I think people forget porto against inter (the finalists) last year recorded an xg value of 3.52 over the course of the 2 legs, and inter recorded 2.08xg. Everyone making fun of arsenal needs to realise this porto team is the real deal in the champions league and were very unlucky to not make the semis last year.

@Idontknoww576

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for giving us the respect we deserve man. First decent Arsenal fan I see around here...

@wholelottamin

5 ай бұрын

It doesn’t help your case that your fans were saying you’d dogwalk Porto only to be bossed, though I agree with your points.

@Idontknoww576

5 ай бұрын

@@wholelottamin Exactly. The build up for this game was full of trash talk against Porto. It aged well though...

@pieceofgosa

5 ай бұрын

I don't think people are forgetting that, I just think that Porto have a horrible record against English teams & a horrible record in the last 16 (2nd only to Arsenal) so naturally Arsenal were considered favourites to progress.

@Aggelaki777

5 ай бұрын

@@Idontknoww576 yeah watching that inter/Porto leg had me absolutely shocked you didn't convert those chances, that being said I still believe we will beat you at the Emirates though time will tell!

We must not forget the way Porto lost against Barcelona. They were much superior in both games and lost due to details and mistakes from their own team. Porto was the only team that beat Chelsea the year they won the Champions League. The best Portuguese team and one of the teams with the most presence in the champions. FORÇA PORTO 💙🤍

@psychoced437

5 ай бұрын

Much superior in both games and only lose to individuals mistakes?? U can't be serious brother

@psychoced437

5 ай бұрын

How u gonna be superior in both games and lose both? Unless u could've drew one!?

@Sergio_Machado

5 ай бұрын

@@psychoced437 did u saw the games?

@crisis_za6491

5 ай бұрын

​@@Sergio_Machado they were only superior in the 1st match imo but a barca defensive masterclass and Porto mistakes couldn't allow them to get the win second leg was even in the first 30 minutes or so before barca got a head of steam and started attacking more relentlessly and started taking the game by the horns but tbf Porto were still always in the game

@Sergio_Machado

5 ай бұрын

@@crisis_za6491 Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. 😁🤣

We also need to remember that Arsenal have a terrible record in Portugal and Porto have a terrible record in England. Varela for Porto was incredible and they stuck to their task well. Overshadowed by the constant falling over and so on though.

@Amberle38

5 ай бұрын

Indeed. Couple of things that summed up the night was Rice getting booked literally in the 1st minute, and the referee stopping the game for the 1001st time after one of the Porto players stood on his own goalkeepers foot!

@andredias7009

5 ай бұрын

Varela is a baller

@IAmThe_RA

5 ай бұрын

They did knock out Man United at Old Trafford. Not as bad as Arsenal record in Portugal i guess.

@IAmThe_RA

5 ай бұрын

They also beat Chelsea in London.

@pedrodomingues7783

5 ай бұрын

Rice also did enough to see red post-yellow...@@Amberle38

with sergio conceicao porto was eliminated from the champions league for this teams Liverpool - finalist juventus - finalist liverpool - winner chelsea - winner inter - finalist this to say porto might be eliminated early but its always to the one team reaching the final or winning the competition. this should speak volumes and at home porto was the only team that didnt lost vs City and the only team that beat chelsea when they won respectively

Against Chelsea in quarter finals 2020, Porto was defeated and Chelsea got the final, Liverpool 2019 same. Last year with Inter also the same thing. The club which defeats Porto, will play the final.

@heldersilva6672

5 ай бұрын

Not only these last three years, it happens a lot! Sometimes, we Porto fans even laugh about it. The team that manages to beat Porto out of UCL, usualy gets to the final. And of those "Porto beaters" that get to the final, they win it most of the times. Porto has a tradition of being knocked out by the champion 😅

@Belligol.

5 ай бұрын

​@@heldersilva6672 bodes well for us if we manage the win 😅

@disagiato9391

5 ай бұрын

I think the same. Porto Will win this game and the next game they Will lose against city/Madrid/Inter and you know

@psychoced437

5 ай бұрын

The 2020 final was between Bayern and PSG Stop lying

@1987colombiano

5 ай бұрын

@@psychoced437 you're right, it was in 2021

This is honestly one of my favorite channels on KZread now. If you pumped out one of these videos for every match in Europe I would watch it!! So much tactical knowledge in every video!

