va_va_voom
Active Member
Right, first things first, this isn't based purely on last night. He is a player who has impressed me since I saw him play against England when he scored that 25 yarder to beat us 1-0 in Nov 200(Beckham's first game as captain).
Anyway, I see him as someone who can play the Gilberto Silva role of sitting in front of the defence, pick up loose balls provide protection, whilst letting Paddy do his thang!! Advantages over Gilberto that I see are:
1) He can tackle
2) His range of passing once he has won the ball would give us yet another attacking dimension
3) He isn't like your usual Italian in that he wouldn't need an age to adjust to English football. He likes getting stuck in and would probably walk into any midfield in England.
4) He's already tasted British football and had a good spell at Rangers until he fell out with **** Advocaat. (ok, before anyone jumps on my back, I know the SPL isn't the EPL, but he's proved his quality at Milan.)
5) He has just turned 26 in January so we'd still get his best years.
A couple of things that maybe go against him is that he is quite short so not the best in the air, plus would probably cosst a bit, if Milan were willing to sell?
I expect a lot of people to start saying we dont need another centre mid as we have Edu & Gilberto. But neither have done it on a consistent basis over a season. Maybe Edu will, maybe Gilberto will improve his passing and become a more complete midfielder, I dont know.
For me, Gattuso is a player who we could bring in and improve the side.
Anyway, I see him as someone who can play the Gilberto Silva role of sitting in front of the defence, pick up loose balls provide protection, whilst letting Paddy do his thang!! Advantages over Gilberto that I see are:
1) He can tackle
2) His range of passing once he has won the ball would give us yet another attacking dimension
3) He isn't like your usual Italian in that he wouldn't need an age to adjust to English football. He likes getting stuck in and would probably walk into any midfield in England.
4) He's already tasted British football and had a good spell at Rangers until he fell out with **** Advocaat. (ok, before anyone jumps on my back, I know the SPL isn't the EPL, but he's proved his quality at Milan.)
5) He has just turned 26 in January so we'd still get his best years.
A couple of things that maybe go against him is that he is quite short so not the best in the air, plus would probably cosst a bit, if Milan were willing to sell?
I expect a lot of people to start saying we dont need another centre mid as we have Edu & Gilberto. But neither have done it on a consistent basis over a season. Maybe Edu will, maybe Gilberto will improve his passing and become a more complete midfielder, I dont know.
For me, Gattuso is a player who we could bring in and improve the side.