(IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Of course. I'd forgotten you were the new Bergkamp. Pfft...

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i always thought gila's criticism was unfair..... but he(borriello) does have tendencies to be wasteful, he's a better option than gila cos of that fight and physical presence that keeps defenders worried, gila justs thrives on good service and his good positioning

Yeah that's my point. Gila scored plenty of goals for the most part, but was still criticised. Marco has now scared a handful and he's considered a good player for us now.

I admit I do think he's quite important to the way we play and not just his goals, so I've been pleased with him of late.

Borriello is fair doing his bit to justify his place these days. A double including a belter V Genoa plus an excellent solo striker performance against Juve - he's won me over with some hard working displays including talent and goals.

Borri, you are awesome. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

+1

Marco Van Borriell... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

He's showing us he can do it at Milan, not just Genoa.

I was wrong about him, and I have to say he's on fire right now.

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Borri>>>>Gila imho. Gila, like Hunt basically ONLY was there to finish off moves from the midfield. Yeah he was able to hold on to the ball a tad better than Hunt and knock it down for Kaka/Clarence, but his finishing and overall game play isolated him badly.

Borri might not be as prolific as Gila was (though even THAT is debatable) but his tangible and intangible contributions make him vital

^^ agreed.

I personally think Gila's movement was a darn sight better too as was his ball holding. KJH seems incapable of moving at anyting except straight lines.

Borriello rules over them primarily because of the work rate and physicality. He can really make a presence in the box, more than KJH and Gila.

That said, I think Gila's finishing is on par with Marco's.

I think this work rate of Borriello's that you've been talking about for so long is overrated. What he does is useless backtracking with not tactical outcome when what he should be doing is drawing players to his side to open up spaces which he does not do well when the ball is near the area.

Overrated maybe, but you can tell the difference between when it's Borriello up there and when it's either Hunter or Pippo.

Well if you're comparing his workrate with someone like Anelka you have a point. But then we're not saying he's up there with them. In our current team among all our strikers he does the most dirty work.

And I don't think the backtracking is useless...it actually does open up space for the mid-field. The last match against Bari, we had R80 and Pato drop back....