Marco Silva began his senior coaching career at Estoril (2011/2014), managing 116 matches with 1.66 PPM, building his reputation in Portugal. He stepped up to Sporting CP (2014/2015), coaching 53 matches at 2.08 PPM, showing immediate impact at a bigger club. He moved to Olympiacos (2015;2016), where he delivered his...
Fulham were quiet for most of the summer until it emerged that they were interested in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Kevin. It took until the final days of the window, but the Cottagers finally reached a deal. The 22-year-old Brazilian ultimately cost Fulham £34.6m, the largest transfer fee ever paid by...
There are many highly effective principles for attacking opposing defences in the final third; two of these principles are the overlap and underlap. These two principles are among the most important weapons used by full-backs or, occasionally, centre-backs. Teams aim to exploit the width of the pitch to attack their...
It has been quite the season in the Premier League. At the summit, a fight to secure UEFA Champions League football in the next campaign broke out, lasting right up until the final day. For the second consecutive year, the three teams promoted last summer were relegated back down to the Championship....
Whilst his career has been somewhat stop-start, there has never been any doubt that Emile Smith-Rowe is a player with immense talent. During his loan spells at RB Leipzig and Huddersfield Town and following his breakthrough into the Arsenal first team, he continually demonstrated an ability to impact games and...
Liverpool will almost certainly be in next season’s UEFA Champions League mix (with only mathematics preventing that from being a definite) and look highly likely to be joined by Arsenal. However, the race to secure the final two guaranteed places (and potentially any additional spots, should England maintain its strong...
The Premier League has always been highly competitive; apart from the so-called ‘big six’ — a group that has essentially become dominant — clubs like Newcastle United, West Ham, and Aston Villa are investing and fighting for places in Europe. However, there has not been much talk about Fulham, perhaps...
Goals are a priceless commodity in football, so when any club can find a player who can regularly dispatch efforts at goal, it becomes even harder to keep them. This was exactly the predicament Fulham found themselves in, in the shape of striker Aleksandar Mitrović. Mitrović was a record-breaker during...
In recent years, Fulham have found themselves yo-yo-ing between the Premier League and the Championship, but last season they broke that trend in style, finishing 10th in the top flight in 22/23. One of the season’s surprise packages, along with the likes of Brighton and Brentford, Fulham may still face...
By the end of the 2018/19 season, Marco Silva’s stock was sky-high. Everton had just finished eighth in the Premier League after a strong end to the campaign, narrowly missing out on a UEFA Europa League qualification place by three points. There was new-fangled confidence in the team and the...
Fulham arrived into the Premier League as one of the favourites to go straight back down, after failing to retain their top-flight status in numerous previous attempts. However, things seem to be different this year, after they have continued to repeatedly put in good performances. The Cottagers sit in 9th...
Saturday saw Tottenham vs Fulham in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Saturday saw Arsenal vs Fulham in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Saturday saw Fulham play Liverpool in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Fulham were relegated from the Premier League following yet another disappointing campaign last season. A change in management, as well as a slightly updated squad, helped them return to the top division. On their way back up to the top, Fulham blew away their competition. Aleksander Mitrovic scored 43 league...
By the end of the 2018/19 season, Marco Silva’s stock was sky-high. Everton had just finished eighth in the Premier League after a strong end to the campaign, narrowly missing out on a UEFA Europa League qualification place by three points. There was new-fangled confidence in the team and the...
The 8th game week of the 2021-22 EFL Championship saw league-leaders Fulham host Reading at Craven Cottage. After getting relegated from the Premier League and losing quite a bunch of talented players to Premier League and Serie A sides, Fulham have started the season well and look like one of...
Amid the extensive managerial merry-go-round in Europe at the moment, one of the most intriguing, if not surprising, appointments has been Marco Silva to Fulham on a three-year deal. The Portuguese boss has had mixed results in English football and tends to undergo a Jose Mourinho-type self-destruction with every club...
After being knocked out by Leicester City in the English Football League Cup in the midweek fixture, Everton had to carry on. In this round of the Premier League fixtures, they played against Arsenal at Goodison Park. The game kicked off with an intriguing circumstance as both teams had identified...
The Premier League was back after the midweek fixtures. The clash between Everton and Chelsea was an intriguing one, as the Toffees sacked Marco Silva after the huge loss in the Merseyside derby. They dropped to the relegation zone before the game. Despite several rumours on the new manager candidates,...