The Porto manager and his team really did their homework on this one Arteta wasn't prepared. However, I think we'll try and play more direct football and set up differently at the Emirates and we'll go through.

@NphiniT

5 ай бұрын

We're gonna need Partey for that midblock

@tteccompany4049

5 ай бұрын

@@NphiniT yes partey we need him for those split passes . Rice likes to play safe way too much . And jorginho can’t do the tackling of rice

@itsTricksyGG

5 ай бұрын

You're incredibly naive

@Delusionaryvisionary_407

5 ай бұрын

​@@itsTricksyGG When I said we would win, I meant I think we'll win. I'm not certain. However, that does still mean I think we'll win. Everybody is being reactionary and saying we're terrible, although we've dismantled a tough West Ham side and outplayed a top of the prem Liverpool side fair and square. Arteta has found ways to beat our central access problem that Porto capitalised on in a few creative ways like Odegaard dropping deep. We are capable of winning this despite the tie now being an up in the air 50/50. It's not naive, it's how things are. We've proved we can recover from poor performances and we have more quality and are at home.

@itsTricksyGG

5 ай бұрын

@@Delusionaryvisionary_407 yes but you make it seem as if our club can ha dle pressure when nothings really changed since arteta joined, arrogant, terrible man management, can't work with players who aren't 1 dimensional and nice boy attitude.

God damn this man's videos are so good. I usually find these style videos from other creators kinda boring, but Adam explains things so well always making them interesting and engaging. Makes me believe that i've been watching all these games heavily intoxicated and half asleep (some games I have been)

This is why I love watching Fourfourtwo. Thanks a lot for breaking arsenal's games down this patiently. You make me wanna watch your breakdown even when Arsenal loses. You are way better than many of these online tacticos. Thank you very much.

We have 2 wingers which are more than capable of running in behind. Take advantage of the high line ffs

@silverheart7964

5 ай бұрын

We've nobody to play a decent through ball. Everybody is too afraid of losing it, no bravery in possession at all. Odegaard could do it but plays far too safely too often. Jorginho could have, if he was given more time on the pitch.

@joshprado5001

5 ай бұрын

This. Also White was making tons of good runs for balls to not be played over the top. Arsenal’s cb’s have the quality to make that pass but are coached not to.

@Aggelaki777

5 ай бұрын

guess who we have? Partey and Zinchenko... Guess where they are? Injured...@@silverheart7964

@thedoctor2085

5 ай бұрын

No bravery at all and it drives me crazy. I get so jealous when I watch Liverpool. They'll play through any kind of block. Maybe we just don't have the right attacking players to do that yet and Arteta is being cautious

@alzer6467

5 ай бұрын

​​@@silverheart7964 Vieira was the guy for last night, best atriker of a ball at the club, clean connection on long balls and switches. Odegaard doesn't do that enough.

The analysis was very good, but having said that Arsenal were very poor last night, there were a lot of misplaced passes, a lack of movement and mis-control of the ball. On top of that the intensity was down and the obvious way round this defence is over the top or play up to Havertz which wasn’t attempted.

@SoundsFTX

5 ай бұрын

And I think that's where the penny dropped. There was low intensity and willingness to outrun Porto. More than anything, I think we played very well but we were fatigued. Newcastle will do just about the same thing tomorrow and I hope we have it in the tank to nick it... Must also add that game changing options from the bench was very scarce against Porto.

Recently came across your channel you do some really cool videos big upps

Love this channel! Subscribed bro! Also… sorry about the Newcastle score 😂

This was a great video! thank you

great analysis, really good video

Omg amazing video. I’m looking to learn all these tactics and the way you display it is so fun and entertaining thank you

man, you do your stuff so good.

Great job on this analysis mate.

Really liked this video, very good analysis.

I saw all these opportunities to play simple passes to advances the ball forward but Rice won’t do it and it frustrates the heck out of me. These are not dangerous passes but they are needed to loosen up mid or low block defenses. Fans can wish to get rid of Partey all they want but finding somebody that does what he can do won’t be easy.

