I actually think the comments attributed to him refer to his time here last season. Not what is happening now. His comments, however hurtful they may be to Evertonians, were very much based on fact.
If you're not prepared to trust your own eyesight, the stats will also tell you that we were the most negative team in the league last year. And pretty much everybody outside of the top 6 did play negative football, although, being picky, you could argue Bournemouth were the exception. Last season was also a complete waste of a year for the lad personally. He joined us as the next best thing to come out of Croatia having just broken into the full squad at the age of 19. He ended it missing out on a world cup where they ended runners up. You can't blame the lad for having some regrets about joining us, or for taking the view that other leagues may suit his talents better. We fans, and I mean fans in general not just Evertonians, demand loyalty from our players but are not prepared to reciprocate that, turning on them at the slightest comment.
The bottom line right now is that he is a young player on a long term contract with us, out on loan at another club and doing very well. You would think fans would be pleased with that, but not going by some of the comments in here. He seemingly wasn't ready for the premier league last season and certainly not suited to the negative football we were churning out. Maybe things might have turned out differently had we managed to bring Silva in rather than allardyce inb the Autumn.
From what I've seen of Silva he's quite the pragmatist and if Vlasic carries on this form in Russia I fully expect him to take another look at him in the summer. I also trust Silva to make the right decision then. Even if the player wants away, which is a big IF as I think playing under Silva will suit his style, if it's not the right decision for the club then he'll keep him, just like with Lookman this summer.
