I'll be honest: I wouldn't care if he left. However, he's not the cause of this. He was left with a shattered defensive core when Zouma and Gueye were not replaced.
There is now way we're in this shape if those two are still in the team.
Sack Silva? Ok. But sack the man who gave him the raw materials to work with too.
Think hes been a bit unlucky with gbamin picking up such a bad injury so early. Gomes has been out too. Mina has been good at centre back to be fair, hes been the pick of the bunch defensively at the back so not sure we are missing zouma all that much in terms of starting 11. If we pick up an injury there tho we are screwed, but I dont think silva can have too much to complain about there seeing as hes not been forced to play holgate anyway. Gueye agree with but again hes been unlucky with gbamin and gomes.
Not defending him by any means, we should have picked up more points even with the injuries, it's more the performances that hurt. His stubbornness to not adapt and change is beyond a joke, still zonal despite literally giving goals away from set prices for 14 months. Inexcusable really. Opposition team talks must be an absolute doddle, put the ball in the box at any set piece, overload the back post. Chance.
Hes made a rod for his own back so only has himself to blame imo for the position he finds himself. Like you not arsed if he goes, majorly disappointed this season as we should be doing a lot better, not being entitled in saying that. Look at our squad on paper, opening fixtures, a realistic expectation would be to be matching Leicester. Theres now huge risk in having yet another reset at the club with a new manager coming in. Seems like a matter of when not if now, and we absolutely have to get this appointment right. Having brands there should allow some continuity and prevent a u-turn on direction with playing style as we saw under big sam. We are trying to play the right way, high press, possession based but completely lacking in application, we know the players can do it as we saw last season, silva just isnt getting it to happen and he looks out of ideas and influence to me.