@fromisgunner

5 ай бұрын

Zubimendi or Douglas Luiz can do what Partey does

Great video! *One thing I* love about Mikel is that he is a fast learner and I *believe* the return leg at the *Emirate Stadium* will be a very different experience for *Fc Porto* players and their fans. We really missed *Jesus’s* presence in attack and his ability to create chaos in the final 3rd. Also we lacked the presence of a player like *Thomas Partey* to play risky passes through or over their mid-block which was how we beat Man city. Finally the lads were kind of overwhelmed by the stage and as a result they made silly mistakes and gave the ball a way so cheaply. This is why I know that it will be a different ball game when they visit us at home in a fews days time.

solid analysis..subscribed

That was so interesting and so accurate! Big Up!!!

Your videos are so good

Simple but brilliant analysis... love it - thanks for the education and dare-I-admit... entertainment

omg the end of this video made me subscribe, amazing

Your analysis is spot on 👈

i love u for been a football analyst

Nice one, cheers

Excellent, as always! Although I hope Arsenal beat your side on Saturday, Adam, esp after THAT goal in the earlier game…if you know what I mean! 😅

Great video

Great analysis 👏

Very good take.

Excellent thank u

Brilliant analysis

The player we missed the most yesterday, was Jesus.. who could receive the ball in the midfield and could dribble past 4 to score or assist a Saka or a Martinelli or a Odegaard.

@totsh2056

5 ай бұрын

You need ball carriers to play through this type of block. Rosicky or Wilshere types. So the player that was missed in this game and will continue to be missed all season is Jurrien Timber.

@rashidkhalid3970

5 ай бұрын

Trossard isn't a natural striker and arteta kept nketia in summer should have added a top striker least he could have at least shot a goal and hit target

@guintax2170

5 ай бұрын

Yeah thus game was Nketsiah game. Also trossard can dribble there4 he should change tactic and allow 2 players to be carriers. Porto gave definitely Jesus will be back but please He should play trossard just behind Jesus

A nice insight..

The ref didn't allow premier league corner tactics. Every corner was a foul even when Porto just fell over

@xcitingfootball

5 ай бұрын

I noticed that the ref would not allow any form of contacts too; right from the first minute.

@JP-fc6hq

5 ай бұрын

@@xcitingfootball this shoots our game in the foot as we're one of the best physical and duel winning teams within the rules in europe

@pedromartins9573

5 ай бұрын

@@JP-fc6hqlol in england you play has the king wants in europe you play has the game demands to be played, if you dont want so may fouls dont make so many fouls. Arsenal players have the weakest mental strenght

@JP-fc6hq

5 ай бұрын

@@pedromartins9573 fool. Porto players falling to the floor crying out are hardly fools. They were physical duels inside the rules of the game or dives by Porto...

@Pereirovsky

5 ай бұрын

@@JP-fc6hqchora mais

The only thing you need to know is, playing against a portuguese team, specially Porto, you're not going to play fooball, you're going to war, so forget your neat tactics and million pound signings and just go beyond your best, or you're in for deception

importance of Zinchenko in such games

@dunkno69

5 ай бұрын

and thomas partey

@SJ.77

5 ай бұрын

@@dunkno69 and frank stapleton

@adrianoroto

5 ай бұрын

If Zinchenko plays, Francisco Conceição will have a field day though 🤣

At this level, you NEED your best team. A midfield block would be suicide having both Zinchenko/Partey in the line up because they demand the ball in these exact tight spaces, Jesus/Timber as well. None were available. There is no shame in losing to a well disciplined and clinical Porto team. If even Jesus is available for this match, I’d expect Trossard to make way. I’ve always said the Havertz/Jesus combination is better than the Trossard/Havertz one for this reason. Jesus offers that type of Xfactor to unlock defences while Trossard is more clinical in the final 3rd. We needed the former in this match. A great analysis!!!

As an arsenal fan I think Porto played alright but also that we were just shite. Afraid to take risks, afraid to create, afraid to shoot just not very good and not the Arsenal we're used to seeing. Also didn't help that there was a foul every 2 mins

@Amberle38

5 ай бұрын

Bit of that, bit of missing at least one of Jesus/Zinchenko/Partey and bit of missing a referee with a backbone. Home leg will hopefully have at least some of these issues solved.

@jasbatty

5 ай бұрын

I loved the risks Arsenal took. Wich team made more fouls? I bet it was not Porto...

