Winger Manchester United, Antony, did not show anything special against Arsenal. legend Of The Red Devils, Rio Ferdinandamazed by what he had seen.
Man United had to swallow a 2-3 defeat when they visited the headquarters Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League continued. In the match that ended on Monday (23/1/2023) in the morning WIB, MU lost painfully because they conceded a goal in the 90th minute.
MU took the lead through Marcus Rashford’s goal, Arsenal returned to a 2-1 lead through Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka. Man United then equalized 2-2 through Lisandro Martinez and The Red Devils had to concede a goal in the 90th minute due to Nketiah’s trick.
Rio Ferdinand reviewed this fight on the FIVE YouTube show channel. He highlighted the performance of Antony, who only lasted 70 minutes because he was replaced by Fred.
Antony was considered not to give a sip game. Ferdinand also said that Antony was easy to pass.
“He didn’t beat anyone and was thinking, ‘Is it always like that? I’ve seen footage of him when he was at Ajax and he’s a player who beats someone,’ said Ferdinand.
“I saw (Thomas) Partey – who I wouldn’t consider a roaster, a sprinter – really go through him, and I thought, ‘Woah, he (Antony) doesn’t have a lot of strength in his legs!’ So, yes, he’s a slippery winger, but you always want to see a winger like that beat the opponent.”
“Even against Oleksandr Zinchenko he’s a great player, a great footballer, but defensively you get one on one and you’re a winger, you have to feel, ‘I can get this guy and I can deal with him’,” Ferdinand continued.
Ferdinand gave an example regarding players who appeared in the winger position with MU costumes during the past. Antony is considered unable to confidently pass opponents.
“You want a winger to get past the full-backs without any hesitation and with Antony, as much quality as he has on the ball and his technique and stuff like that, (he can’t get past players).”
“When I was playing with Luis Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Antonio Valencia, even Park Ji-sung would go past the full-backs. Not just passing, but playing him and running.”
“I want to see that from Antony. Look, it’s his first season so you have to give him a little bit of time, no matter how much it costs, but I need to see more of that,” Ferdinand confirmed.
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