Arsenal fans have slammed BT Sport pundit and former Tottenham Hotspur ace Jermaine Jenas over his punditry skills in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over League One side Portsmouth in the FA Cup round-of-sixteen last night.
Jenas gave the man-of-the-match award to defender David Luiz yet there were arguably more impressive performances going forward for the Gunners considering the fact WhoScored rated the likes of Sokratis and Eddie Nketiah higher. Indeed, he was also criticised for his punditry in general by Arsenal fans on Twitter.
The Gunners did manage to keep a clean sheet but the first half was far from easy against a side two divisions below them. Pompey managed eleven shots on the Arsenal goal and most of them came in the first half, so they were perhaps lucky to be 1-0 up at half-time through a Sokratis volley.
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Youngster Reiss Nelson grabbed two assists on a night that also saw Nketiah score (highlights via BBC) and, throughout the game, fans were tearing into Jenas. With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the reaction, as one supporter lambasted their former rival as a ‘waste of space’.
https://twitter.com/GoonerPaul123/status/1234639734254776322
@gunnerblog @arseblog Do you think Jermaine Jenas got his Sideshow Bobs mixed up? Luiz played well but Guendouzi was clearly Man of the match, both for way he played and sarcastic flare. #arsecastextra
— Arsenal Puzzles (@ArsenalPuzzles) March 3, 2020
I’ve got to say Jermaine Jenas is so biased, as put David Luiz as motm, yes he played well I’m not taking that away from him but i think he only gave it to him to make it look like Portsmouth played well but it should have been Reiss Nelson no doubt about it. @Arsenal #PORARS
— Steven Baverstock (@BaverstocSteven) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/congunners/status/1234611651917352960
The man’s a waste of space
— Barry Smith (@BarrySm81140690) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/Dickie1408/status/1234604479971983360
what do you expect from Jenas lol Nelson 2 assists, gives MOTM to Luiz lmao
— Scott (@SPWebb1985) March 2, 2020
Jermaine Jenas should be banned from commentating on Arsenal games. His agendas are so clear. Always crying about something.
— Bhavs (@bhavss14) March 2, 2020
Arsenal fans, do you think Luiz was the MOTM? Comment below.
