What shoould Wolves do next with Fabio Silva?

[Pengwern]

He is developing nicely as in Belgium; i just hope that he continues to improve and produces that for Wolves. He is a confidence player BECAUSE OF HIS YOUTH, like others above!

 

[Northampton_wolf]

Player of the match today

Goal

Was touted for impressive hold up play and impressive defy touches which we know he can do just hasnt been showing it

 

[Ches78]

Nice to read so many positive comments about him on their forum - fingers crossed he continues to play with confidence and gets goals. Would still love to see him come good for us - you never know...

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

Silva and Sasa have no future under Gary O'Neil.

Don't come back from the comments he made in the week.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

Silva and Sasa have no future under Gary O'Neil.

Don't come back from the comments he made in the week.

Agreed entirely on this though. He wants to buy his own player to fit his style it's just about him getting confidence and getting a good price and home now for Fabio/sasa

 

[wolfslair]

Early report card as Rangers new boy Fabio Silva settles in | Ibrox Noise

‘the touch of an elephant’

Touch of A generational elephant! Get it correct!!!

Hahaha

 

[Fenrir_]

Player of the match today

Goal

Was touted for impressive hold up play and impressive defy touches which we know he can do just hasnt been showing it

Think he's just put himself under massive pressure when he's put on a Wolves shirt and has struggled. Watched the first half of the Rangers game today and he was doing backheels, took his goal first time on his wrong foot, wonderful effort with the outside of his right, looked a talent and looked confident. We probably won't see it in a Wolves top, think his relationship with this club has too much baggage for him. He knows one wrong step and he gets dogs abuse. Shame, there is definitely a player in there, we've just been terrible for him and his development

 

[wolfslair]

Sell. Attitude, application and just not very good.

Get what we can, if anything. Any value is dwindling on each loan.

Cutrone II

At least cutrone had scored goals in senior football, plus he was forced out of his club much to his disappointment and sadness as he was a fan of them too.

Cutrone is one I genuinely feel so sorry for, he never recovered from being forced out of his boyhood club, scored the winner in Milan derby too.

At £18m a far more sensible punt based on fee and the fact he had senior level professional goals in a top league. Also it is one that doesn’t hurt too badly if it doesn’t work as for a striker that isn’t big money.

£35m on a pretty much unproven kid who barely played senior football, is a move that we couldn’t and shouldn’t have made looking at the state of our finances and near FFP issues for the fee paid.

Cutrone was a reasonable gamble that failed, understandable and a fee that wasn’t crazy or out landish

Fabio, is a Jeff vanity project and has failed massively if you look at how much fee, wages and bonus to his dad cost…. Not the players fault in regards to transfer fee. But he was never worth that value of money!

 

[thetwistedsock]

I just watched his post match interview and he comes across as a really sensible fella.

Incidentally one of the comments said they played the theme tune from Boon - lyrics are hi ho silver

 

[topcat99]

True, but the 'point' is Livingston are a tiny club, capacity of 9,500, and bottom of the Scottish premiership.

Also true. I really think that the point of him being up there is to get a pile of goals for a shark in a pool of minnows so that we can flog him for as much as possible.

Because he’s not going to cut it here (opinion)

 

[Fenrir_]

I just watched his post match interview and he comes across as a really sensible fella.

Incidentally one of the comments said they played the theme tune from Boon - lyrics are hi ho silver

Yeah they were playing it (it seemed on repeat!) at half time

 

[wwbug]

Looks like he may come good at this level . If so , a good move.

 

[WolfInSheep'sClothing]

Against Livingston.

Imagine how many he would have got against the baggies.

 

[Deleted member 13560twfw]

It depends, if he comes back from Rangers, and they give him game time, and he adjusts and is able to play in the Premier League, I say, give the guy a chance. Maybe he just needs more experience, as a young lad, being brought into Wolves with high expectations. When he finishes his loan. We will either sell him, or he will go in, and then show Gary he has more tricks and skills, and pace. And Gary might change his mind about him. At the moment, I think Gary did give him a run in, and he didn't finish his chances. Which was a shame. As a striker, you have to be taking your chances.

