal was own goal and after they lost one player and we find many benefits in this game

We play with confidence and I don't suspect something similar will happen, I expect this will be tough game and I don't expect anybody will find big challenge before the second game and at the end of we must manage first of all this game what is in front of us - I must prepare for away game.

Ryan Sessegnon - can he cope with the pressures of playing in the play-offs?

This player is a strong character, he is only 16 but I don't have any problem putting him in the team in this game.

He showed in the past that he can play with all the kind of pressure and it won't e strange if he is in the team in this game or in the Wembley if we win this game.

I believe he will be special in the future, right now it's a good project for the Fulham player, he has huge space in front of him to improve himself, this player is working very well and he's only 16 but his mind is like some experienced player and his capacity to learn is huge and in the future I expect a really bright future in front of him.

Over the line: Marcus Bettinelli

Is getting promoted the best way of keeping him?

Yes, for us if we get promoted or not the best way for us is to keep him and I am talking may times about him and I personally believe he is in the right place right now.

He don't need change in this moment, the club, this is my personal opinion, it will depend on different sides, for myself I think we are going to fight it for working with this player next season and in this moment this is less important news - it is good news for us that Sessegnon is fully committed with us and is working hard and he is ready for games what we are going to play immediately.

What happens with Chris Martin in the summer?

"All the people know what the Chris Martin situation is, at this moment is like Ryan Sessegnon.

"Chris Martin is fully committed with us and is fighting for the space in the team and I am confident he can help us, he is confident too and at the end with Martin it is a confused situation in the winter.

"Now everything is clear and he is only thinking about his teammates and about Fulham and his teammates are very happy with him and we expect he is going to be ready for these three games what we are going to play in this season.

"After, same like Sessegnon, it depends on different sides and I always have good opinion about him and believe he is one of the good players and top Championship player with some kind of the confused situation which followed him in this few months.

"In general, we are not so experienced team in this kind of situation, one of the most experienced players is Martin and he can be useful for us in this play-off games."

Back in form: Chris Martin

You've scored 85 goals, what is it about your team that gives you the ability to score so many?

I believe they are enjoying playing this way after they start playing with the confidence and start believing this is best way for theirself.

At the end, all my players are confident they can score the goal - we don't have one player who is top scorer of the team, we are very dangerous for different side with different players and I expect we surprise many times the opposite and I expect we can surprise Reading too.

Should you have scored more goals and scored more penalties?

We created many chances and missed many chances and penalties and our job is practice in the training everything and I am sure we are going to score next time when we have opportunity for the penalty

In this games at the end this can happen and we must find last solution from the penalty sport, we miss many many many penalties during the season and probably if we are in this situation next time we will be succesful.

You've had to prepare your team to face Reading three times, how helpful is that?

This is normal work for us at the end, right now there isn't may secrets for us or for them too - they know what is our strengths and weaknesses and we know too.

It's a special game and it's really important game and we are going to be ready like I believe they will be too.

Fulham FC's Tom Cairney (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Huddersfield Town.
Fulham FC's Tom Cairney (right) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Huddersfield Town.

What are your thoughts on playing at home first?

I don't what is traditional whether to play home or away first, but we know we are finishing in the place where we finished and we knew we would start with the first game at home.

We are happy and confident and I don't believe this is most important thing in this situation where we are.

How hard is to strike a balance when preparing a team for this huge match?

We don't need to be intimidated in this kind of situation, we are organised and worked this week like normal and what we are doing before.

I expect I don't need to make any regulation for this game, they know what they must do during this one football game and more or less it will be similar for the game what we are going to play against Reading.

We must be quiet, concentrated and motivated and make normal things and this is what they made before many things I expect they can repeated against Reading and if possible try and find our best performance because this kind of the game needs to bring us to our highest level of concentration, we don't need to make mistake and interpret and understand in all the moments what is happening around us.

Is it fair to say you come into the play-offs with everyone enjoying their football?

First of all, players enjoy when you find a way to win the games and at the end we have choice, one style and for us it's clear what each player must do during the one game.

Its easier for my players because they aren't confused and in different moments they are prepared to try and take best decision in this direction and I believe they are enjoying it because they are prepared and they can find it during this game and it's enjoying or easier for them.

I am sure they are confident with this style that we use in this last period in regular part of the Championship.

Are you tempted to be deviate from Fulham's principles?

This is like a cup game in front of us, it's not normal Championship game and we must understand the situation.

I don't expect everything will be done after first game and we must be ready for 180 minutes in front of us against Reading and at the end we must play football and respect this kind of situation.