He hand picked Momo, believed in him, played him alot as an 18 year old who was playing senior footie for the first time(while Silva barely got to train with the first team under Ranieri, let alone pay zip at the same age).
Its quite a difference, for sure. Silva was just a youth player (17-18) who just happend to be around in the club at the same time as him (who DIDNT play with the Valencia senior in that season with Ranieri, loaned at to Eribar), not someone he discovered or nurtured at all. Silva was too green back then, didnt play single second for Valencia senior team (made his debute 2 years later after 2 years of loan), but just saying dont try to look in to an angle of a talent Ranieri discovered, Ranieri barely knew of him, let alone let him train with the senior team (which others like Floro did despite not playing him).
Basically, not a case of a Momo, or Rossi, players Ranieri are fond of, or top senior players Ranieri discovered and gave debutes to, like John Terry etc.
Its quite a difference, for sure. Silva was just a youth player (17-18) who just happend to be around in the club at the same time as him (who DIDNT play with the Valencia senior in that season with Ranieri, loaned at to Eribar), not someone he discovered or nurtured at all. Silva was too green back then, didnt play single second for Valencia senior team (made his debute 2 years later after 2 years of loan), but just saying dont try to look in to an angle of a talent Ranieri discovered, Ranieri barely knew of him, let alone let him train with the senior team (which others like Floro did despite not playing him).
Basically, not a case of a Momo, or Rossi, players Ranieri are fond of, or top senior players Ranieri discovered and gave debutes to, like John Terry etc.
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