What shoould Wolves do next with Fabio Silva?

[wolfslair]

In hindsight whoever sent him to Scotland did us a massive favour. Clarity on his strengths and weaknesses have been made clear. Expectations well and truly squashed .
WWFC fans were accused of being negative towards him and it was parlty our fault , because we held the price tag against him.
I always felt that was a false analysis. In absolute terms he just wasnt good enough .
I am not sure if I feel sorry for him , because there are thousands of average footballer who would love his salary.

A favour and a massive balls up in one!

You are correct, it proves Fabio isn’t up to British football at this point of his career.

But the balls up, is that it has torched any transfer fee!!!

 

[ombyman]

Fabio Silva getting absolute pelters on social media over his sub "performance". Missed a sitter...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782074702170673506

The guy is a laughing stock.

 

[loppers86]

I think it must be AI generated. Surely that can’t be real?

it must be a fake?

 

[Macman]

Im genuinely trying to figure out what he is doing. Has he stumbled as the ball was played just behind him? Im not convinced. He does actually look like he was diving for a penalty.

 

[wolfslair]

Im genuinely trying to figure out what he is doing. Has he stumbled as the ball was played just behind him? Im not convinced. He does actually look like he was diving for a penalty.

Sniper up in the rafters wasn’t it???

 

[moseleyite]

Im genuinely trying to figure out what he is doing. Has he stumbled as the ball was played just behind him? Im not convinced. He does actually look like he was diving for a penalty.

In slow-mo, it genuinely looks like he anticipates contact and goes down... at full speed it looks like he's frightened by the ball and falls over...

I wonder if his confidence is so shot to pieces that rather than risk missing an open goal 3 yards away, his mind just screams "DIVE!! GET A PENNO!!"

 

[brianm]

Been a big backer for Silva in the past, but when you watch it with replays, it looks like he’s tried to dive and get a pen even though no one’s around him… So poor

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782076275789562187

What on earth? Why is he throwing his hands up in the air like that? Genuinely: wtf?

 

[thetwistedsock]

Im genuinely trying to figure out what he is doing. Has he stumbled as the ball was played just behind him? Im not convinced. He does actually look like he was diving for a penalty.

Diving under that pick up van on the advertisement board

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

Im genuinely trying to figure out what he is doing. Has he stumbled as the ball was played just behind him? Im not convinced. He does actually look like he was diving for a penalty.

Anyone remember Randall & Hopkirk deceased?

 

[Golden_Wolf]

Looks like the same sniper that got Stears is at it again

 

[Perton Wolf]

Been a big backer for Silva in the past, but when you watch it with replays, it looks like he’s tried to dive and get a pen even though no one’s around him… So poor

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782076275789562187

Jeff Shi's golden boy is good, isn't he?

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

He tries he just doesn’t have any strength or ability. It’s so frustrating to watch him

 

[DJLWolf]

This lad is embarrassing himself.

Clearly wanted to get a pen rather than sticking the ball in the back of net but then realised there was nobody within a couple of yards of him.

Dear, dear me.

 

[Scallywolf]

We made a massive mistake in signing Fabio, but not as massive as Arsenal when they signed Nicolas Pepe for £65million in August 2019.

He went out on loan 12 months later and is now playing in Turkey after leaving Arsenal in September last year.

Just saying.

 

[brianm]

We made a massive mistake in signing Fabio, but not as massive as Arsenal when they signed Nicolas Pepe for £65million in August 2019.

He went out on loan 12 months later and is now playing in Turkey after leaving Arsenal in September last year.

Just saying.

In both cases, the director responsible was rightly let go once it was clear it wasn't going to work.

 

[Bognor_Wolf]

We made a massive mistake in signing Fabio, but not as massive as Arsenal when they signed Nicolas Pepe for £65million in August 2019.

He went out on loan 12 months later and is now playing in Turkey after leaving Arsenal in September last year.

Just saying.

The difference being Arsenal have the backing and facilities to make big mistakes/risks like that.... We don't!

 

[Perton Wolf]

We made a massive mistake in signing Fabio, but not as massive as Arsenal when they signed Nicolas Pepe for £65million in August 2019.

He went out on loan 12 months later and is now playing in Turkey after leaving Arsenal in September last year.

Just saying.

The difference is that Arsenal with their revenue streams can afford to make that mistake every so often, we can't.

 

[Lupo Italiano]

Oh dear

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782074367293178043

 

[wolfslair]

In both cases, the director responsible was rightly let go once it was clear it wasn't going to work.

That transfer was shady as all hell

 

[BlahBlah]

Oh dear

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782074367293178043

That's amazing, he seems to call for the ball but then is surprised when it's passed to him, although he is the only player it could be passed to.
It looks like he's going for a penalty rather than trusting himself to shoot from 6 yrds...something seriously wrong inside his head there.
I wonder if we can get Eileen Drewery in to try and help him.

 

[StaffordWolf]

I feel sorry for the lad to be honest. Very rough season for him here and on loan.

Don't get me wrong he needs to go, however on a human level I just can't help but feel for the young lad.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

We made a massive mistake in signing Fabio, but not as massive as Arsenal when they signed Nicolas Pepe for £65million in August 2019.

