Luiz Gustavo set to be Arsenal’s “Next Gilberto”
August 16, 2013
A nice snippet from The Hard Tackle this week about Gilberto:
Truth be told Arsenal are yet to replace Gilberto Silva. The Brazilian was the invisible shield ahead of the Arsenal defense and did all the dirty work cleanly, while it can be preposterous to compare Gustavo with Gilberto, but he has all the talents to play a similar role at Arsenal. The need of a Gilberto Silva in a team can often be overlooked, but despite their anonymity, a good defensive midfielder helps in bringing out the best in the flair players around him. Gustavo can take Arsenal one step closer to challenging for silverware once again.
Gilberto Silva was always a better player when he was not on the pitch (in that the press used to sing his praises when he wasn’t there to criticise), and now that he’s moved on from Arsenal, the press seem to have elevated him to legendary status.
He certainly deserves the praise, but if only he received it while he was playing!
Source: http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/arsenal-luiz-gustavo-bayern-munich-tactics/