The Portuguese Marco Silva, from Fulham, is one of the six coaches nominated for the 2022/23 edition of the English Football League coach of the year award, the competition organizers announced Thursday.
Upon the return of the London shield to the Premier League, Silva soon freed Fulham from the threat of relegation and even dreamed of accessing European competitions, but the lockers ended up losing some spark in the final stretch of the competition.
“Having been promoted, Marco Silva’s Fulham have picked up 51 points and are on course to finish in the Premier League in the top half of the table, which is all the more impressive as they are without their top scorer, Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic. , for a third of the campaign”, reads the place competition official.
The 45-year-old is in his second season at Fulham, having previously managed Hull City, Watford and Everton in England.
Also in the running for the Premier League manager of the year award are Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Roberto de Zerbi (Brighton), Unai Emery (Aston Villa) and Eddie Howe (Newcastle).
Currently, José Mourinho is the only Portuguese to win this award, in the 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2014/15 seasons, always in charge of Chelsea.
Source: TSF
