Ian Wright fears rivals will target Arsenal star after ‘ineffective’ performance against Porto
Jorginho has been a key player for Arsenal this season (Photo: Getty)
Ian Wright says he’s concerned that teams will start to target Jorginho more after the Arsenal star’s ‘ineffective’ performance in the Champions League.
The former Chelsea midfielder has, surprisingly, turned into a key player for Mikel Arteta as Arsenal look to go all the way in the Premier League and UCL.
Many expected he would play back-up to Declan Rice, but instead the Italy international has been deployed as the No.6, allowing his teammate to play in a more advanced role, which has yielded great results thus far.
However, Jorginho wasn’t at his best against Porto on Tuesday night as the Gunners beat Porto on penalties to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Porto’s gameplan limited the 32-year-old’s impact on the pitch, which lead to him being substituted in the 83rd minute for Gabriel Jesus, despite the fact that he is a penalty specialist and the prospect of a shootout was very real.
Ultimately it mattered not, but Wright, speaking on the Wrighty’s House podcast, is concerned that rival teams may now have identified a big weakness in Arteta’s side:
‘The problem I feel we might have is that if Jorginho is playing in those games ? I think the more that?s on the line and the more we need to control games, the more Jorginho has a chance of playing.
Ian Wright has concerns over Jorginho (Photo: Getty)
‘So, I think people w...
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