Back in his day, Gilberto Silva was a top quality player. The Brazilian was part of Arsenal’s invincible side and was nicknamed the invisible wall for his role in the club’s midfield. Now retired, the 42-year-old has been waxing lyrical over new Arsenal man Lucas Torreira on the club’s website.
During his time with us, @GilbertoSilva became known as ‘The Invisible Wall’
And it turns out The Invisible Wall is a big fan of @LTorreira34
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 29 October 2018
Torreira doesn’t exactly look like the ideal midfield man for Arsenal. The Uruguayan’s 5’5″ frame doesn’t exactly ear-mark him as a quality defensive midfielder. However, on the pitch, he’s an animal and his ferocious work rate and aggression make him someone that even the best creative midfielders in the league would want to avoid playing against, and so far the ex-Sampdoria man has proved himself in the Premier League.
Whilst impressing the fans is one thing, the fact that Torreira has drawn praise from Gilberto Silva is extremely impressive and will do nothing but good for the 22-year-old’s Arsenal career. The Gunner’s #11 has taken no time in adjusting to the pace and physicality of the Premier League and instead of hiding from it, the World Cup quarter-finalist is thriving and at such a young age, he’s only going to get better.
You can read The Gunners’ thoughts on Torreira here:
Signing of the summer
— StuartTen (@Stuart_Ten) October 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/mustafi_magical/status/1056902309328769024
https://twitter.com/arsenalman2013/status/1056904462646829056
Good tackler,,good passer,,,He has clearly made an impact…just what Arsenal needed
— Ayodeji Oluwadamilare (@bsleeves007) October 29, 2018
Most important player at Arsenal now
— Jefferson (@Fr4nKlein) October 30, 2018
He his excellent.
— QUNLEY (@ismail16763652) 29 October 2018
https://twitter.com/dominicbirdnerd/status/1056927630975492098
https://twitter.com/Runitbackeddy/status/1056927393179451392
The Gunners will be keen to see even more from Torreira as the months go by and Gilberto Silva’s endorsement will do wonders for the youngster’s confidence.
