I don’t feel like I can say anything on Silva just yet for fear of being accused of “writing him off”, but you’d certainly expect or want a bit more from him when he comes on to the pitch. He’s looked like a competition winner so far, not a £35m footballer.
I guess he might look a bit better once he’s started a few games and had more time to grow and develop with the squad, but unfortunately as we didn’t sign another forward, he’s being thrown in at the deep end and having to learn on the job.
The reality is, bar possibly Rui, every single player in our side today were below par. We could still be playing this time next week and wouldn’t have scored. Our lack of goals is concerning.