Ian Wright points the finger at four Arsenal players and the disgraced professional for his work in poetry
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has blamed Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes for his poor performance against Fulham, and has also named four other players who have been targeted by Fulham.
Arsenal ended two consecutive defeats last year in 2023, and it was preceded by a draw against Liverpool, which means that they have lost eight points in the last three games.
The Gunners are currently fourth in the Premier League, five points behind leaders Liverpool.
Ian Wright, who spoke about how his team finished the year and that they transferred the leadership early, said that he was angry with the way Gabriel worked to stop the goal that gave Fulham the victory scored by Robby De Cordova-Reid. noted that he should have defended himself differently.
Wright speaking to the media said: “Gabriel Magalhaes is a big boy, Robby De Cordova-Reid is small physically, I expected that Gabriel will overcome the situation physically.
“She charged at his head, but what happened when she was at his leg… he moved to face the ball, instead of waiting. Look at the chances he had, he didn’t make a move the whole time, and it wasn’t the right thing.”
On the other hand, Ian Wright criticized the four players of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, and said: “Good players should take advantage of their opportunities and give themselves the ball in dangerous areas.
“Bukayo Saka has the ball, so Saka has to work on some things because people are getting close and stopping him, they are also getting close to Gabriel Martinelli, they are getting close to Martin Odegaard.
After limiting Odegaard’s balls from defence, they also stop Saka’s passes. So what happens is that if Odegaard is stopped, the whole team stops.
“If Delcan Rice gets in front of him and stops, he passes the ball to the sides, that’s how people work. So, what is our second plan (Plan B).”
