Jorginho faced harsh criticism after missing his fourth consecutive penalty for Italy, with suggestions that his technique is no longer effective. Despite England securing the group, Italy’s Euro 2020 title defence remained uncertain. The 5-2 victory against an already qualified opponent left them tied on points with Ukraine before a crucial match in Germany.
Despite Italy’s strong 3-0 lead at halftime, Jorginho’s penalty attempt, marked by his trademark hop and skip, was easily saved.
This miss continued a streak that began with a crucial miss against Jordan Pickford in the Wembley shootout.
His subsequent misses in other matches, notably during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland, raised concerns about his reliability.
Coach Luciano Spalletti, however, maintained Jorginho would remain their penalty taker.
However, not everyone agreed. Beppe Bergomi, a 1982 World Cup winner, criticized Jorginho’s style on Sky Sport Italia, suggesting that he should step aside from penalty duties.
Despite Federico Chiesa’s late goals, the match intensified after the break, with the visitors making a strong comeback courtesy of Jani Atanasov’s double strikes.
Ultimately, late goals secured victory for Italy, meaning a draw in the upcoming match would secure their spot in the Germany tournament next summer.
Jorginho
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho
This season he played in total 9 times for 383 minutes for Premier League.
Jorginho didn’t score any goal for Arsenal. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Arsenal won 3-1 against Burnley. The next match in Premier League will be against Brentford.
Arsenal performance and stats
Arsenal is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 27 points.
In the last 12 games, it has won 8 times, drawn 3 times, and lost once. In its last match, Arsenal won 3-1 against Burnley.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 26 goals and conceding 10.
Arsenal will play the next match in Premier League against Brentford on Saturday 25th of November in Brentford.