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Gilberto Silva
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Only a rumour I know but if true I think he would Silva would be an excellent purchase. I could see him slotting into the deep lying midfield role. He is a great passer of the ball and his lack of pace would not hinder him protecting the defenders. Also heard the rumour about Darren Bent personally I think he would score more goals than AJ although he would cost more, he is younger and we could recoup the money we pay in a few years time.
Simon Gilmovitch, Posted 13/07/2008 at 21:43:53
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anybody who can get a pair of boots on would be welcome.
The Greek giants that wants his signture plays in the CL and that?s what this player wants.
Old and slow come to mind. How many games did he play for Arsenal last season. Not the way forward and not DM?s usual transfer strategy.
Just lets wait and see who comes in. The best news would be that Bullshit Bill has resigned, pity he is not tied to a contract that the club didn?t have to renew... and then there is Wyness, no don?t start me.
I always look back to the impact made by Gary McAllister when he went to Liverpool at 36 years old. If you have a class player in there then age doesn't matter, anyway Gliberto is only 31. I don't think there is much chance of it happening though, hasn't he already agreed a move to Panathinaikos? No doubt by the end of the week attention will be back on Darren Fletcher for another over inflated price..
I'm not so sure about Darren Bent either, in my opinion, selling AJ for £10 million and signing Bent just seems like a sideways step. People say Bent would score more goals, but on what grounds do they work that one on? I think AJ ended up with more goals last season than Bent didn't he? Ok, Bent didn't play that much but whenever he did play he looked woefully lacking in confidence, something which AJ suffered with also at stages.
The only things I would put in Bent's favour is that he is only 24 and if it came down to Bent or Milito well the Milito deal would seem to concern me a little bit... Yes he has a great scoring record but the main strength of the player is his aerial ability and you worry that it may go back to the Big Dunc days of lobbing the ball forward at any opportunity, Milito doesn't have any pace either so you would imagine were we had AJ on the break in away matches last season with his pace, we could struggle for that next season and look very pedestrian.
I have mentioned before I think it is such a shame that Jermaine Defoe passed us by in January and for under £10 million also. Defoe may not be international class but the one thing does very well is score goals in the Premier League and add his pace to that then I think we would have had the most natural replacement for Johnson.
Bent is not a nice person at all.... bad things when he was at Ipswich and I heard he REALLY loves the late-night London scene. Hence the reason why his ex gf dumped him not long after he moved to Charlton.
I met his dad a a youth game years ago and they are both not the sort you want to hang around with. I?ll leave it there.
Gilberto Silva, a great passer??? He must be the worst midfielder in the top 3 (other than Fletcher lol)
I don’t want him at GP because I don’t think he poses the threat he did at Charlton and believe his prices is greatly inflated. However, the slating of his character was unnecessary and, in my experience if not yours, wholy inaccurate. Commenting on his Dad from a youth game years ago and tarring Bent with the same brush based on rumour and conjecture is unfair. Stick to facts and opinions on football please mate.
Don’t think he’ll want to stay in England now though
One final point: has anybody thought that Moyes hasn't made any signings yet because he doesn't feel its the right deal for the club? Only once has he got players in early and that was Lescott and AJ, I know he always states he wants them in early but rarely does this happen. I get the feeling he likes to want the player to come to us and not to chase them in any bidding wars with lesser clubs!!!
I met him in Ipswich and met his girlfriend at the time as well...this was a couple of years after seeing him play centre forward in a youth game vs Notts Forest (his dad was sitting behind me).
I guess from your post that you?ve known him since he went to London? Maybe he?s grown up alot following the (Kieron Dyer / Titus Bramble esque ) things he was doing when he first ?hit the big time?.
His ex gf was very pretty :)
Gilberto has been class and may still have something to offer, but surely that will be in a league were the pace isnt quite as frantic as the prem.
If Moyes were to slot one or two experienced, top quality players in (eg - Gilberto Silva in for Carsley) that could only be a good thing. The younger lads can only learn from the good example of these type of players. Established first team regulars could also only benefit from having someone with proven, trophy-winning experience around.
Watched the 1986/87 season review dvd the other night and Paul Power was rightly praised after arriving an ’over the hill’ squad player at best and going on to play a major part in that year’s title win.
Other more recent examples are Teddy Sheringham at United and even (dare I mention) Gary McAllister for them lot.
Thinking further on this, the holding role in our system is best suited to either a hugely experienced, calm and assured older head, or some absolutely world-beating, dynamite young midfield monster the likes of which I don’t think we’re likely to find or be able to afford. Wenger seems to have dibs on that particular model! I think Moyes needs to take a gamble on someone, not sure who, perhaps not an especially big name, more an ideal horse for this particular course.
Hang about, what’s Olivier Dacourt up to these days....;-)!!
I know what your saying, but for every Paul Power, there is a hundred Gazza?s, Mark Hughes?s, David Ginola?s . . . . . .
Bent on the other hand is a real class act and I?d love him here.
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