Marco Silva- Former Everton Manager

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

My theory on Silva was that he was an excellent coach but bad manager.

When plan A worked, we were very good. Whats lost on that Pickford derby, was he completely foxed Klopp, and a Liverpool team that wuld get 97 points and win the European cup. Mina misses a free header from 5 yards, Gomes misses one from 2 yards and Joe Gomez does an unbelievable clearance and Pickford makes an unbelievable mistake.

You could see the coaching on the training ground, the patterns etc and when it all went to plan, we were good. The issue was, actually managing the 90 minutes, I just never felt he could see anything. Managers would do different things and a best he would be reactive, at worst he just wouldn't react.

He's like 42 or something though isn't he? So he has plenty of time to learn, and probably develop some intuition around the match management.

He was unfortunate. I mean even the game before he's sacked, we go to Leicester, outplay them for an hour, make a cock up to give them a goal. Then in the 95th minute, the linesman sticks his flag up for offside, our defence stop as the flag has gone up and the guy sticks it in, and it then get overturned. The whole thing was ridiculous and thankfully that rule has been replaced.

Good points here. I used to despair of his in game management. The Leicester game was deflating. We looked like we'd turned a corner, put in a good performance and then got done. At 1-1 I'd have taken the point, defended it out. I.e. regroup and build momentum. The loss was just shattering for confidence all round I think.

It's not like we we're not warned. The 3-2 over his Watford when unsy was in charge for example. We were awful, but they just naively collapsed.

 

[Professor Toffee]

The most forgettable manager we have ever had. I’m amazed someone would think about giving him another job personally

Who?

 

[Drico]

He never did anything particularly egregious or offensive as Everton manager. He was just not very good at this job. The Everton job, contrary to some opinions, is one of the toughest jobs in football. Our history demands that we compete at the top, yet our financial mismanagement over the last quarter century dictates that we are a mid-sized club now, not the giants we used to be. Some of us, rightly, will never accept this decline as permanent, and managers, especially young inexperienced ones, get the brunt of it.

Carlo is a great choice as manager because his record is unimpeachable - he demonstrably knows what he is doing - and his status sates the demands of the older generation of fans. He'll get more time than a young manager because his record entitles him to the benefit of the doubt. Everton is no place for a young manager. He may not have the finances, and he won't have the time. Carlo, at least, has his contacts, some financial support, and the luxury of time. However, another bad result today eats another few weeks off that limited resource...

 

[Big Sams Undies]

Remember wasting months tapping the muppet up only for him to get here and be even more garbage than every fan in the world predicted? Good times.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

I don't actually hate him

Job was just too big for him

If he gets the Bournemouth job then good luck to him

I think the pressure was too much for him. I think he’s a good coach but was short as a manager. His anxiety transferrred to the pitch and he didn’t have the tools to change the game if things weren’t working . We played some good football under him but he we where very streaky with our form.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

He's the management equivalent of Andre Gomes - fancy foreign name so people think he's better than he actually is.

Also similar in that both could probably do well in a lesser league like Portgual, Holland, France etc but not cut out for the Premier League.

In fact the more I think about it perhaps Gomes is a Horcrux of Silva's?

 

[Seathestars]

I hate Koeman even more than Allardyce

Me too, I’ve got nothing against Alardyce really, but Koeman

 

[EFCPaul]

As someone said above, he's got some really good ideas tactically and is probably a good background guy, but he'll never succeed as a manager because he lacks the charisma. Could maybe do alright for himself in some mickey mouse league out of sight and out of mind, but he'll never make any real waves in European football.

 

[rochdaleblue]

As someone said above, he's got some really good ideas tactically and is probably a good background guy, but he'll never succeed as a manager because he lacks the charisma. Could maybe do alright for himself in some mickey mouse league out of sight and out of mind, but he'll never make any real waves in European football.

Probably end up managing in the Middle East or China.

 

[EFCPaul]

Probably end up managing in the Middle East or China.

That would suit him I think, or MLS or back in Portugal. A league that really isn't filled with much top talent so the tactical ability of the coaches is more important. A good man but absolutely never a leader, he wouldn't inspire me to take my coat off.

 

[Boss Silva]

Now he is linked with Celtic, apparently he is one of the possibilities, like Eddie Howe or Benitez

 

[JMT]

Celtic's about his level.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I think he could be a success at Celtic actually

Depends on what happens with Gerrard at Rangers I guess

 

[Boss Silva]

Linked with Southampton. Ralph Hasenhüttl is in trouble...

 

[Toast]

Linked with Southampton. Ralph Hasenhüttl is in trouble...

This would be magnificent.