West Ham United won against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Saturday.
Former Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jenas, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, was impressed with the display produced by Anderson at St. James’ Park on Saturday afternoon.
The 25-year-old attacking midfielder scored the third goal in the Hammers’ 3-0 win in the Premier League match.
The Brazil international did not have a great first half, but the 2018 summer signing from Lazio stepped up his game in the second period.
Jenas was impressed with the performance of Anderson, and the former England international has also noted that the attacking midfielder gave Newcastle right-back Yedlin a torrid time.
Football.London quotes Jenas as saying about Anderson: “He gave DeAndre Yedlin a torrid time. Yedlin did not know what to do with him. He nicked the ball off him like he wasn’t even there.
“Yedlin, he was toying with him by the end of the game. Get tight to him and he’s going to nick it round you, slow it down, speed it up.”
Stats
According to WhoScored, Anderson took two shots, had a pass accuracy of 88.6%, made two tackles and two interceptions, and attempted four dribbles.
Yedlin had a pass accuracy of 85.7%, won one header, made three tackles and two clearances, and picked up a yellow card, according to WhoScored.
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