WHILE Chelsea fans gauge whether their manager is animated enough to inspire his players, Fulham have no such concerns about Marco Silva.
Newly-promoted Fulham are sixth in the Premier League. If they beat Wolves tonight, they would go level on points with fifth-placed Newcastle.
It has been a meteoric rise, their 45-year-old manager leading them through it all. They won the Championship in his first season and now occupy a European spot in the world's most unrelenting League less than a year on.
Silva went straight into management after retiring as a player, helping Estoril to the Portuguese title in his first season, securing European qualification. Fulham supporters will read that with interest.
In 2014, a 36-year-old Silva led Estoril to a first home league defeat for Porto since 2008. The ever-exuberant Silva was sent off for two touchline bookings midway through the historic win.
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