Bukayo Saka has literally made the Arsenal right wing his own. The Arsenal right wing at the moment doesn’t feel right without the 21-year-old. But that is not all; he has also gone ahead to make himself the one Gareth Southgate can trust on his right wing for the England national team.
Saka is slowly becoming the next big thing in European football; there’s no doubt about that. In fact, after many watched him star in the England versus Ukraine game last Sunday, many were left wondering: is there anyone as good as Saka in his position?
Well, there are not many who can do what Saka is doing on the right wing, but Simon Jordan believes that isn’t enough to convince the world he is the greatest. Jordan believes Saka ought to try to be versatile and find another position he can also play and show he still can shine from that new position. Jordan insinuates the Hale End graduate with his skill set won’t struggle to adapt to another position; in fact, he believes he could be a good playmaker.
“Good player, very clever player, the potential of being far more than just a winger,” said Jordan of Saka on talkSPORT. “He could potentially become a No. 10 if that’s what they see for him because he can see a pass, he can make a pass, obviously he can create lots of assists for others and score goals himself. So I think he’s well on the way to being a really, really top-class footballer. I think he’s impactive and effective for Arsenal and is becoming so for England.
“So be glad we’ve got him; be glad we’ve got a player who has the potential to be one of the top players in the world. But to start making arguments about world-class at this moment in time is not necessary.”
After listening to Jordan, the one big question on my mind is: Is Saka impressing and influencing games from the right wing not enough, and could he be even more effective if played more centrally.
Then perhaps he can be dubbed world class?
Sam P
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This is why Jordan is on a crappy radio station ,rather than running a football Club .
DK your now regular anti Simon Jordan posts would carry far more weight, IF you actually got up to date, instead of judging him on well over a decade agoandon a club you hold no candle for either
Why does it matter so much to you, I am bound to ask myself?
IF you CHOSE TO LISTEN to him, instead of poisoning your own mind with your way outmoded and obvious personal anti SJ prejudice, you would do as countless other non Palace fans, myself included, have done and easily recognise his knowledge and intellect.
But a closed and shut mind will never learn. Your choice!
In Jordan’s defense, he’s very experienced at running a football club, having previously owned Crystal Palace.
JAX yes, AND he is also experienced in business life in many ways and listening to him is an education is itself.
I hold no esteem for SJ, other than for his intellect and refreshingly direct way of telling it as it is.
He is EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT and only someone who is jealous of his brain would deny that truth!
Yes jax your right that he owned a football club which he nearly ruined .
Some fans on here see Saka as a number 10 but as much as I respect Jordan’s opinion I disagree with him on this. In my opinion he is more effective where he is, either getting to the byline and crossing / cutting the ball back or coming inside and unleashing those left foot rockets.
He played false nine role well in EPL once and his abilities show he would likely be successful in other central roles
As he gets older eight or ten years later, he will have to gradually move to central position, because his pace, strength and stamina will decrease significantly
Messi did it successfully, after his physical abilities became too weak for the RW role. I bet Saka will thrive in Odegaard’s position
Why do I feel like Saka is getting to the dangerous “over hype” terrain? Very soon, if we don’t win silverware constantly, we will be told that the club is holding him back and stopping him from fulfilling his dreams. I only hope all this doesn’t get into the player’s head
dgr8xt, I would like to know WHO EXACTLY you think will be telling us we are holding him back.
You see, I simply cannot envisage anyone whose opinion I respect EVER saying that. For the simple reason that it will not be true.
I cannot in all honesty see what you are worried about, or even why!
Unlss you honestly believe he will make more progress (even than he has already) then our team will, I do not remotely see that being any sort of threat, either to us or to him.
Same mouths that have always said that Tottenham has been stopping Kane from fulfilling his. I’ve never said that any player has outgrown his club but I do read that a lot from fans and pundits
Surely you are not serioulsy trying ro compare OUR club toi that of Spuds right now!
They are in chaos! I can agree with your Kane post , but there is no SENSIBLE comparison between him and Spuds to us with SAKA.
Surely any fan can see that clearly!
THAT is why I referr4ed to SENSIBLE fans in my above post. All clubs have fools speak up for them but only an unwise fan takes any notice of THEM!
You are clearly bright ,so why worry yourself, needlessly.
A fair question to actually ask. But a fair answer also, would be to say a resounding NO!
He is a completely outstanding player where he is now and still scores many goals.
What our team has in great abundance this season and is one KEY reason we are doing SO well ,is that we have REAL WIDTH and both our regular wingers are our leading goalscorers too.
It would be MADNESS to tinker with that!
I agree that it’s not something we should be considering seriously, and I don’t think it harms Saka to “only” be playing right wing, but i do at least agree with Jordan that saka *could* also be very good in a central role
Who expects the Mo Salahs or Arjen Robbens of this world to play other roles on the pitch before they are regarded as world-class?
He should have advised Haaland to become a goalkeeper to be adjudged an all-round footballer.
Leave him be. The right wing is his to prove doubters wrong.
Simon Jordan is a helmet. Yeah, Saka probably could be very effective in a more central role but that’s where Odegaard plays. And he’s into double figures in goals and assists, so there is no need to play him anywhere else. To say a player can’t achieve world class status in anything other than a central role is just stupid and there are many players past and present to prove the fact.
COME ON POOL!!
It’s 1-1
And City is looking more and more dangerous…
We would like this result as well.
But loss to City would much sweeter
During the last World Cup or perhaps Euro, Southgate had him making direct runs from central midfield, and he’s actually quite good at it.
First of all we should recognise that Saka is a natural left winger who has done remarkably well as an inverted right winger despite the fact that he invariably cuts inside and becomes fairly predictable.As a left winger he would be less predictable and more inclined to take on his marker on the outside where he can cross on the run before the opposition defence has time to regroup.What really appeals to me is the prospect of him playing as a central striker where he would to an extent, he relieved of his back tracking duties and have more freedom to interchange when necessary.This season his first touch has improved significantly , and is now good enough to entrust him to lay off the ball from the central striker position.As he has demonstrated on numerous occasions he can finish with both feet and the only area where he would perhaps be found wanting would be in his heading ability.All in all I would love to see him perform in the role of a central striker but not until we hopefully wrap up the EPL.
3 -1 to City. Probably all over now in this match!
Firstly I believe if you played saka any where on the pitch. He would make that position his own
The number of people who said saka isn’t a left back and he went on to prove them wrong
Left wing same again and then moved out right and people were screaming at that decision l. As for SJ. I personally like listening to him. whether you agree with him or not Very well constructive views and extremely well thought on his comments.
As for the station he talks on and people calling the people on the station talking fools.
So we are calling Laura Woods, Martin Keown, RayPalour Jack Witshire ect fools
Some people 🫣
Onwards and upwards