Football Tweets of the Week

This feature is about the brilliant football related Tweets of the past week. Some are funny, and some are simply good points. I was looking to add this feature on Thursday, but didn't get the chance. So here it goes..

1. 'I think Sam Allardyce is the right man to lead Egypt from this historical moment. Look at what he did with Bolton.He deserves a chance.' - James Corden - Corden reveals his ideal candidate for the Egyptian presidency after the overthrowing of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
   
2. 'Gattuso seems to have misunderstood Dwight Yorke’s anecdote about how great it was giving head to Jordan.' - MirrorFootball - Mirror Football reveal the motives behind Gattuso's actions.
   
3. 'For all the Chelsea fans who don't remember when they were shit ! Good news the old days are just around the corner !!' - Paul Turner - Gives an honest verdict about Chelsea's future after their defeat to Everton in the F.A Cup
   
4. 'West Ham ahead but poorer side. Will be interesting to see how Scott Parker changes things around at half-time.' Dan Silver - Cheeky little comment by Dan Silver, during half time between West Ham and Burnley. In West Ham's previous game against West Brom, Scott Parker gave an influential speech at half time, which inspired their 3-3 come back.
   
5. 'What do Arsenal, Spurs and Paul McCartney have in common.. They all get excited over one leg!' Gareth McKenna - Lovely little joke after the midweek victories for both London club's Arsenal and Tottenham!
   
6. 'We used to have a player called Zhirkov. Not that I would like him to come on but it would be nice to know if he was still alive.' Yasser - Tweeted during the Fulham and Chelsea match. But a good point really. What does he even do these days? Is he alive and well!?
7. 'Hold up...my mum just said one time when I was around 5yrs old she had to beat me up...what kinda parenting is that?! I might dead arm her!' - rioferdy5- Rio Ferdinand - The Man United and England captain discovers he was briefly victim the victim of child abuse. He reacts to the revelation, by getting revenge on his mum.
   
8. '@LucasLeiva87 You were always my favourite Lucas, you'd be captain next season under me.'- royhodgson_lma The Hodge (Parody of Roy Hodgson) - I'm sure the Liverpool fans would have viewed Roy Hodgson as an absolute legend if he ever did that..
9. Arshavin scores the winner, pull his shirt over his head. What's on his t-shirt? A pic of himself, celebrating a goal #genius' Dara O' Briain - Comedian Dara O' Briain on Andrey Arsharvin's antics after scoring the winner against Barcelona.
   
10. The Hodge is bored. This #LFC team isn't a patch on the team I had, we'd be battering this crap [Sparta Prague], especially away from home.' - royhodgson_lma The Hodge (Parody of Roy Hodgson) - The parody Hodgson on the dour Sparta v Liverpool game. The Real Hodgson must of watched this game and thought the exact same thing to be fair!

Why Gennaro Gattuso would be an interesting asset for the Premier League

So Gennaro Gattuso most definitely showed his fiery character today. Everybody knows Gattuso for his tenacious challenges. And today Gattuso was angry. Really angry. One image comes to my mind. Gattuso's reaction to receiving a yellow card.

His behaviour at times was indefensible. The attacks on Spurs Joe Jordan was simply inexcusable. It was embarrassing for everyone related to Ac Milan. Even a certain Mathieu Flamini went into the Spurs changing room to apologise. Fair play to Flamini. He did a noble and professional gesture.

But I'm not going to lie. Watching Gattuso excites me. He is a crazy player, who jumps into challenges and gets the crowd going. He also has the ability to rub opposing players the wrong way. Ask Christian Poulsen and even current Ac Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimović. Both in the past have been critical of Gattuso's behaviour towards them. But at the same time, he can also motivate his team with his fearless characteristics.

One thing Gattuso is brilliant at doing is creating havoc. He is a player who can make the atmosphere and tempo more fierce. Take Spurs' visit to Milan. Gattuso's anger spiced the atmosphere around the San Siro. Thus resulting in both sides being far more aggressive and thorwing challenges in. Arguably, Ac Milan were far more aggressive througout the game in comparison to Spurs.

I'd love to see Gattuso in the Premier League. Simply because he would make it even more entertaining. His committed and tenacious attitude will frighten some players, while for others it will actually spur them to play better. Take Crouch's good preformance today. As the game went on, Crouch played better and looked far more motviated. This was due to his continous run-ins with Gattuso throughout the match.

But one things for sure. Have Gattuso in your team, and you know you will have a player who will spark controversy and havoc. Some will argue, its good we don't have anyone like that in our game. Fair point, Gattuso is a player who doesnt exactly follow the laws of the game. But for me, he made today's game far more entertaining.

I hate to say it but everybody loves a dirty player. (Just not when your playing against them.) We all secretly love to hate Robbie Savage and Roy Keane. The Premier League has been missing players like Keane and Savage. Of course Gattuso wont come to the Premier League anytime soon. But if he did, he would be a very very interesting asset for the League.

But boy, the Premier League have even more sparks flying if he was about.


Watch Gattuso's headbutt on Joe Jordan here;

Gennaro Gattuso loses his mind and headbutts Joe Jordan

Gennaro Gattuso was very angry today. And this really summed up his anger. Poor behaviour for a 33 year old.