Renato Gaúcho: Thiago Silva is f***ing brilliant, a leader, a winner | OneFootball

No one knows Thiago Silva better than Renato Gaúcho, the coach who managed FC Porto’s newest signing on three occasions, always at 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 he finds it hard to come up with adjectives to describe his former team captain. “He’s a spectacular man, a great captain, a team player. He plays for the team… He’s a leader and also a winner,” emphasized the coach, who has been without a club since leaving the Rio de Janeiro side right after the (0-2) defeat to Chelsea in that Club World Cup.

“What could hinder him—and I’m not saying it will—is if he suffers an injury. If not, he’s an outstanding player and a tremendous leader,” concluded the coach, whose track record includes a Copa Libertadores, a South American Supercup, and two Brazilian Cups, the first won by Fluminense in 2007, with Thiago Silva in the starting eleven.

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