Brands yes, but it's difficult to see the progress he's making (admittedly early) but it seems he doesn't have that same level of flexibility that he did in his previous role. Silva encapsulates the 'safe set of hands' for me. Wouldn't surprise me if he left us during the season if he then ended up at Newcastle or which ever 3 teams are in the bottom come Jan.
I think it's up to clubs to manage expectations. One of the worst things this club did was mention Martinez's 'I'll get you in the CL' comment - it set such ridiculously high expectations that as a fan base we've never got away from.
Errr, I think it was Moshiri who said from the start he was a 'gamble' and its a fair assessment of what Silva is.
In more ways than one.
In the middle of a match when things aren't working out, this is a manger who repeatedly abandons everything he is apparently working on
and throws on every attacking player at his disposal. Ie, he abandons his own system, his own beliefs.
I can remember all the talk about 'transition' in the first season, he just needs time, we just need patience.
The signs were there after 6 matches into his tenure (
@BlueToff ) There's no longer any doubts.
I hope to see Silva go at the end of the season (not before) and hope he goes onto to be successful elsewhere. He's a good man.
But he's not what Everton need.
This isn't the 'ridiculously high expectations' of a fan.
It should always be about getting back to winning trophies, getting in the top 4 and the unfinished business of playing in Europe.
I'd go as far to say that anyone who doesn't think that isn't truly a Blue.
And as for a 'safe set of hands', and I take it you mean avoiding relegation, well we got in BFS for that.
It was probably right to gamble on Silva.
Its now time for the search to continue.