He went out on loan 12 months later and is now playing in Turkey after leaving Arsenal in September last year.

Just saying.

Apparently signing Fabio was compensation to Mendes and Porto….

 

[Scallywolf]

The difference is that Arsenal with their revenue streams can afford to make that mistake every so often, we can't.

I am completely aware of that and expected that reply.

Just saying, Pepe cost £65million, probably earned £100-£150 grand a week and 4 years later was sold for zilch!

Antony, Sancho, Maguire, Mount and Casemiro at Yanited spring to mind as totally overpriced as well. What are they currently worth?

Just saying.

 

[Perton Wolf]

I am completely aware of that and expected that reply.

Just saying, Pepe cost £65million, probably earned £100-£150 grand a week and 4 years later was sold for zilch!

Antony, Sancho, Maguire, Mount and Casemiro at Yanited spring to mind as totally overpriced as well. What are they currently worth?

Just saying.

Once again, you're naming a club that can afford mistakes like that. We cannot.

Spending £35m on an untested 18 year old was ****ing bonkers and will go down as one of the worst signings in club history considering the sum.

 

[Andywolf74]

The stumble in today’s Scottish Cup game pretty much sums up his confidence and the vast majority of nearly 4 seasons since he signed for us.
Any news on how Sasa’s loans going?

 

[Kebab Warrior]

That has to be an altered video, doesn’t it?

Agreed. That cannot be real.

 

[Scallywolf]

Once again, you're naming a club that can afford mistakes like that. We cannot.

Spending £35m on an untested 18 year old was ****ing bonkers and will go down as one of the worst signings in club history considering the sum.

I absolutely agree, Perton.

Total madness. I remember the disappointment I felt when we sold Jota and thinking Silva would make up for it.

I can’t think of a worst signing, based on the amount we paid and the hype that came from Jeff.

 

[Kebab Warrior]

That's amazing, he seems to call for the ball but then is surprised when it's passed to him, although he is the only player it could be passed to.
It looks like he's going for a penalty rather than trusting himself to shoot from 6 yrds...something seriously wrong inside his head there.
I wonder if we can get Eileen Drewery in to try and help him.

That dive or whatever he’s doing. **** me. This is getting to Souness & George Weah’s cousin levels of weird.

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

He is actually diving, expecting someone was close. It's quite remarkable and actually sad to see.

Reinforces my belief that there's something not right with him emotionally/mentally.

Shame as he seemed in a great place last year and returning in pre-season with Lopetegui but until he sorts that out, he's going nowhere.

 

[Planty]

Any news on how Sasa’s loans going?

Ruptured ACL again in feb. one of the worst injury records of any footballer in recent times sadly, what were they thinking signing him with our small squad strategy

 

[brianm]

The stumble in today’s Scottish Cup game pretty much sums up his confidence and the vast majority of nearly 4 seasons since he signed for us.
Any news on how Sasa’s loans going?

Sasa did his other knee awhile ago. He's probably done in top-level football I imagine.

 

[Matt]

He probably needs to go out on loan to a Portuguese team. I do feel for him, but I think we’d struggle to get £5m for him at the minute.

 

[hollo]

Ruptured ACL again in feb. one of the worst injury records of any footballer in recent times sadly, what were they thinking signing him with our small squad strategy

Broja had an acl a few years ago so maybe we should avoid him.

 

[Planty]

Broja had an acl a few years ago so maybe we should avoid him.

Not comparable. Sasa has been injured for 47% of his time as a professional since 2017 multiple serious injuries, broja 26% since 2020 with that one ACL the main factor..


Broja



Not that I'm advocating signing Broja by the way.

 

[Ian]

That is ****ing embarrassing……

Is there a football version of webuyanycar.com????

He is single handedly destroying any transfer fee with this loan……

Indeed turned himself into an embarrassing laughing stock....... any sympathies fans may have had for him being lumbered with " generational talent" and the huge price tag are fast disappearing with his weekly antics.

 

[Macman]

This is how BBC quote his miss…
“Silva didn't score, though. In collapsing to the floor, Silva looked like an octopus falling out of a tree. Somewhere out there, Peter van Vossen was celebrating. No longer the holder of the greatest missed sitter award.”

 

[5150]

Noticed this morning when seeing the goals... think it was Rangers 2nd, player had a couple of tries and finally put it away. Instead of celebrating,Fabio threw his arms up as if to say "why didn't you pass to me".
Very odd

 

[WolvesAndCows]

Surely the coaching and playing staff at Rangers are having a word with him about this kind of stuff?

 

[Macman]

Surely the coaching and playing staff at Rangers are having a word with him about this kind of stuff?

He has been doing this for a few games though for Rangers. Dont understand how surely the manager, coaching staff and fellow players must have surely spoken to him. Yet it seems ingrained in him that you do wonder if that will always be in him. He simply cant be coached to act any different.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

He has been doing this for a few games though for Rangers. Dont understand how surely the manager, coaching staff and fellow players must have surely spoken to him. Yet it seems ingrained in him that you do wonder if that will always be in him. He simply cant be coached to act any different.

It’s okay Fabio has Saudi interest apparently, Saudi league are now going to target younger players. Fabio is one of them…. Let’s hope it’s true