Everton have had seven permanent managers over the last decade, so it’s fair to say they’ve made their fair share of bad appointments.
Rafa Benitez was perhaps the worst, as the former Liverpool boss lasted less than seven months in charge.
Frank Lampard wasn’t brilliant either, although he did manage to steer Everton away from relegation in the 2021/22 season.
Lampard is now smashing it at Coventry City, and it looks as though he’ll be back in the Premier League next season.
With that said, Jamie Carragher actually reckons one of Everton’s other sacked managers could end up becoming Tottenham Hotspur boss after his career resurgence.
Former Everton boss Marco Silva.
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Jamie Carragher thinks former Everton boss Marco Silva could end up at Tottenham
Speaking on the latest episode of the Overlap, Carragher explained that Everton should never have sacked Marco Silva and he can see him managing Tottenham one day.
“I actually think he was the one manager Everton should have stuck with,” the Sky Sports pundit said.
“You know when Everton kept sort of changing manager with Moshiri and the owner, he was the one I sort of liked.
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“I’ve always seen Silva at almost Tottenham, I’m not saying Tottenham as in change Thomas Frank put Marco Silva in.
“The point I’m trying to make is not quite go from Fulham to like you know a Liverpool or Manchester City you think going to sort of compete for the league but sort of that sort of level just belong with it trying to get you know Champions League maybe, you know Aston Villa, that type of team that would almost be the next step for him in the Premier League. I think he probably deserves one of those jobs.”
Marco Silva has been linked with several jobs
Silva has gained promotion with Fulham and established them as a proper Premier League club, so he’s certainly earned a move elsewhere.
In the summer, it was reported that Silva had agreed to join Al-Hilal, but that move to Saudi Arabia never materialised.
Silva was also linked with the Spurs job before Daniel Levy and his staff decided to appoint Thomas Frank from Brentford.
The Portuguese head coach is out of contract at the end of the season, so he may well depart Craven Cottage after five years at the club.
Some Everton fans came out and said they’d love Silva to return earlier this year, so perhaps that could be an option if Moyes doesn’t extend his deal in 2027.
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