Palace hosted Arsenal on Monday (April 4), with the Eagles running riot against the Gunners to win the contest comprehensively. Tavares, who had a poor first half, was subbed after 45 minutes.
The young Portuguese defender started the match after first-choice left-back Kieran Tierney was ruled out for the rest of the season due to another injury.
The Portugal U-21 player has been rotated constantly, making only 20 appearances so far. Tavares found himself struggling against Palace’s intensity on Monday.
Merson lamented the absence of Tierney, telling Sky Sports:
The former Arsenal striker also sympathized with Tavares, who he feels was not ready for the intense game.
Martin Odegaard laments poor performance from Arsenal
Gunners playmaker Martin Odegaard was unhappy with his side’s performance against Crystal Palace.
He admitted that they could have done better but wants to look forward to the next set of games now.
Odegaard missed a big chance in the second half with Palace leading by two goals after a subdued first-half display. His match took a turn for the worse as he conceded a late penalty that was converted by Wilfried Zaha to make it 3-0 to the Eagles.
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