Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 last night in Venezuela. Gilberto was suspended for the game, but since he captained Brazil for their five other games in the tournament, he lifted the Copa America trophy with Juan, Gilberto’s replacement captain for the final.
Here are some pics of Gilberto. (Well, they’re of the back of his head, but hey.)
Way to go, Bert! Even though you didn’t play last night, you did us proud in the trophy presentation.
After gallantly leading Brazil to the Copa America final – Gilberto Silva will miss the final after collecting two yellow cards.
Gilberto’s game against Uruguay was one of his best ever games as a footballer. He was captain of the side, and throughout the game, expertly guided the young team. On several occasions he stopped fights between the junior Uruguay and Brazil players, and he even scored a penalty in the shootout at the end of the game. Brazil won the shootout 5-4, but Gilberto will not play in the final game of the tournament.
It is extremely harsh on Gilberto, especially after all his amazing leadership.
Well done Bert; if Brazil win the tournament, it will be largely down to you!
Simultaneous congratulations and condolances.
What an easy win. Gilberto captained Brazil to a quarter final win over Chile. The final score was 6-1, and Brazil are now through to the semi finals of the Copa America. They will play Uruguay on Tuesday.
Gilberto told The Sun today that Drogba should watch his silly mouth. Here’s what he said:
So Drogba said we’re already out of the title race, did he? Well, let’s wait and see what happens.
What I do know is last season Chelsea spent a fortune on new signings and still couldn’t beat Arsenal once in the league.
They didn’t defend their title either, so I think Drogba is talking a little bit too much.
He then talked about da Silva – Arsenal’s new Silva Signing. (Get ready for more original ‘SILVA LINING’ headlines.) Here’s what he said:
We played against him in the Champions League. He appears to be a good player and a great striker but we’ll have to see how he settles in and adapts to English football.
I think he could do well. It will also be excellent to have someone in the team who speaks Portuguese.
We’ll lose a heck of a lot without Henry. He was our main player, the captain, the top scorer.
It’s true that replacing him will be no simple task. But we can’t go through the kind of spell as we did when Patrick Vieira went to Italy.
He was the leader of the squad and it took us time to adapt to playing without him. We don’t want that again.â€
That means the Brazilians here have done a good job and opened the doors for others to come.
Anderson, Alex and Lucas are great players. I wish them all the luck in the world. Except against Arsenal, that is!
As always, well said Bert.
Gilberto was captain in Brazil’s 1-0 win over Ecudor last night.
He had a bit of a dodgy first half, despite Brazil taking the lead through a Robinho penalty. His second half improved though, as he did a series of amazing interceptions and tackles.
Brazil are consequently through to the quarter finals, where they will play Chile on Saturday. Bert will captain the side – hooray!
Link to the Daily Express article
FABREGAS SET TO LEAD GUNNERS
(KIND OF)ARSENE WENGER is ready to confirm how important Cesc Fabregas is to Arsenal’s future by making him vice-captain.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have been circling the brilliant young Spanish midfielder, but Fabregas’s insistence he is staying is set to be rewarded.
Wenger will show his faith in the mature 20-year-old – who signed an eight-year deal last season – by asking him to lead the team if Gilberto Silva is not available.
Freddie Ljungberg also looks set to start next season at the Emirates, despite a £4million bid from Fiorentina.
Superb! Fabregas will make a great captain for the first few games which Gilberto misses at the beginning of next season.
Brazil lost 2-0 to Mexico the other day. The only interesting thing as a result of the game was that Gilberto spoke afterwards. This is what he said:
“We always tried to win and always will ands have enough time and the mindset to turn this around.”
It’s a slow news week otherwise.
In what is expected to be one of the most exciting matches in the first round of the Copa America, title defenders Brazil face Gold Cup finalists Mexico.
Some top players in the Seleçao are PSV/Chelsea defender Alex, Real Madrid striker Robinho, Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva and Olympique de Lyon forward Fred.
The Brazilians have been the center of attention during the weeks ahead of the tournament. Star players as Ronaldinho and Kaká requested to skip the Copa in order to take some rest.
Coach Dunga, captain of the 1994 World Cup winning squad, eventually agreed, but will still have several other players to count on.
Gilberto Silva, Arsenal legend, will be captaining Brazil. He is Arsenal’s and Brazil’s all time best ever player. He will set the game alight with his magical skill and amazing goals.*
Also, one to watch will be 26-year-old striker Afonso Alves of SC Heerenveen, who easily became top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie this season.
Mexico have their own problems to worry about. Coach Hugo Sánchez could not select the injured star Jared Borgetti, while Andrés Guardado is not fit to play either.
Barcelona defender Rafael Márquez is one of the remaining stars in Sánchez’ selection. Interestingly, only three of the squad’s players are currently under contract outside Mexico.
Only days after the lost Gold Cup final against the United States, the Mexicans will have to recover quickly in order to compete in the Copa America.
In a poll on the official website of the Copa America, readers were asked which of the six opening matches was the one they considered the strongest. No less than 44 percent put their hope on Brazil versus Mexico.
The match will be played in Puerto Ordaz at 20:50 (8:50pm) local time.
*Some creative license was used when writing this sentence.
Thierry Henry leaves Arsenal
This is huge for Arsenal. Thierry Henry, Arsenal’s ALL TIME leading goal scorer, one of the best in the world, and their captain, has left the club.
I’m assuming this leaves Gilberto Silva as captain? Some have suggested Cesc might get it, but I think it’s too early for him. Gilberto will leave Arsenal in two years time, and then Cesc will get the arm band in my opinion.
The thought of Gilberto being Arsenal captain is extremely funny. When he joined the club in 2002, he was touted as “a backup for Edu”. In just four years, he has established himself as Arsenal’s most senior and important player. And captain. Oh, and Brazil captain, too.
What a crazy world we live in.
Good luck, Gilberto. Carry the club with pride.
Gilberto: We must start well next season
“We must start well, otherwise it is difficult,” he told the club’s website.
“If we lose easy games like we did last season, we will have a problem.
“The young players have matured; they are improving and got a lot of experience last season, getting to the Final of the Champions League.
“They got the experience of playing in a game like that and now I think this season they are ready to fight for the club, game by game.”
One could not disagree.