Didn't Liverpool in their last title season get a large percentage of their opening goals from set-pieces...? Also, Porto - Arsenal, the ball was in play for a paltry 50 minutes. Porto repeatedly stopped the game with persistent fouling and game=break time-wasting. The Ref was weak.

@gomeze8230

5 ай бұрын

Still it worked

@pedromartins9573

5 ай бұрын

And Arsenal took almost 2 minutos in every set piece

@chisomchibuzo1204

5 ай бұрын

You guys literally had no penetration, only control of the ball, you're not man city, and if this wasn't an ultra tactical era of football, you'd still be in the Europa League

@TheIrishFoley

5 ай бұрын

Arsenal are in the mud

@stealthiscool

5 ай бұрын

@@pedromartins9573 Because Porto players kept going down in the box because of a little gust of wind and the ref kept having words

As a Portuguese I appreciate this video a lot because it describes the philosophy of the defensive tactics that most teams in Liga Portugal often do against the big 3 (those being Porto, Benfica and Sporting). And with that in mind, Porto were very familiar with the type of play that Arsenal were going to do because they have been in that position before countless times in the Portuguese League. To give you an recent example, 2 weeks ago Porto lost to FC Arouca in the league 3-2 because of the same tactics that Porto used to win against Arsenal.

I’m portuguese, Porto fan, subscribed after the Francesinha reference! 😃

Very good annalysis

I’m keen to see how it will work with a much wider pitch at Arsenal

I honestly think it had a lot to do with the refereeing. The match was stopped so often and for things we thrive on - recovery tackles, tussling on corners. We couldn’t gain momentum and the constant stoppages stifled our potency from corners and build up. It was a classic champion’s league humbling. A lot of our strengths don’t translate well in Europe, given the style of play. We have to play smarter and hopefully home advantage works in our favor

i think you hit the nail on the head at times when we come up against these mid to low blcokes it looks as if we arent trying to play thru it. Far to much recyclying and i get the control aspect but at some point you need to take risk whether it be a pass between the lines or taking on your man i just didnt see any urgency to play thru porto. We looked happy playing around and like you said playing for set pieces which we got nothing from.

Really good football content

i think he should have played Jorginho, he'd atleast lower the risk of losing the ball in the mid block. And he has those incisive passes to break the lines

@timtim8644

5 ай бұрын

If we need control he is a MUST. We need to drop Kai or Leo for Jorginho wich is a good choice because both players are great.

We should be pretty familiar to the Midblock. Isn’t that what we used to beat Liverpool a couple weeks back?

How do you win against team that fall over little physical contact? 😅

That's a brilliant spot on the playing for set-pieces thing, I sort of noticed it as well but not as blatantly

@nope5096

5 ай бұрын

Yes 8+ corners that were totally shit 👍🏽

Hey how do you think they will break the middle block

@dfw.exteme_kid

5 ай бұрын

They will break it through a triangular formation or box like one in the middle field

Can you kindly mention current premier league teams using the mid block possession tactic

I actually think Porto will do us at the Emirates aswell. Fed up of watching a disjointed team in big games

@ikw2828

5 ай бұрын

Fair on the Porto assessment but fed up of watching a disjointed team that n big games lmaooo we’ve not lost to a big 6 team all year we just beat Liverpool

@NphiniT

5 ай бұрын

Partey is usually most effective against teams that set up like Porto. I hope he'll be back before the second leg

@ikw2828

5 ай бұрын

@@NphiniT i hope but if we’re relying on that guys fitness then we’re already doomed

@NphiniT

5 ай бұрын

@@ikw2828 True though

@dylsofficialmc1711

5 ай бұрын

@@ikw2828 Yeah but for what? We still arent attacking enough. Constantly low/mid blocks doing the same thing. Not enough strength, speed and skill in the team rn. Everyone praising odeegard but he needed to take players on... they'd of fouled him and instant free kick to us but he'd play it back constantly... meant to be the guy who unlocks teams

I'm neither a fan of Porto nor of Arsenal but I have this feeling Porto are going to win again. Porto have a good history with the Champions League and they're going to fight hard for the title. Also, Porto's confidence will be on high after defeating Benfica 5-0 which is crazy. Arsenal are growing better as a team but they lack confidence when it comes to European competitions. Also, Francesinhas are amazing, so glad you mentioned them and thank you for the Fado at the end, very nice touch!

