“Are We Surprised” – Rio Ferdinand Launches Scathing Attack On Arsenal

By The Editor
on 10th February 2018

Rio Ferdinand isn’t surprised by our second-half capitulation…

ARVE Error: The [[arve]] shortcode needs one of this attributes av1mp4, mp4, m4v, webm, ogv, url

Rio Ferdinand ripped into Arsenal after our damaging defeat in the north London derby against Spurs on Saturday afternoon which leaves us seven points off the top-four.

Ferdinand couldn’t comprehend our lack of concentration following the break as we let the hosts steal a march on us with a Harry Kane goal.

What followed was astonishing. Arsenal looked intent on letting Kane run riot and the Spurs man had two more clear attempts on goal in a matter of minutes.

“Concentration we mentioned at half-time, discipline we mentioned at half-time,” Ferdinand said after the game.

ARVE Error: The [[arve]] shortcode needs one of this attributes av1mp4, mp4, m4v, webm, ogv, url

“When they came out they had neither of those. But are you surprised? Am I surprised? Are we surprised in here of this Arsenal team?

“This is what I’ve come to expect of Arsenal.

“You get in at half-time and you think ‘wow’ and they lull you back in again and you think ‘yeah, this is the Arsenal I was thinking about, they’ve got a bit of discipline back.”

Ferdinand’s point is understandable, especially when the new signings in the January window gave fans a feeling of a new era emerging at the club.

However, our defensive frailties continue and it’s evident that no amount of investment can rectify the main issue – we’re poorly coached without possession of the ball.