Bukayo Saka: From Starboy to Champion

[Blood on the Tracks]

Did fine, he's obviously not up to 100% speed. He was getting fouled so frequently yet the ref never seemed to want to give him a free kick which was irritating.

Should have buried that chance, obviously.

 

[Geofranco]

Saka miss was bad but not as bad as the one on one with Bayern last season.

Saka being better than Ode,Martinelli and Leo isn't the flex some Arsenal fans think it is...

Funny how you guys have completely forgotten that he had surgery this season and was out for nearly 4 months. Only came back to inspire a bunch of donkeys to glory, but as usual the fanbase with a low IQ and EQ will not appreciate his contributions. He shouldn't have even been playing till next season as hamstring injuries are not easy to come back from.

 

[El Duderino]

Deserves a nice and long rest after tonight.

Was probably rushed back a week or two, plus he's earned the right to not have to worry about having to carry the whole attack (and what little of the season we had left) on his back

Club have to get someone to share the creative and scoring load, though.

 

[Geofranco]

Did fine, he's obviously not up to 100% speed. He was getting fouled so frequently yet the ref never seemed to want to give him a free kick which was irritating.

Should have buried that chance, obviously.

That bounce was much harder to finish than people realize. It's obvious most people on here have not played football at any decent level.

 

[Gooner Zig]

What a weird game - has a worldie saved by Donnarumma, misses a sitter by his standards and scores a goal.

Clear that he doesn't have the burst he had at the start of the season. Maybe just ice him for the rest of our remaining games and play Nwaneri, looking forward to him having a long break over summer.

 

[Geofranco]

Excellent player but he's the minimum standard the team should have. PSG have like 5 Sakas.

If they had like 5 Saka's they should have won this tie easily. You guys always overrate foreign and exotic teams. None of the teams left in the competition were truly better than Arsenal. With better management and no injuries, Arsenal won have won the competition. We have the most talented defense in Europe on paper. If Ødegaard was in good form, Saka wasn't just returning from a long-term injury that required surgery, Havertz was healthy and the team actually invested to improve on Martinelli and get another young CF that can create for themselves and finish half chances, it would have been a way more successful season.

 

[Gooner Zig]

If they had like 5 Saka's they should have won this tie easily. You guys always overrate foreign and exotic teams. None of the teams left in the competition were truly better than Arsenal. With better management and no injuries, Arsenal won have won the competition. We have the most talented defense in Europe on paper. If Ødegaard was in good form, Saka wasn't just returning from a long-term injury that required surgery, Havertz was healthy and the team actually invested to improve on Martinelli and get another young CF that can create for themselves and finish half chances, it would have been a way more successful season.

If we actually had the forward depth of a PSG, Saka wouldn't even be starting these games, we would be able to nurse him back off of the bench as an impact 30 minute player.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Excellent player but he's the minimum standard the team should have. PSG have like 5 Sakas.

Yes we not giving him any tools to succeed here we just totally depending on him

 

[Red London]

Did fine, he's obviously not up to 100% speed. He was getting fouled so frequently yet the ref never seemed to want to give him a free kick which was irritating.

Should have buried that chance, obviously.

The refereeing of Saka over the 2 legs was trash. Both his yellows were bs, both in response to reacting to horrendous calls.

Mendes did a great job though tbf.

 

[Red London]

If we actually had the forward depth of a PSG, Saka wouldn't even be starting these games, we would be able to nurse him back off of the bench as an impact 30 minute player.

It’s mind numbing how bad our attack is. It’s barely scraping top4 level and lets down the rest of the team. I want us to move fast and with intent in the window.

 

[avenellroad]

It’s mind numbing how bad our attack is. It’s barely scraping top4 level and lets down the rest of the team. I want us to move fast and with intent in the window.

I agree with your last statement but then have Arsenal ever done that? We are penny pinchers.

We better see some intent to get the right players in whatever the cost. Otherwise the start of next season will be extremely toxic from the stands. There is simply zero excuse anymore.

 

[Iwobeast]

What a weird game - has a worldie saved by Donnarumma, misses a sitter by his standards and scores a goal.

Clear that he doesn't have the burst he had at the start of the season. Maybe just ice him for the rest of our remaining games and play Nwaneri, looking forward to him having a long break over summer.

Saka above all just needs a long summer of rest without a tournament. A lot of our guys barely had any break from football last 2 years

 

[Kuroske]

Funny how you guys have completely forgotten that he had surgery this season and was out for nearly 4 months. Only came back to inspire a bunch of donkeys to glory, but as usual the fanbase with a low IQ and EQ will not appreciate his contributions. He shouldn't have even been playing till next season as hamstring injuries are not easy to come back from.

I have to confess that I did forgot he is still not 100% due to his past injuries. Was surprised yesterday why he was slow and couldnt / wouldnt past a defender with his dribble.

 

[Gooner Zig]

It’s mind numbing how bad our attack is. It’s barely scraping top4 level and lets down the rest of the team. I want us to move fast and with intent in the window.

Bro, Bournemouth had a better attack than us. They could bring on Semenyo on the weekend

I'm really sick and tired of not having an attack this team deserves.

 

[Jasard]

Literally no point analysing him he's clearly no where near 100% fit. Our attack issues are far my systematic and the result of poor squad building / depth.

 

[HollandGooner]

We should have tried to switch our flanks more often to create some more suprises PSG did a very good job cause they closed down the passing lines to Saka.

 

[Riou]

If Arteta asks him "I need you to start all our games to make sure we get Top 5!" ...then I would hand in a transfer request immediately if I was Saka, give Ethan the last three matches.

Let the guy have a break for the rest of the season, Bukayo is playing and have to carry WAY too many bums in our attack for too long.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

If Arteta asks him "I need you to start all our games to make sure we get Top 5!" ...then I would hand in a transfer request immediately if I was Saka, give Ethan the last three matches.

Let the guy have a break for the rest of the season, Bukayo is playing and have to carry WAY too many bums in our attack for too long.

He'll still start games. 3 games 16 days is enough excuse to Mikel to start him.

He also first time looked sharp for 90 minutes

 

[Clrnc]

I have to confess that I did forgot he is still not 100% due to his past injuries. Was surprised yesterday why he was slow and couldnt / wouldnt past a defender with his dribble.

He was playing like this in Bernabeu already. You can literally see it, night and day from his 1st leg performance. I think he is not 100% but yet still one of our best players.

No complains really. Just wished we stopped playing him in pointless matches throughout the season

 

[Gooner Zig]

I'm sick and tired of seeing this dude carry our entire attack.

Look at the other CL finalists, Yamal plays with Raphina, Lewandowski and Olmo. Dembele has Douè, Kvara and Barcola.

This needs to stop.