Great review of the game,, win or lose I’m happy Porto adavanced from the group stage, this win was a bonus, we don’t have the funds like arsenal to invest in better quality players, Saka by itself is worth around 120 million is almost more then all porto players together. Good luck to Arsenal , our mission is complete regardless the second leg result.

Francescinha are so good... but its naptime after.

@quanquan9165

5 ай бұрын

I was hoping for the name of the meal in the comments cause I couldn't make out the spelling, thanks. looks tasty

@MiguelTavaresMAT

5 ай бұрын

Francesinha. It means little french girl. It celebrates the resistance to the invasion of Porto by Napoleon's armies.

@eatyopeas

5 ай бұрын

Im familiar with the meaning.

Pidgin: Omo, this guy funny die😂😂😂 Translation: Your sense of humour is top notch. ❤

😂😂 Loved this, let’s see how the Newcastle fixture goes

@alzer6467

5 ай бұрын

Newcastle are the English Porto.

@taffydimples

5 ай бұрын

​@@alzer6467 That’s exactly my thinking ehoch means that Arsenal must use a different approach. Start Jorginho, rest either Trossard or Havertz (Trossard for me). GJ9 whom everybody had started slaffing off after huge wins is still useful and I rhink is needed in this game

@alloco_chaud

5 ай бұрын

Lol Newcastle got ran ragged 😂😂😂. English porto my foot!

@mrakram4life

5 ай бұрын

@@alzer6467 well damn bro, riddle me this “WHO PUT THE BALL IN THE GEORDIES NET ??” 😂😂😂🤣🤣

@alloco_chaud

5 ай бұрын

@@mrakram4life almost half the team 😂.... Thankfully arsenal finishing wasn't great. Could've been 6-1

Jesus would’ve been good in trying to open up Porto’s solid mid block defence

@hpsauce3791

5 ай бұрын

It was moses that parted the seas

@rashidkhalid3970

5 ай бұрын

Trossard isn't a natural striker and arteta kept nketia in summer should have added a top striker least he could have at least shot a goal and hit target

@adrianoroto

5 ай бұрын

I am a Porto supporter and I think players like Jorginho, Partey, Jesus and Zinchenko ( would help you a lot offensively but defensively I think he would screw you and Francisco Conceição would kill him) would help you a lot, I was happy when I saw your lineup and I saw Jorginho on the bench

@james0725

5 ай бұрын

@@adrianoroto we will for sure play Jorginho at the emirates especially after his performance against Newcastle. Definitely didn’t expect Porto to be this tough defensively though before the game🤝

I'm not sure the mid block was the main issue Arsenal faced. In an interview with Rice after the game he mentions how to ball just seemed to be moving way faster than they were expecting, hence why the players were misplacing passes and struggling to control it. The issue was were weren't able to play our game because they literally couldn't control the ball

I totally agree with your analysis, although in the early stages I felt that the Arsenal players seemed a bit nervous. One thing Arsenal may hope for is that Porto go to London paranoid over their recent history in England and engage in a low block to defend their lead for 90 mins. Arsenal looked terribly average in Portugal trying to penetrate that mid-block.

I don't think there are necessarily any major tactical changes that need to be made rather than attitude. When I look at Arteta's masterplan he wants a backline that can make progressive passes at speed that can break down lowblocks and bypass phases of play. Zinchenko, Timber, Saliba, Partey and to cap it all off Raya. Not just ball carriers and overlappers. This isn't to blame the team or scapegoat anyone in particular rather the solution is there, when 5 defensive players can all make good passes it opens the game up. The attitude adjustment I would like to see from Arsenal is to be okay with losing the ball earlier on. Porto were okay with conceding the ball and playing deep. So IMHO, give them the ball more often. Play through the middle a couple of times even if you lose the ball, spring the trap so to speak and then counter-press and get the ball back. Ask questions, and bring the fight to them. Get the ball in the middle and then try a through ball a couple of times, mix it up. Even if it's unsuccessful they will now be more mindful of it especially if you start creating unpredictability. However, Arsenal just see the middle is blocked out and go wide. Also, I would have liked to have seen more shots at range especially earlier on in the game. Arsenal lacks the passing speed of City in these situations, even though City weren't very successful against Chelsea you saw the speed with which they moved the ball to open Chelsea up.

