Arsenal vs. Blackburn
April 16, 2005
Arsenal beat Blackburn 3-0 in the semi-final of the FA Cup.
Here’s Gilberto’s thoughts on the game.
“We knew what to expect. They played hard and strong and we knew what they would give us.
“We did very well and in the whole game we did not give them any confidence or hope they could beat Arsenal. We did the job.
“A couple of times Blackburn were very aggressive and that is not part of football. Some moments they went over the top.”
Gilberto continued to help the inexperienced Toure/Senderos partnership, and while I’d disagree that aggressiveness isn’t part of football, I think he did a great job at keeping calm in the face of knobend Paul Dickov.
Gilberto poses for the camera (his hair is even longer)
His passing was a bit off at times, but he did manage to do 4 back-heels in the first half.
Not much else to discuss really – he’s a dead cert to start for Chelsea.
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