LONDON: When Ryan Giggs takes wing, or cuts through the centre, a gazelle on an open plain comes to mind. He is lithe, alert and so very swift. His fine balance allows him to move in any direction, and his instinct allows him to evade challenge from all sides.
Even in football's depressed transfer market, the Italians prize him so highly that Massimo Moratti, the oil-rich president of Inter Milan, wants to buy Giggs from Manchester United. It might take US$20 million to persuade United to sell, but in less than 20 seconds on Tuesday, Giggs demonstrated why the billionaire covets him.