Arsenal needed more one touch passing. The ol give and go.

That Porto goal though...

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Arsenal employ a mid-block against City when they beat them toward the start of the season ? I seem to remember Arsenal refusing to press Silva (playing in the six) or the centre backs when they were on the ball then just piling in when the ball went into midfield.

@knothyselfknotruth

5 ай бұрын

That's city's kryptonite 1st employed against them by Lyon in the CL! Loaded Mid block with technical midfielders & super fast wingers

@karmaascendant3936

5 ай бұрын

@@knothyselfknotruthCity were missing Doku,Grealish,Rodri and De Bruyne . It was a nice victory for Arsenal but let’s not forget that that was nowhere near the top version of City

@pieceofgosa

5 ай бұрын

@@karmaascendant3936 No Martinelli, no Saka. We started Nketiah up front, ffs. Not exactly our first 11 either, chief.

@fangdog29

4 ай бұрын

😂😂​@@karmaascendant3936

You missed the part where they nullified Arsenal’s pressing ability to win the ball back by falling over at the slightest bit of contact which stopped us winning the ball back high up the pitch (even in their own box sometimes) on multiple occasions. They also fell to the floor at every single corner which nullified our ability to gain any advantage from a set piece. Can’t score from a corner if the referee blows for a foul every single time we have a corner. The game was shocking to watch because one team came to play and the other team set up to just stop any football being played.

@miguelgomes8476

5 ай бұрын

Average delusional brit

cracking video Adam, let's hope Eddie's got a trick or two up his sleeve for this weekend, up the toon!!!

Wait for our return

Where is adam monk !?

Nice analysis. On many occasion the Porto tactics is that they are just simpily putting six players to stuck in the middle disallowing Arsenal from making any progressive pass. Arteta should have taken in like ESR or Vieria to increase the creativity and strengthen the combination play.

@vukhanhtran2852

5 ай бұрын

dont consider ESR, too much injurys in every season

bread meat cheese, bread meat cheese 🤣😂

Finally someone that seen exactly what i did, the thing that irritated ne was the fact that it wasnt the furst tone arteta and arsenal has seen the mid block. Man city and liverpool have used the same tactics against us before and weve adjusted and adapted. The fact that arteta kept the 4-3-3 is delusional. Jorginho shouldve been subbed in earlier and dropped back for creation and rice shouldve gotten pushed up. Havertz shoukdbe stayed up top and arteta shouldve made a formation change second half. This game was a real test to both the players and arteta, and they failed miserably, towards the end it looked like they didnt even care anymore. The only ither thing ill add is hiw corrupt the refs were for porto we had 23 fouls to there 10 they could foul all they wanted but as soon as we played physical we get called for every tiny little thing its a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOURNAMENT NOT A FRIENDLY WTF ARE U CALLING?!?

Great video as always Adam, let's hope that Eddie has been watching ready for tomorrow!

This was a game of inability to play in the middle, defenders and midfielders who found themselves in possession the most unwilling to play long balls and poor movement and occasional poor first touches from wingers. We lacked risk while porto where fairly disciplined in their game plan. I think even if Arteta has already experienced the mid block a few times since last year there was no tactic to challenge it and we got too bold with the lack of risks with the hope to challenge them at the Emirates.

What was the logic in doing away with the away goals rule? It removed any incentive for Arsenal to go for an away goal and made the game super dull.

@2tecci333

5 ай бұрын

Mate I don’t think arsenal purposely didn’t want to score it’s the ucl Porto were just good defensively

@Qlicky

5 ай бұрын

It was Porto who made the game dull as they were the ones who had the advantage of home soil and fans and still played like a relegation side. They time-wasted in 80th+ minute at 0:0 ffs. And let's not even mention the constant diving and rolling around at the slightest of touches. "The away goal rule in the Champions League was removed after UEFA felt it was inappropriate ‘for an away goal to carry more weight than one scored at home.’" And rightly so. Why would a lucky, undeserved deflection goal be worth 2 goals just because it was scored away?

@Sparta955

5 ай бұрын

What difference does it make where you play? Away goals rule was incredibly stupid, play the game to see who wins.

@NphiniT

5 ай бұрын

​@@QlickyThe ref made it easier for them to play like that tbh. Rice got a yellow in the first minute. But that Porto no. 10 and other players got away with much worse.

