Renato Gaúcho on Thiago Silva: “Bloody brilliant, a leader, a winner” | OneFootball

The person who knows Thiago Silva best is Renato Gaúcho, the coach who guided FC Porto's most recent signing on three occasions, always while serving Fluminense. The most recent was this year when they reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, held in the United States of America.

In a brief statement to the newspaper Record, the 63-year-old Brazilian coach admitted having difficulty finding adjectives to describe his former team captain. “He is a spectacular man, a great captain, a team player. He plays like hell... He is a leader and also a winner,” highlights the coach, who has been without a club since leaving the Rio de Janeiro team right after the defeat (0-2) to Chelsea in that Club World Cup.

“What could hinder him – and I'm not saying it will hinder him – is if he suffers an injury. Otherwise, he is an enormous player and an enormous leader,” concludes the coach, whose achievements include a Copa Libertadores, a South American Super Cup, and two Brazilian Cups, the first won by Fluminense in 2007, with Thiago Silva in the lineup.

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