Gilberto aims for FA Cup Semi-Final
March 15, 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-1525966,00.html
GILBERTO SILVA is intent on making his return for Arsenal in next month’s FA Cup semi-finals after playing 65 minutes in a reserve-team match against Chelsea last night. The Brazil midfield player has missed more than half the season after injuring his back against Bolton Wanderers at Highbury in September.
“I have ten more days to train with the team before international week,†Gilberto said. “So I think I will be 100 per cent fit for the semi-final. After that I can train some more and try to improve. I want to play to help the team.â€
Everton are concerned that a lack of matches and Saturday kick-offs could impinge on their Champions League aspirations. Arsenal’s Cup win against Bolton on Saturday has left Everton with just two matches in a month because the scheduled trip to Highbury on April 16 will have to be rearranged because it clashes with the Cup semi- final. Everton’s only fixtures between Sunday’s Merseyside derby away to Liverpool and the match against Manchester United on April 20 will be a trip to West Bromwich Albion on April 3 and the visit to Goodison Park of Crystal Palace on April 10, both of which are Sunday games.
Tottenham Hotspur fans can rest easy after Danny Blind was appointed as Ajax head coach yesterday. Martin Jol, the Tottenham head coach, was thought to be a leading contender for the vacancy.