‘He was very good’: Pundit says £13m Arsenal player looked so calm vs Porto last night

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Arsenal were a bit all over the place against Porto.

The occasion appeared to get to the Gunners on Wednesday night as they played their first Champions League knockout game in half a decade.

Many of Arsenal’s players were playing in their very first Champions League knockout game, and, to be honest, you could tell that many of these players hadn’t played on this stage before.

Indeed, a number of the Gunners’ key players appeared to freeze, but one player who was able to come into the game and adapt to the occasion with ease was Jorginho.

Jorginho played the last 20 minutes for Arsenal against Porto, and he was able to bring a bit of control back to the midfield.

Speaking on Virgin Media Sport, Brian Kerr has been discussing Jorginho’s showing against Porto, and he says that he was very good against Porto, never looking as though he was playing under pressure on the day.

Jorginho was good against Porto

Kerr shared his verdict on the £13m man.

“The approach was a bit conservative, when they put Jorginho on it was the team that beat Liverpool and played really well. He doddled through the game, he was very good, never under pressure. I don’t think they expected to win tonight, but they gave it more of a go than Arsenal did, so they just about deserved to shade it,” Kerr said.

Calm

Jorginho was one of Arsenal’s better players against Porto, and that’s because he’s been here and done this all before.

The Italian has played a massive amount of Champions League football in his career – even winning the competition in the past, and while many of Arsenal’s players were overawed by this occasion, it was just another day in the office for Jorginho.

Perhaps this is something Mikel Arteta should keep in mind going forwards as he ponders his team selection for the second leg.