…Even Arsenal’s Brazilian star Gilberto Silva admitted: “In his prime, Ryan Giggs could have represented any country in the world – even Brazil!
“To play regularly for a great and successful club like Manchester United for so long, you have to be a bit special.”
Luis Fabiano and Kaka have both admitted their delight at seeing their arch-rivals Argentina get thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia yesterday.
Dunga was a lot less reserved about the subject when questioned about the Argentine defeat.
“Altitude does affect a lot, it was clear in the play of Argentina,” he said.
Along with the coach, Gilberto Silva was also less controversial in his statements, saying that “we also have to play there [in La Paz] and playing at that height is difficult”.
Gilberto Silva was rated at Goal.com for his performance against Peru on April 1st:
Gilberto Silva – 7.5: After insipid display in Ecuador, he was back to his best, effortlessly robbing possession off his opponents time and again.