 

[Muscat]

It depends, if he comes back from Rangers, and they give him game time, and he adjusts and is able to play in the Premier League, I say, give the guy a chance. Maybe he just needs more experience, as a young lad, being brought into Wolves with high expectations. When he finishes his loan. We will either sell him, or he will go in, and then show Gary he has more tricks and skills, and pace. And Gary might change his mind about him. At the moment, I think Gary did give him a run in, and he didn't finish his chances. Which was a shame. As a striker, you have to be taking your chances.

Agree with that. I still think if he'd scored one of those vs Brighton or Everton it changes everything.

Note both of those chances were from 'running in behind' which is apparently what GON wants?

 

[QB Wolf]

I'm a Silva fan and still hope he'll come good for us, but his last two appearances, Ipswich and Blades, were frankly bizarre!!

 

[AndyY]

Fabio Silva - Great to see him off the mark

Good old fashioned strikers goal too, takes the pressure off because we all know how it would build and what he’d be faced with the longer he went without a goal. But his all round game was great too, some great movement and excellent touches. Lovely technique with the outside of the boot shot...

www.followfollow.com

worth a read.

They reckon he has got “pace”.
Hmmmm…….

 

[molineux man]

Imagine how many he would have got against the baggies.

It still amuses me that in his first season he managed to score in both games against them.

 

[Direwolf]

I think he really is being held back by not enough top level football and it is difficult to determine if he does have the skill set top strikers require. Still time to improve his game but he certainly needs plenty of game time. Hopefully Rangers will give him a few starts, he will score a few goals and turn out to be a desirable asset. Not sure O'Neil is going to play him next season but it's up to Fabio to show people he is a decent prospect at the top level.

 

[RMNottm]

Apparently played well today- scored but no matter what he does people will never see beyond theprice tag and will always blame him. Still alot more work for him to do in Scotland.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Apparently played well today- scored but no matter what he does people will never see beyond theprice tag and will always blame him. Still alot more work for him to do in Scotland.

I don't think that is true (or fair).

See Matheus Cunha for an example of improving sufficiently to make your price tag irrelevant.

 

[Bradstonian]

Fabio's goal... (Scroll down a bit.)

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[Irish_Wolf]

His goal in a million years should not have stood but hey he's wearing a Rangers shirt

https://twitter.com/x/status/1754508334361694444

 

[CelebrityWolf]

Kind of funny that his shot was likely going high and wide til the deflection

 

[Woolywolf]

Rangers v Aberdeen on Sky later. Assume Silva will play a part

 

[Muscat]

Back on the bench which I think is going to be the way of things for now as Dessers is in form and scoring.

 

[Bradstonian]

'Best player in the league" now apparently...

"Best player in the league!" Rangers fans react to Wolves loanee Fabio Silva

Could he still make it at Wolves?

www.molineux.news

 

[WickedWolfie]

'Best player in the league" now apparently...

"Best player in the league!" Rangers fans react to Wolves loanee Fabio Silva

Could he still make it at Wolves?

www.molineux.news

Sounds good. Get his confidence sky high - feeling loved and wanted will help - then reintegrate or get a nice high fee (with a big sell-on). I'd prefer the former if both sides can overcome the past baggage.

 

[RMNottm]

'Best player in the league" now apparently...

"Best player in the league!" Rangers fans react to Wolves loanee Fabio Silva

Could he still make it at Wolves?

www.molineux.news

Hope he just plays football, fights for his place. I know he is approaching the over the hill age of 22 so let's just let him play his way to the next stage of his career where ever that will be.

 

[thommo1984]

Best we can probably hope for at this point is £5m or so from Rangers tbh.

 

[JOSWolf]

I’m still not writing Fabio off. Number nines are notoriously late developers. I’ll give you Toney and Solanke as two classic examples.

