Arsenal were a 'shadow of themselves' in defeat against Porto, says Rio Ferdinand | 67560K0 | 2024-02-23 16:08:01
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says Arsenal have been a 'shadow' of themselves towards Porto and weren't medical in 'any capacity'.
The Gunners conceded a 94th minute objective from Galeno that provides Porto a 1-Zero combination lead going into the second leg on the Emirates.
Arsenal's performance was below-par however a goalless draw would have been a fair end in northern Portugal.
Porto limited Arsenal to few possibilities and the Gunners should win by two objectives in London to go through to the quarter-finals.
Arsenal got here into the sport on the again of heavy wins towards West Ham and Burnley, but they lacked belief in front of objective towards Porto and Ferdinand says they weren't themselves.
'I thought they played with an experience they usually look onerous to play towards and it's arduous to beat, they made it arduous in each department for Arsenal,' Ferdinand advised TNT Sports.
'In open play, Arsenal appeared like a shadow themselves in the final couple of video games. We've seen them in the Premier League. And it exhibits you that was towards respectively West Ham and Burnley. That is Porto. This is the Champions League knockout levels, a very totally different setting altogether.
'But they tactically I assumed they acquired it spot on, they have been saying it's up to Arsenal, you're not gonna go through the middle of us, because it's gonna be exhausting to get spherical the surface of us, and set items are gonna be your only route to go, they usually weren't medical in any capability right now
'I thought they played with an expertise they usually look onerous to play towards and it's exhausting to beat, they made it exhausting in each division for Arsenal.
'But at this degree, you've obtained to create possibilities, and also you've acquired to get past groups and make them keepers work, and Arsenal by no means actually acquired to that stage as we speak.
'I feel they might have been proud of Zero-0 after the best way the game panned out. However this is the level we're at. Whenever you get to knockout football Champions League, this is the top degree.&
'And you may come away to Porto and say they aren't doing nicely domestically and other people go, you understand what, we get a two or three nil recreation, you must strategy this recreation, proper?&
'And it's a must to perform the supervisor's plans to a tee and should you make mistakes, for those who give the ball approach at this degree, you get punished as a result of the standard right here is the very best of the very best.'
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