Jamie Carragher believes Marco Silva deserves a chance at managing at a bigger club and has mentioned Tottenham as a potential destination amid the pressure on Thomas Frank
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Fulham boss Marco Silva would be ideal for a club like Tottenham Hotspur amid ongoing uncertainty around Thomas Frank's future. The Danish head coach replaced Ange Postecoglou in the dugout earlier this summer, but his side have struggled in recent weeks.
The 2-1 defeat at home to Fulham at the weekend means only Wolves have a worse home record than Frank's side in the Premier League this season. Spurs were two down after just six minutes when Harry Wilson capitalised on a mistake from Guglielmo Vicario.
The Italian goalkeeper lost the ball on the edge of his box and Wilson curled the ball into the back of the net. The next time the Spurs goalkeeper touched the ball, there were boos from the home crowd, which left Frank and Pedro Porro furious.
"I didn't like that our fans booed at him [Vicario] straight after and a few times he touched the ball," Frank said in his post-match press conference. "They can't be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you are on the pitch.
"And we do everything we can to perform. After, fair enough, boo, no problem. But not during. That's unacceptable in my opinion."
Reports from The Telegraph claim Spurs held an emergency meeting to discuss the disconnect with fans last month, and ahead of the trip to Newcastle, Frank said: "I completely understand the frustration.
"If we don't win there will always be a frustration. We have not won much at home this season - and also last -so the frustration can grow. It's my job to do what we can to have calm.
"We are nothing without fans. Tottenham Hotspur is nothing without the fans. My point was that during matches we need each other. Afterwards the booing can be fair. During, then we need to make it a fortress and, to do that, we all need to be together."
A fresh report from The Sun says some Spurs stars are frustrated with Frank's tactics with players confused over their roles due to changes in plans at short notice. However, Frank claims to have the full backing of the Spurs' hierarchy, but there is growing speculation about his future.
Speaking on The Overlap, Carragher said: "I’ve always been a fan of Marco Silva, even when he first came to the Premier League with Hull. I think he’s the one manager Everton should’ve stuck with, when they kept changing manager under [Farhad] Moshiri and the owner, he was the one I liked.
"I’ve always seen Marco Silva [as the level of] Tottenham – not quite to go from a [club like] Fulham to Liverpool or Manchester City, or a team that can compete for the league, but a level just below where they are trying for Champions League = maybe a club like Aston Villa.
"That will be the next step for him in the Premier League, and I think he deserves one of those jobs when they next come up."