Former Estoril and Hull City forward Evandro has praised Fulham head coach Marco Silva as ‘a master,’ in an wide-ranging interview with Premier League Brasil.
Evandro, who played under Silva during the Portuguese coach’s first managerial job at Estoril, also insisted that he could have led Hull City to Premier League safety if he had joined the Tigers earlier. The Brazilian attacking midfielder, who scored five goals in 46 games on Humberside, gave a glowing account of Silva’s coaching credentials.
“He printed out what he was going to do in training, and it was a similar formula to the one we had in Estoril. He is a master. I like to put Marco Silva on the same level as Sampaoli, because he has a management model that I also look up to. Marco Silva has an excellent way of managing the group and his greatest characteristic is being rational and not emotional. I believe that in this role as a coach, if you let emotions take over, things get lost easily, because in football you have to deal with fans and the press.”
Evandro also reaffirmed his belief that if Silva had had a full season with Hull then they would have easily avoided relegation.
“If Marco Silva had been there since the beginning of the season, he would never have been relegated, he would have been tenth [in the table]. We beat Liverpool, we drew with Manchester United away, we had good results. The point is that he joined a good team with just under half of the season left, it was difficult. It was a very good team. Marco Silva is so successful in England; he has only improved in the Premier League after Hull City.”
