Because this site is completely unbiased, I will offer the Gilberto-loving public some quotes on what unhappy Arsenal fans thought of the best player in the world (Gilberto’s) performance in the following game:
Result: Bolton 2 – 0 Arsenal
Apparently, Gilberto made a very poor pass in his own half which led to Arsenal conceding a goal, and they say he was very poor all game:
Gilberto – 2/10 – I don’t think I’m being harsh at all, but it was a disgusting performance from Gilberto. Did nothing. Constantly lost possession, and tried silly things. His inivsible wall ability was invisble today. Can someone please find statistics on the number of passes he attempted and didn’t even come close to completing today? I’d say it was at 85% or something. Error for the goal was the icing on the cake for him. Some players need dropping from time to time, I’d say he’s one of them.
2/10 is a generous mark for Gilberto.
I’m starting to think Gilberto might not be good enough. I still believe the problem is defensive though – no one shouting out the orders at the back.
I am a Gilberto fan, but this was his worst game by far. The whole team was 1/10. Lacklustre indeed.
It is obviously disapointing to hear that Gilberto had such a bad game. I personally haven’t seen the game yet, but I will watch the highlights and then come to my own conclusions as to what might be wrong with the lovely boy called Gilberto. Then I will post them here, as I always do.
So there you go.
EDIT: Here’s F365’s latest dig at Gilberto:
Cesc Fabregas will become one of the league’s most accomplished players but only in tandem with a hard-tackling, committed midfielder. Such as Vieira. But certainly not Gilberto Silva.
The Brazilian is a World Cup winner, but so too are Roque Junior and Kleberson. He deserves the comparison.
On the basis that he receives so little censure, Silva is, to my mind, the most over-rated player in the Premiership. He is simply abysmal; slow, careless in possession, weak in the tackle and prone to disappearing acts. At least one half of his moniker of the ‘Invisible Wall’ is accurate.
One suggestion is that Wenger believed that Vieira’s departure would be the making of Silva. On the contrary, it has simply found him out.
Trying to recall a match in which Silva has excelled is in an exercise in futility. If, on the other hand, you attempt to recall a match in which Silva matched his efforts at Bolton then simply stop rewinding after seven days and consider the warning signs sent out as Blackburn’s Robbie Savage and Steven Reid bossed the midfield at Highbury.
Hmm. Comparing him to Kleberson? Very harsh.
I have faith in Gilberto though. After he has a man of the match performance against Ajax, his bad game against Bolton will be forgotten.