@leonelsousa7

5 ай бұрын

@Qlicky Are u serious ? Let’s talk about how long u take to take a corner ! Especially in 1st half. You took so much time to do it. Those who say Porto played as a relegation side, do u watch football outside Prem ? Do u have an idea of the massive gap between both teams in terms of players and even budget ? Do u really think that Porto chances of winning would increase if they faced arsenal in a different manners ? Stop believing that there is only one way to play football. You can prefer one type for sure but don’t judge others way of playing as bad. At the end the goal of every one is winning and there are multiple ways of doing it

Oh cmon man

this is the tactic liverpul tried on at the emirates.. next leg arteta need to play jorginho and put havertz on top.. liverpul wasnt able to get the ball from jorginho and his behind the back pass is very good to release martinelli and saka.. mid block = liverpul @ emirates

When watching the game, i was thinking arteta should have 3 at the back and 5 in midfield because it looked to easy for Porto. They were just hustling Arsenal, sometimes it better letting the opposition have the ball and hustle them.

Newcastle needs to do the midblock against arsenal again

Finally someone said it. I was convinced Arsenal were just going for the set pieces, no players committing forward. Just controlling the game to take it to the second leg yet of-course the tactics blew on their faces with that late goal. Impressive analysis!

Not every win or lose needs a tactical reason for that to happen. Sometimes you aren’t in good moment despite everything is right. Otherwise, we won’t finish from illustrating It’s a game , luck is there as well as bad moments and many things other than just tactics

Chelsea played same way with Jose for years against Wenger and guess who used to manage Porto? Porto jave always played the same way since jose left

Porto were good this game. I think the result flatters them however. Curious to see how it plays out at the emirates.

@trabongo

5 ай бұрын

I think FC Porto deserved to win. I also think that Arsenal remains (now much less...) favorite (especially due to the way FC Porto showed that it is possible to beat the Gunners.).

we lost in the last minute. This tactic wasn't the reason it was just unlucky

@farouqmeshinoye2618

5 ай бұрын

It was if u add score u wouldn’t have lost

Your "beloveth" Newcastle United with its mid-block tactic was put to sword last night... Analysis. Please

Arsenal's biggest weakness? Not realising Porto come to foul and dive, therefore disrupting the game. They're the 'most fouled' team in Portugal, have had the most yellow cards given to the opposing team and have accrued the second highest number of yellow cards themselves.

@johnlau6749

5 ай бұрын

not just that, Porto completely outplay Arteta's Arsenal throughout the whole game. Tbh, that scoreline could've gone so much worse for Arsenal

@nietzschean3138

5 ай бұрын

@@johnlau6749 They didn't control the game at one point. What were you watching you spud 😂

@nietzschean3138

5 ай бұрын

@@johnlau6749 You didn't watch the match did you?

@johnlau6749

5 ай бұрын

@@nietzschean3138 can u just stop ur bullshit? 😡😡😡Arsenal are shit throughout the whole game. I mean 0 shot on target at all from Arsenal throughout the whole game!!!! ffs😡😡😡

@nietzschean3138

5 ай бұрын

@@johnlau6749 You didn't watch did you spud?

We will be there

Ref just couldn't let the game flow you just need to go down to get a foul in this game

Muito Bom.

great analysis.. but greater cotribution was to introduce me to the world of Francesinha.. man it looks delicious

You know what? That makes absolute sense, they're deliberately going to set pieces because I've seen it happen especially the first few months of this season. They almost always play the ball wide, even when there's a one on one chance for Ødegaard and Jesus against a defender. And as an Arsenal fan it's just sooo annoying.

First is one the tuffest pits to win a match in dragon stadium and FCPorto and especialy is great coach sergio Conceição really nalile it,did the homework so well wichs didnt allow them to shot on goal even....in the macth FCPorto defense was key despite always been possible with great players also....a very historic champions league club, very confortable plaing in this stages agaisnt the bests....and not forget already won 7 european titles including international ones....but in Emirates wanna be very tuff to them ,a very diferently sort of macth will happen there!!!

Please 🙏 also analyze Man City weakness.

Isn't the long ball.over the top the obvious solution? Get Saka and Martinelli in behind...?

Good offense, better defence.

Fair lad