Why Everton could be Marco Silva’s last chance for Premier League success

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If Marco Silva joins Everton this summer, the move would likely represent his last chance at Premier League success, and here is why.

Marco Silva is seemingly on the verge of joining Everton this summer, following the departure of Sam Allardyce, after fan revolt regarding the former England manager’s pragmatic style of football, according to the Guardian.

Silva has been lauded as the answer to Farhad Moshiri’s lofty plans for Everton, with the owner targeting Champions League football at Goodison Park, but nobody is talking about the risk the Portuguese manager would be taking on, should he enter the hot-seat this summer.

There is no doubting Silva’s obvious managerial talents in his young career; having won silverware in both Portugal (with Sporting Lisbon) and Greece (with Olympiacos), not to mention his near-miracle at Hull City – although he could not prevent what was essentially an inevitable relegation. But his unceremonious exit from Watford has inevitably soured his reputation to an extent.

After Everton’s ill-fated approach for Silva at Vicarage Road, the Hornets’ season quickly deteriorated, and a string of 11 games with just one win sealed his exit from the club.

Now Silva has garnered the unwanted tag of being a mercurial and somewhat risky manager, looking to fast-track his way to success in his young career. As a result the Everton job bares huge significance for him; succeed and achieve the Toffees’ lofty ambitions, and the world is his oyster… fail and the stain will likely grow.

That is the thing about short-term managers. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are the most famous examples of this type, and both are two of the highest rated and most decorated managers in the game. However, their management style is a doubled-edged sword as, without longevity, instant success is demanded, and Silva has inadvertently thrown himself into this category.

Having managed five clubs in seven years, at the age of just 40, perhaps Silva should evaluate his approach to management and seriously consider his next move, because another failure in the Premier League would be extremely hard to come back from.