2024-03-01 15:01:56
We’re talking about the main star of the London club.
İdman.biz presents an article with a link to footballhd.ru.
Bukayo Saka started to feature early and get good playing time at Arsenal. Already at the age of 18, while still a player in the England youth team, he appeared on the field 19 times in the starting line-up of the Gunners in Premier League matches. Then Saka was a flank midfielder and even a full-back, which he didn’t really like. The current coach of the Gunners, Mikel Arteta, spoke about this earlier, who repurposed the young Englishman as a winger.
Saka is a graduate of Arsenal. Perhaps the brightest in recent times. It’s not easy for young players to prove themselves in top clubs, but he did it, quickly making his way from the youth teams to the main one. Thanks to his rapid progress, the footballer made it into the England national team. To date, he has 32 matches for the country’s main team – this is a good indicator for a 22-year-old player. The British now have a very strong generation, and it is very difficult to take a place in the national team, just like in one of the most popular clubs in the world. However, the Gunners graduate enjoys the trust of both Mikel Arteta and Gareth Southgate.
Recently information appeared that the “gunners” value Saka at 200 million pounds. The player’s contract is valid for another 3 years and there is no reason to believe that the player can leave his home club in the foreseeable future. He hardly figures in transfer rumors. He has only once been linked with Liverpool as a possible replacement for Mohamed Salah. But this option is unlikely. And in general, it’s hard to imagine why the Londoners would sell a player who, at the age of 22, already has 212 matches for the first team, 53 goals and the same number of assists.
Saka epitomizes the Arsenal Arteta is still trying to build. He has everything on his side: youth, speed, technique and high football intelligence. Saka is arguably the most creative player in the Gunners’ current squad. He can make a quality pass and shoot dangerously from almost any position, even from an acute angle. For 3 years in a row, the winger has demonstrated good stability. In three Premier League seasons he has scored more than 10 goals, and there are still more than 10 rounds left in the current campaign.
Another strong side of the football player is his physical condition. In the previous two Premier League seasons, Saka played all 38 matches, spending an average of 80 minutes on the field. He has only missed one Premier League game this campaign due to problems. It seems that Saka does not get tired at all and, more importantly, produces results in such a busy calendar these days. This season, the winger has 24 Premier League appearances, 12 goals and 7 assists. He is the best scorer and assistant of the “gunners”. He scores more goals than, for example, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Richarlison and Julian Alvarez.
Many of the current Premier League stars – Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Heung-min Son – didn’t have such high scoring numbers at 22. Saka is probably having his best season yet. This campaign he has averaged 2.8 chances per match, 3 shots on target and 8.2 touches in the opposition penalty area. These are his highest numbers in his career. The winger has already scored more in the Premier League than in the 2021/22 season. He needs to score 2 goals to reach the figures of last season, which is his most productive so far.
Perhaps Saka also feels so confident because he has no serious competition. His only direct competitor on the right side of the attack is Riess Nelson, but the level of these guys is significantly different. Arteta has periodically been accused of giving too much time to his team’s best player. But the problem is that there is no equivalent replacement for him and the “gunners” are taking a big risk in this regard. One injury, even a moderate one, to one player can seriously affect a team’s results. Even Manchester City has players without whom it is very difficult.
Saka has already gone through a difficult period in his short career so far. He missed the decisive penalty in the 2020 European Championship final. Then literally the whole country fell on the football player. David Beckham can attest to how difficult times like these can be. But Saka did not break. He had a good season after the Euros, scoring 18 points in the Premier League using the goal+pass system (11+7), although this was not enough for the team to qualify for the Champions League. Arsenal then failed at the end of the season and finished in 5th place in the standings.
Last campaign, Saka scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists. The player’s high performance helped the Gunners fight against Manchester City, although the Gunners failed again at one point during the season. Arsenal appear to have already gone through a difficult period this campaign. The Gunners started winning again and scoring a lot. Saka scored in four matches in a row, scoring a total of 6 goals. “Gunners” are again participating in the championship race. The gap from the leading Liverpool is only 5 points with Arsenal having a game in reserve. The most important part of the season begins. If Saka runs it well, it could be the start of something great.
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