Tony Cascarino has told talkSPORT that he does not expect Marco Silva to still be Everton manager come Sunday night.
Speaking on the Weekend Sports Breakfast, the former Chelsea striker said he’d be ‘surprised’ to see the Portuguese boss survive the day following a 2-0 defeat at home to struggling Norwich.
The Canaries – who moved off the bottom of the table as a result – condemned Silva’s side to their seventh defeat of the season through second-half goals from Todd Cantwell and Dennis Srbeny, with home fans venting their frustrations at Silva with ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ chants ringing around Goodison Park.
“‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’? I’d be surprised if he gets through today I must say,” Cascarino said.
The Toffees have won just four of their 13 top-flight games this season and Cascarino believes the board will already be looking at alternative to replace Silva – citing Jose Mourinho’s recent appointment at Tottenham as an example.
He added: “When you’re on a bad run and this has probably already happened, Everton as a club will be looking at who is available and start seeing potential candidates for being the next manager.
“They might not have made that decision and pushed the button yet. It’s like Jose Mourinho going in at Spurs that was probably the topic of discussion two or three weeks ago that was a possibility.
“They then make a big sledgehammer decision where they make a new change and I think Silva’s at that stage now, where they’ve probably already spoken to certain managers that could be available to come to Goodison Park.”
Speaking after the game Silva seemed resigned to his fate, admitting the club ‘has to come first’ in this situation as pressure grows on his position – admitting his side were ‘afraid’ to play.
“I think it is not the main thing to talk about the situation. It is not the moment to talk about individual positions,” Silva said.
“We have to look what is best for us as a club and for myself and the players as well – but always the club has to be at the top.
“When you lose a match, the first person they look to is the manager. Football is like that.
“The message is I respect what is their feeling, for sure. It is not the first time they felt the way they felt this afternoon.
“We started to be afraid and that was the problem,” Silva said. “You can never, ever, ever be afraid to play football.”
