19 Nov 2017 17:24:20
For the record, the reasons why Silva is highly regarded are:
1. He took a team that was 10th in the Portuguese 2nd division when he arrived into the 1st division and got them into the Europa League 2 seasons on the trot - the only 2 seasons they've ever been in the competition.
2. He won the Portuguese Cup with Sporting - their first trophy in 6 years.
3. He won the league with Olympiacos (in fairness, they win it most years) but he also finished with the same number of points as Arsenal in their Champions League group, which also contained Bayern. They beat Arsenal at the Emirates. While that team always wins the Greek league, they had literally no players of real note, unless you count a 35-year-old Cambiasso and Milivojevic, who is now doing OK at Palace.
4. In terms of points per game, he's improved both Hull and Watford since coming to England.
There are worries: he has moved a lot; Hull collapsed at the end of the season; Ed002 reckons he's more of a coach than a manager, which works in Watford's set-up but not necessarily in ours; his teams do at times let in a lot of goals, but not as bad as Martinez, and it's perhaps unfair to make too much of that when looking at the teams.
On the plus side, he's always managed to get wins against the biggest sides and at the very least gives them a game.
Everton Rumours Archive November 19 2017
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19 Nov 2017 09:22:34
Watford reject another approach for Silva, do you think he will push for the move himself Ed?
{Ed025's Note - im not sure bobslad, i think he wants to come to us but his integrity will come into question if he just leaves mate..
19 Nov 2017 14:00:31
I wouldn’t mom my integrity in question if I was doubling my salary ed 😂😂😂.
{Ed025's Note - thats fine for him eddy but its us im more concerned about mate..
19 Nov 2017 15:19:24
would silva be our saviour ed, or another martinez.
{Ed025's Note - thats the $64,000 dollar question leinster, i happen to think he would be a good shout but i said that about our last 2 clowns mate so i dont think im the man to ask mate..
19 Nov 2017 15:33:19
Hi Ed what do your reckon Will we get Silva or not? Thanks.
{Ed025's Note - im really not sure eddy, i think moshiri wants him but prizing him from watford will not be easy mate..
19 Nov 2017 17:04:02
Think Silva would do good job for us but just get the feeling he won't hand his resignation into watford. We need to get a resolution to this one way or another soon as January transfer window will be here soon and if we don't have any stability manager wise then I think it will be hard to attract the players we need.
{Ed002's Note - He cannot simply resign and move to Everton.}
19 Nov 2017 15:55:30
Yeah and I don’t think he would resign ed but I don’t see the reason I. Watford keeping an unhappy manager donyou.
{Ed025's Note - it will be difficult for them eddy..
19 Nov 2017 17:55:31
They must have other options though! Had tonof learnt from he summer with giroud! Don’t put your eggs in one basket they say! You can see all the fans get uneasy and starting to ask questions now.
19 Nov 2017 18:32:08
When you are 8th in the table and 5 points of 4th, would you want to leave a club at this stage for one just above the relegation zone. Whether he is good or not, if I was Silva I think I might wait until January before jumping ship to another club. By then I might be walking the plank myself or being highly sought after.