Fulham manager Marco Silva “is a master” and would have kept Hull City in the Premier League If he’d had more time earlier in his career.
That’s according to his former striker Evandro who has been praising the Fulham manager to Premier League Brasil.
Evandro made 86 appearances under Silva during his playing career, first appearing under him at Estoril before later joining him at Hull City.
He made more appearances under the Portuguese coach than any other, with Vanderlei Luxemburgo the closest in second place on 51.
The two enjoyed a fruitful relationship, with Evandro managing 16 goals and 11 assists in 73 games under him at Estoril before a further five goals and four assists in 46 at Hull City.
The two spells certainly made an impression on the striker, who believes the Fulham boss is among the best.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
Silva has had a varied career to date, starting with Estoril before managing Sporting Club de Portugal, Olympiacos and then Hull City, Watford, Everton and now Fulham.
Hull City was his first job in England, arriving to take over the Tigers in January 2017 with them sat at the bottom of the Premier League table.
They went on an impressive run between then and the end of the season, beating the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool with Silva winning his first four home games in charge.
It ultimately ended in disappointment, though, as they were relegated at the end of the season, six points from safety. Evandro, though, believes that wouldn’t have been the case if Silva had arrived before he did.
“If Marco Silva had been there since the beginning of the season, he would never have fallen, he would have been 10th,” he added.
“We beat Liverpool, we drew with Manchester United away, we had good results. The point is that he caught 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 only grew up in the Premier League after Hull City.”
