Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in an incredibly open game. Chelsea went two up before surrendering their lead and could have been 5-2 down at half time
But Maurizio Sarri's side kept their nerve and came out on top thanks to Marcos Alonso's 81st minute strike
But former Manchester United defender Ferdinand went to town on Unai Emery's side, saying their midfield and defensive have 'no idea' and are in 'disarray'
"This is the story of the first half defensively for Arsenal. They do not track runners from midfield," Ferdinand said on BT Sport
"The back four do not identify runners from midfield and don't shape up to be able to defend that
"They've got no idea of where people are on the pitch. "There's disarray in the Arsenal backline, not only there but in the midfield as well
" Ferdinand doesn't think either of these sides will be able to challenge for the title with such indiscipline in the side
Arsenal have already squandered six points and already look to have a huge job on to get anywhere near the top four
While Chelsea sit top of the league midway through the second game week after two wins, but Ferdinand thinks there is cause for concern on their part too
He added: "This is a story of two teams wanting to go and attack, they do not want to defend
They've not got players that accept responsibility without the ball. "These two teams will not be anywhere near winning the league on this showing
"They just don't defend, you've got to do both sides of the game. "You've got to have balance with the way you play this game
" Sarri admitted there was a 15 minute spell that was horrible and they have a lot of work to do
"I enjoyed the match for 75 minutes," he said. "The other 15 minutes it was better to smoke, I think
It was a wonderful match for everybody but those 15 minutes were horrible. "At the moment we are not ready
We need to improve and I hope that, in two months' time, we will be able to play 90 minutes like we did in the first 25 today
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