Ryan Babel has impressed for Fulham since signing a short-term deal in January but the experienced forward is disappointed his impact has not staved off relegation from the Premier League.
The Holland international scored his fourth goal for the Whites as they secured a first win since January with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Everton at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
“I wish my impact could have saved Fulham from relegation so that is a certain disappointment,” he told FulhamFC TV.
“For sure it has been a while how good it is to feel the winning feeling and it was amazing.
“One game is easy but to keep a consistent performance that is the difficult thing, we have a good week to prepare in training and hopefully we will be ready next week.”
“I had a feeling he had already done this for years,” he said of Parker’s approach.
“Okay, the results were maybe not there but in training sessions, the way he talks to the players, it is like he is an experienced coach.”
The 36-year-old felt Fulham’s shackles were off having already been relegated and has called for a reaction from the Toffees when they host Manchester United next time out.
“They were at home and, with the relegation, I think it freed them up a little bit,” he told the club’s official website.
“We just didn’t get any momentum in the game. We didn’t have a great start to the game, and we didn’t get back.
“They came out of the blocks fast, like we were expecting. It’s a massive match for us coming up.
“We’ll dust ourselves down and look forward to the United game and hopefully put in a similar performance to our recent ones at home.”
