Arsenal star Gabriel Magalhaes has come in for some criticism for his performance in Brazil’s defeat to Colombia last night. The 25-year-old centre-back won only his fifth cap for the Brazilian national team yesterday, but unfortunately it ended in defeat. Gabriel didn’t do much wrong, but it wasn’t his best game either. Play a video Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes is criticized by the media of his own country As usual, Brazil went into the match at the Estadio Metropolitan as favourites. Ezoic But Colombia was clearly the better team. The hosts made 23 shots, 10 of which hit the target. Without Alisson Becker’s save, Colombia would have ended the game much earlier. Gabriel started at the back along with skipper Marquinhos. Both players were really exposed and the midfielders in front of them didn’t do a good job at all. Ezoic The Arsenal defender had a decent game overall, but there were a few moments where he should have done much better. One of them was when playmaker Luis Diaz equalized in the 75th minute. Globo Esports criticized Gabriel for scoring. He wasn’t too bad They rated him 5/10 and wrote: “Like Marquinhos, Ezoic He (Gabriel) exhibited and even managed in the first half but dropped out in the last leg. “For the first goal, he was off balance and couldn’t cut.” 5/10 is a bit harsh for how Gabriel played last night. Ezoic He touched the ball 84 times and completed 71 of 76 pass attempts, maintaining an impressive 93 percent pass accuracy. He also won four of six duels, made a save and two saves and was never taken off during the game Yes, the £27m Brazilian could be better at some points and Ezoic It certainly wasn’t one of his best games, but he wasn’t terrible either – many of his teammates were much worse. Next up for Brazil is a big game against Argentina. It will be interesting to see if Gabriel holds his place in the match against Lionel Messi and others.
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