Why would you even consider Vieira as a gangsta player in Serie A. Vieira may have a bad reputation but he's not exactly what you call the toughmen as in Vinnie Jones, Souness and etc. He dives into tackles but he has never viciously hurt someone or played with the intention to teach the opposition player a lesson. No doubt his sending off record isn't the prettiest but i've seen him play more than enough matches to say that his red cards are not the "hard man tackle red cards" but rather mistimed challenges or double booking and sometimes dissent.

You know the shitz Gazza been going thru now...his alcoholism, the wife beating, the public disorder and the mental problem he's suffering now...i have a feeling its a result of that squeeze by Vinnie Jones.