than most players in defence. Rather than tackle an opponent, he is more likely to shadow him, thus pushing him back. As a result, he has an unusually clean record for a defensive midfielder: he has twice gone 45 games or more without receiving a single booking during his Arsenal career. Gilberto is good at helping to defend against opponents who play a long ball game because he often man marks the opposition's attacking target-man. This cuts off the opposition's supply to the strikers, and thus forces the long-ball team to play through the midfield, something to which long-ball teams are not particularly suited. Despite Gilberto's high pass completion rate, his passing has been described as erratic in the past. According to ProZone (a data analysis system used by football managers) figures cited by The Sunday Times in January 2007, Gilberto was, together with Paul Scholes of Manchester United and Frank Lampard of Chelsea, one of the few midfielders in England to attain "the elite Champions League level" of performance. Outside football Gilberto is a patron of The Street League, a UK based charity which organises football matches for homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers. In June 2003, he travelled to Brazil on tour with 17 Street League players. The tour included a visit to his home town Lagoa da Prata and games against local shanty town teams at the Maracanã stadium. For the 2014 World Cup, Silva worked for ESPN as a pundit. In May 2016, Gilberto joined Panathinaikos as technical director. He left in December, after seven months in the role. Gilberto is a keen musician. In his spare time, he plays the mandolin and the guitar. When he first moved to England he took up mandolin lessons and played publicly at his local pub in St Albans. He later started learning the guitar instead. He has a giant anteater named after him at London Zoo. Gilberto is an adoptee of the animal, which he received from a London Zoo competition winner. The footballer described the South American animal as "my slightly more hairy brother!" Career statistics Club International (Brackets indicate appearances in non-FIFA matches, and do not count towards total) Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal. Honours América (MG) Série B: 1997 Atlético Mineiro Copa Libertadores: 2013 Arsenal Premier League: 2003–04 FA Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05 FA Community