Arsenal comes from two consecutive draws in the Premier League against Liverpool and West Ham United, both with two goals per side. This has allowed his immediate rival, Manchester City, to cut several points behind, finding themselves four points with one game less.
The states of form have set off the alarms in London and also outside the Gunner team, in this line Rio Ferdinand, former Manchester United central defender, criticized Gabriel Magalhães: “He is reckless, I have already said it about him. He makes bad and wrong decisions”, affirmed him, who today takes the role of sports commentator.
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For the former center-back, a key aspect for center-backs is calm and good positioning, according to Ferdinand this was what the Brazilian center-back lacked in the last game against West Ham: “It was a moment when he didn’t think, he has to stop with that and be calmer”.
Ferdinand, who is noted as one of the great central defenders of his time, now takes the position of commentator and it is not uncommon to see him be vehement with his statements, as has already been seen. Although Gabriel has had a very good season, these final moments of the season demand a little more from each player and nerves and inexperience can play a trick at that time.
Arsenal is first in the Premier League with 74 points where it seeks to return to the path of victory to be more comfortable in the final stretch of the season. The next game will see their faces against Southampton but the real objective is next week when they face their rivals, Manchester City. To be victorious in that game will give a major advantage in the championship chase — losing things would complicate things.
Let’s remember that the league is the main objective of the London club after being left out of the Europa League on penalties against Sporting Lisbon. Arteta’s men have suffered significant losses from injury throughout the season and the final stretch is no exception, where two of his four back men cannot play due to it.
