Undoubtedly, He had a decent game against Fiorentina, mainly in the second half. Though he lacks consistency, which is understandable given his age, our regularly altering formation and selection and managerial fluctuations. The most important thing is that his development continues, rather than has become stunted as I worried it might.
Its more a fact, to me anyway, that Gio is not as trusted or as needed in the formations we have been playing for the last two seasons...4-4-2, with Nedved ALWAYS taking priority, then only a fleeting flirtation with a 4-2-3-1 this season, which required the atomic ant. There is more to it than simply Who has developed into a better player in his particular role, more quickly...