Yes, you are right, it is possible that Porto will carry out a strategy like what you said and I also said that before, I admit that Porto's defense is very strong so that Arsenal are completely unable to create opportunities, but this is likely because Arsenal's players cannot shoot on target so they don't was able to break into Porto's goal, while Porto himself shot at goal twice and 1 of them resulted in a goal in the last minute and that was of course very painful for Arsenal because who would have thought that Arsenal would try to hold a draw in the first leg so that in the second leg Arsenal would beat Porto easily but unfortunately Arsenal conceded a goal.
Of course, any coach would be disappointed if they saw their club lose, especially in a big competition like this, even all Arsenal fans would also feel the same disappointment and even many bettors would lose because of course there are many who favor Arsenal, but what is called a surprise is true. we can't predict it because Porto also cannot be underestimated, he has prepared himself before meeting on the field and this really makes him happy because he was able to beat Arsenal in the first leg and will make a defensive strategy in the future second leg if Arsenal uses a less powerful attack strategy.
Arsenal making it to the UCL Knockout Round after over 7 years of being absent was a very big match to watch out for. This match was one their fans anticipated especially with Porto’s experience many had high expectations on Arsenal. The match happened and yes the surprise too was served by Porto in the last minutes of this match and this was really crazy for the coach, the fans and some punters who had high hopes in Arsenal team. Arsenal are currently a better team than Porto and I understand the frustration the match had. No one thought Arsenal will be able to concede defeat in this match as Arsenal have more better and a younger squad than Porto side. One part of this match that must be commended is the rock soild defense of this Porto side. This defense was able to stand tall all through the time of this match.
They made Arsenal attackers look so useless in front of goal by going home with 0 shot on target and this was a crazy stat that has got the fans so angry. Arteta dishing out his anger on his squad is quite understandable but he must now look for a way to reclaim victory at the Emirate. They still have a big chance to qualify as the difference is just with a goal and Arsenal at the Emirate can hit up over 3-5 goals there. Now they must try to look for the best way to break down this Porto team because I think Porto will still come with the mindset of defending their goal and hoping to go through to the next round with that lone goal and maybe a lucky goal. I still have high hopes on Arsenal going through to the last 8 but they’ll have to work through thick and thin to make this possible. With their young squad they can achieve that and I still want the fans to keep the hope alive.