 

[Peszkywolf]

Strikers who have scored 1 in 3 in the Low Countries and Scotland have gone for decent money. Or they did when the likes of Utd were splashing the cash. They're poor leagues and slow, but consistent goals will get a decent £££ for him.

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

I’m still not writing Fabio off. Number nines are notoriously late developers. I’ll give you Toney and Solanke as two classic examples.

I agree but there's no chance he plays for Wolves under O'Neil IMO. Seems clear they had issues.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Best we can probably hope for at this point is £5m or so from Rangers tbh.

I hear Arbroath are sniffing around!

 

[lets all have a disco]

I’m still not writing Fabio off. Number nines are notoriously late developers. I’ll give you Toney and Solanke as two classic examples.

I think Fabio will make a decent player....just not sure he has the build for Premier league...think he would do fine in la liga or a similar league.....it doesn't make him less of a player....just less suited to the premier league....the other two you mentioned are both physical...

 

[WolfLing]

I think Fabio will make a decent player....just not sure he has the build for Premier league...think he would do fine in la liga or a similar league.....it doesn't make him less of a player....just less suited to the premier league....the other two you mentioned are both physical...

Yeah, he's just not in the same league as Toney and Solanke when it comes to being an out and out Premier League number 9.

Who are the current top PL forwards?

Haaland
Isak
Watkins
Solanke
Toney

Then you have the up and coming ones, who have shown glimpses, but not consistency....

Hojlund
Ferguson
Nunez

They're all 6ft plus, mobile, can hold up the ball and run in behind, and can finish.

i.e. Not Fabio Silva

He's a support striker. He's a Neil Maupay. No more, no less.

 

[Edinburgh Wolf]

Strikers who have scored 1 in 3 in the Low Countries and Scotland have gone for decent money. Or they did when the likes of Utd were splashing the cash. They're poor leagues and slow, but consistent goals will get a decent £££ for him.

It's a poor league up here, but one thing it isn't is slow. It's 100 mph, with many who have moved up from the English leagues really struggling with the pace.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Yeah, he's just not in the same league as Toney and Solanke when it comes to being an out and out Premier League number 9.

Who are the current top PL forwards?

Haaland
Isak
Watkins
Solanke
Toney

Then you have the up and coming ones, who have shown glimpses, but not consistency....

Hojlund
Ferguson
Nunez

They're all 6ft plus, mobile, can hold up the ball and run in behind, and can finish.

i.e. Not Fabio Silva

He's a support striker. He's a Neil Maupay. No more, no less.

I agree....he lacks pace as well which can sometimes hide a lack of physicality...he is no more physical than he was 3 seasons ago...so it not down to growing up as such....


I don't doubt he can have a fairly decent career....he just needs to find a league that will suit him....la liga or somewhere.....and for our sake and his , it needs to happen very soon... personally I would have pushed him towards la liga in January..

 

[glorybox]

Yeah, he's just not in the same league as Toney and Solanke when it comes to being an out and out Premier League number 9.

Who are the current top PL forwards?

Haaland
Isak
Watkins
Solanke
Toney

Then you have the up and coming ones, who have shown glimpses, but not consistency....

Hojlund
Ferguson
Nunez

They're all 6ft plus, mobile, can hold up the ball and run in behind, and can finish.

i.e. Not Fabio Silva

He's a support striker. He's a Neil Maupay. No more, no less.

Tired old ground. I'm not sure where Fabio will end up but Solanke is 26 and has done very little until this season. Toney is nearly 28. Both have matured physically quite considerably over the last couple of years. Btw he's over 6 foot himself...

 

[WolfLing]

I agree....he lacks pace as well which can sometimes hide a lack of physicality...he is no more physical than he was 3 seasons ago...so it not down to growing up as such....


I don't doubt he can have a fairly decent career....he just needs to find a league that will suit him....la liga or somewhere.....and for our sake and his , it needs to happen very soon... personally I would have pushed him towards la liga in January..

Agreed, as a second striker in a southern European league, he could do very well.