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Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has told Arsenal how to overcome French champions PSG despite sluggish start in Champions League semi-finals clash.
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has slammed Premier League side Arsenal for their sluggish start in the defeat to French champions PSG in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final clash.
The former Premier League striker took issue with how the Gunners approached the Ligue 1 side at the Emirates on Tuesday.
An early Ousmane Dembele strike in the fourth minute gave the Luis Enrique-coached side a much-needed advantage.
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The Premier League all-time top scorer criticized Mikel Arteta’s men for how they responded to trailing early on.
Speaking to Betfair, as quoted by Goal.com, Shearer opined on Arsenal's dreadful first-half performance.
"It was an amazing atmosphere at the Emirates before Arsenal's Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG, but that changed after three minutes with PSG's goal. When you go to a hostile ground, where you know the atmosphere is going to be amazing for the home team, you want to keep the ball and, if possible, get an early goal just to kill the crowd. PSG did that,” said Shearer.
"Arsenal never recovered. For the first 20 or 30 minutes, they didn't know what day it was. Then they recovered and were the better team for ten or 15 minutes before half-time – and they didn't need half-time,” he added.
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The Gunners struggled to break down PSG after falling behind.
Their best chances came from Gabriel Martinelli’s one-on-one opportunity in the first half and Leandro Trossard’s chance in the second half.
Arsenal had a goal disallowed in the early exchanges of the second half as they went on to lose 1–0.
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Despite their sluggish start, Shearer believes Mikel Arteta’s men have what it takes to pull off a comeback in Paris.
"At 1–0 going into the second leg, Arsenal still have a chance. What was already a difficult opportunity against a very good side has become a little bit more difficult, but it's not impossible,” said Shearer.
The former Newcastle striker acknowledged that a comeback will depend on how the likes of returning midfielder Thomas Partey perform, as he missed the first leg due to a suspension from accrued yellow cards.
"Arsenal missed Thomas Partey in the first leg against PSG. I'm not sure that Dembele has that amount of space in the first three minutes if Partey is playing. He'll be playing next week, which means we'll hopefully see a better Declan Rice because it's not his best role, sitting and trying to sweep up play as a number six,” he added.
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Shearer believes the return of the Ghanaian midfielder will unleash Declan Rice to do what he does best and produce heroics like he did against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.
The England international enjoyed more freedom with Partey sitting at the base of midfield, scoring a brace in the 5–1 aggregate win.
During the PSG clash, however, the midfielder was himself at the base of midfield, with little to no freedom to venture forward.
"Rice is better when he's driving forward, and there was one time last night where he was able to drive forward—and that was what created the opportunity for [Leandro] Trossard,” he said.
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He further noted that the Gunners will need to press better if they are to get a result in Paris.
"Arsenal's pressing has to be better. For the first half an hour in the first leg, they didn't know when to press or sit, and it looked really confusing in terms of when and how to go.”
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