Silvinho, Born 12/4/1974: Left Back

Silvinho is a brilliant young-ish Left Back. He is a great tackler, is very quick, is very skillful running with the ball, can take the ball past defenders, and can put in great crosses. His only weaknesses are his size, as defenders are often expected to be bigger so that they can defend better against arial threats. Ashley Cole will soon be challenging for the Left Back place and it will be very interesting to see who gets it as they are both superb players. I think Silvinho is more skillful going forward, but Cole is bigger and stronger, so he could end up being a better defender.