{"id":291237,"date":"2023-10-05T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291237"},"modified":"2023-10-05T08:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:25:22","slug":"rio-ferdinand-slams-psg-as-lazy-and-lightweight-in-newcastle-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/rio-ferdinand-slams-psg-as-lazy-and-lightweight-in-newcastle-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand slams PSG as &apos;lazy and lightweight&apos; in Newcastle defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rio Ferdinand slams PSG as &#8216;lazy and lightweight&#8217; after the Ligue 1 giants are blown away by Newcastle in the Champions League<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newcastle cruised to a huge 4-1 win over French champions PSG on Wednesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rio Ferdinand slammed the approach of the PSG team in the Champions League\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand has criticised PSG&#8217;s tactical approach after the reigning French champions suffered a bruising 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Almiron, Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff\u00a0fired the in-form Magpies 3-0 ahead at St James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Hernandez pulled one back for PSG in the 56th minute, before\u00a0Fabian Schar sealed a superb victory for Newcastle with a superb shot from distance in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>The result marked a perfect home return to the Champions League for Newcastle after a 20-year absence, as well as the latest disappointment suffered by regulars PSG in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Former Man United star Ferdinand, speaking on TNT Sports, expressed surprise at PSG&#8217;s tactical approach to the match and accused the team of being lazy and lacking concentration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/08\/76193729-12596469-image-a-15_1696490087223.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reigning French champions PSG suffered a bruising 4-1 defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/08\/76193703-12596469-image-a-1_1696489988181.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Man United defender Rio Ferdinand criticised PSG&#8217;s approach to the match as &#8216;lazy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/08\/76193711-12596469-image-a-9_1696490044228.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand believed PSG&#8217;s tactics left teenage midfielder\u00a0Warren Zaire-Emery exposed<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the first minute, they were in a good position, but they go back to the goalkeeper and they gave Newcastle chance to get the crowd up,&#8217;\u00a0Ferdinand said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At one point they give the ball away three times in 20 seconds, they had really bad starts to each half and end up getting punished.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Slack, lazy, lack of concentration, focus \u2013 all of the above.\u00a0It\u2019s the opposite when you look at the Newcastle team, who were truly focused, concentrating, dynamic, aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tactically you have to get it right on the big stage. If you don\u2019t you get punished especially in an atmosphere, a cauldron like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The way PSG approached this game, 4-2-4, light in midfield, lightweight, with a young 17-year-old [Warren Zaire-Emery] playing four players up the pitch at all points. They got punished today.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The result saw Newcastle move to the top of Group F, with Eddie Howe&#8217;s side earning four points from their opening two Champions League matches.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat leaves PSG second in the &#8216;Group of Death&#8217; on three points, followed by AC Milan and\u00a0Borussia Dortmund.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/09\/76194901-12596469-image-a-4_1696493009511.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain are now second in the &#8216;Group of Death&#8217; behind Newcastle after their loss<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/09\/76194903-12596469-image-m-6_1696493064549.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand said Eddie Howe&#8217;s side were &#8216;truly focused, concentrating, dynamic and aggressive&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12596469\/Rio-Ferdinand-slams-PSG-Newcastle-Champions-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rio Ferdinand slams PSG as &#8216;lazy and lightweight&#8217; 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