Bukayo Saka: From Starboy to Champion

[Mrs Bergkamp]

He looks better for England even with restricted body movements. I'm pleased he's doing well and hope he gets the stats and performances for Arsenal. In his interview, he talks about how it was fun to play with the other front three who also scored.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Just need to continue score goals when chances presented to him i honestly don't care if he entertain us or not he should have 6 goals with Arsenal this season after 7 games. Hopefully these few goals with England will help him.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Goal machine.

 

[scytheavatar]

Only fanboys with rose tinted glasses on believe Saka is still relevant.

Watch him put in even more dour performances. The guy is finished at the top level.

Saka was ass in the World Cup and still managed to get 6 assists. The reality is that a "finished" Saka is still easily one of the best right wingers in the premier league right now.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

He’s back (never left)

 

[DanDare]

Maybe we should just make him our striker

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Saka was ass in the World Cup and still managed to get 6 assists. The reality is that a "finished" Saka is still easily one of the best right wingers in the premier league right now.

Hattrick in the third place game as well, and now two today. Makes it five in five for England doesn’t it?

 

[GDeep™]

AM wanted him to be rested or dropped by England lol, guy has played nearly every minute in 3 games.

Hes fully fit.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

AM wanted him to be rested or dropped by England lol, guy has played nearly every minute in 3 games.

Hes fully fit.

Has there ever been a time where they're not asking him to be rested? I swear it's been his whole career.

 

[Tourbillion]

He’s back (never left)

Always a left back

 

[Trilly]

One of the things we notice when Saka is out (especially when we would play Gyok, Nelli, Noni) is that the ball just seems to get up to the front three then come right back.

I think everybody focuses on the CF for hold up play but one thing all the best forwards have in common is that you can give them the ball in situations where most guys would lose it to the defender and they somehow turn it into your team keeping possession. Even with his so-so form he’s still doing really well here.

This is why calls for Noni taking his place are stupid at best. Yeah maybe he’ll complete more take ons but what about the other times when he’s fizzed the ball in the middle third with 1/2 defenders on him? Because that happens more often than opportunities to run a defender 1v1.

 

[Trilly]

Btw @MikelHadADream @MutableEarth @2Smokeyy I think you guys have mentioned keeping an eye on Tyrique George. Better tackle resistance than Skilliman is impressive fr.

 

[Rex Caudillo]

One of the things we notice when Saka is out (especially when we would play Gyok, Nelli, Noni) is that the ball just seems to get up to the front three then come right back.

I think everybody focuses on the CF for hold up play but one thing all the best forwards have in common is that you can give them the ball in situations where most guys would lose it to the defender and they somehow turn it into your team keeping possession. Even with his so-so form he’s still doing really well here.

This is why calls for Noni taking his place are stupid at best. Yeah maybe he’ll complete more take ons but what about the other times when he’s fizzed the ball in the middle third with 1/2 defenders on him? Because that happens more often than opportunities to run a defender 1v1.

Brobbey is going to be our summer target for sure. Absolute dream striker for Arteta lol.

 

[Diesel]

Always a left back

Locked up by every left back these days

 

[MutableEarth]

Btw @MikelHadADream @MutableEarth @2Smokeyy I think you guys have mentioned keeping an eye on Tyrique George. Better tackle resistance than Skilliman is impressive fr.

Been a fan from his Chelsea days. See if he starts bringing his shooting bag to the table it's gonna be a fight to get him still. There's only a couple names I'm taking ahead of him right now. Doesn't feel like a Gittens situation either as he's doing well in the PL first and foremost.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

One of the things we notice when Saka is out (especially when we would play Gyok, Nelli, Noni) is that the ball just seems to get up to the front three then come right back.

I think everybody focuses on the CF for hold up play but one thing all the best forwards have in common is that you can give them the ball in situations where most guys would lose it to the defender and they somehow turn it into your team keeping possession. Even with his so-so form he’s still doing really well here.

This is why calls for Noni taking his place are stupid at best. Yeah maybe he’ll complete more take ons but what about the other times when he’s fizzed the ball in the middle third with 1/2 defenders on him? Because that happens more often than opportunities to run a defender 1v1.

So so good. I remember Wenger talking a lot about this particular skill of a player.

Sadly being best at it you have to use it a lot to get advantages and it must then also put you in stats of being tackled a lot.

 

[Trilly]

So so good. I remember Wenger talking a lot about this particular skill of a player.

Sadly being best at it you have to use it a lot to get advantages and it must then also put you in stats of being tackled a lot.

Also takes away from his individual numbers. He’s basically our target man in the final third. We use him to build our attacks, occupy the 2v1s and make the ball stick in situations the rest of our front three can’t be relied on to do so.

Quite similar to Hazard with Chelsea but the difference is that when Chelsea were at their best Hazard would have a great CF to play with.

 

[viktor]

saka with pace

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

It bugs me when rival fan accounts tweet old clips of Saka claiming he's 'washed.' Yet when he was at his free-flowing best those same people claimed he was overrated.

Moral of the story is **** what anyone says. Saka has been, is and will always be the truth.

 

[Trilly]

Saka might not be at his best but it takes a brave man to bet against someone with the underlying stats he has and btw his underlying stats for 26/27 are equally insane.