“Patience is a commodity that is rarely afforded in modern day football. A pressing need for success in the present rarely paves the way for a strategic plan for the future, and young talent can be stifled as a result. With Fábio Silva, however, the story should be very different, particularly considering he commanded a monstrous 40-million-euro price tag to be prised away from FC Porto this summer…”
Portuguese football journalist and Wolverhampton Wanderers expert Alex Gonçalves gives his appraisal of the Portuguese teenager who has been touted as having a huge future in the game, but has had to learn fast.
André Silva was the undisputed star performer from the Portuguese abroad contingent yet again this weekend, scoring twice and getting an assist for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. As well as helping his side to three points against Union Berlin, Silva also moved closer in his pursuit of the club’s all-time season goalscoring record.
At the start of the 2020/21 season, Liverpool fans hoped new signing Diogo Jota would provide much-needed depth to a squad looking to retain its Premier League title.
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid (3-0 agg)
Brazilian football has hired yet another Portuguese to manage in the country’s top flight, Brasileirão, with 38-year-old António Oliveira recently promoted to head coach at Athletico Paranaense.