His Fluminense coach, his boyhood hero Renato Gaucho, has described Thiago Silva as one of the very best centre-backs in Brazil.

• 尽管教练把蒂亚戈叫做“怪兽”，但席尔瓦踢球并不粗野，他反而是以出色的阅读比赛能力，一脚准确的长传和良好的协防掩护以及对时机准确的判断而著称。