Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has revealed that the camaraderie is the thing he misses most about playing for the club.
The former Brazil international, who hung up his boots for the last time three years ago, played for the Gunners for five years between 2003 and 2008.
Ahead of playing for Arsenal legends against Real Madrid at the Emirates on Saturday, Silva relived his time at the club, telling the club’s official website:
It’s always nice to be back at the Arsenal, it doesn’t matter the circumstances, I really enjoy still being connected with Arsenal.
It’s a great feeling and I feel home and very comfortable to come back. Although things have changed with players and some of the people that have joined the club, for me these are not the main points, the point is the great atmosphere.
To have the opportunity to see ex-teammates is always fun and always a great feeling, because you start to have a nice conversation and go back in time a little and have some fun.
Of course, [the camerarderie] is one thing that I really miss. You wake up in the morning and go for a training session with the group and this is one thing that I miss.
But you have to understand that everything has change and in the beginning it’s quite hard to adapt to it, but then you start to do some other things and it won’t be the same. It will never be the same, but you fill your time and you spend time doing other things and challenge yourself all the time.
For me now for example, this course programme is a big challenge. After such a long time I’ve gone back to school for education to challenge myself for things. I’ve never had this experience before, but it’s been good and it’s all about how much we enjoy these things.
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