Thiago Silva. That the same pussy thatsbeen injured all season. Another over rated Brazilian. Sort your hamstrings out FatBoy...
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) April 2, 2013
PSG's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva is the latest fellow player to draw the ire of Joey Barton. Last week he went after Neymar once again, calling him the "Justin Bieber of football".
It does seem like an odd time for Barton to criticise Silva as although he has only featured in 18 of PSG's 30 league games this season he has played in their last four consecutive games and will more than likely start at centre back against Barcelona in tonight's Champions League quater-final first leg tie.
UPDATE: It turns out Thiago Silva was the one who started this particular war of words. (H/T Paul Hartnett)
Thiago Silva has had a pop at Joey Barton ("a Marseille player whose name I don''t remember") for criticising his PSG and Brazil team-mates.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) April 2, 2013
Silva on Barton: "A Marseille player, whose name I don't remember, speaks badly of Neymar, Brazilian football, Beckham, Ibra." (L'Equipe)
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) April 2, 2013
Silva on Barton: "As no-one talks about him, maybe he thinks he'll drool over the big players so that we know he exists."
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) April 2, 2013
Silva on Barton: "It makes me want to win even more, to shut this Englishman up. What does he know about Brazilian football?"
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) April 2, 2013
One last barb from Thiago Silva: "I can't remember playing against him for the national team..." Over to you, @joey7barton...
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) April 2, 2013
H/T Dara Meaney
