Bukayo Saka is undoubtedly the shining star of Arsenal, and he proved it once again as the Gunners triumphed over Southampton with a score of 3-1. He was eager for them to maintain their unbeaten start to this new campaign by ensuring the North Londoners dominated.
Here is Bukayo Saka’s game by numbers vs. Southampton:
15 touches in opp. box
8x possession won
7 chances created
7 shots
3 duels won
2 fouls won
2 shots on target
2 assists
1 goal
I hope you can forgive me for suggesting Kai Havertz over Rice in the past few weeks as the player who’s stepped up and filled Odegaard’s void. The Arsenal prodigy has become a remarkable force in creating opportunities. Havertz’s efforts and contributions are commendable, but Saka has truly stepped up since the sidelining of Arsenal’s captain Odegaard.
Since the unsuccessful title bid last season and throughout the summer, Saka appears to have matured significantly. He now consistently makes the right decisions, which has led to his increased creative efficiency.
Saka genuinely deserves all the praise. As we step into October, he has already achieved an impressive tally of 7 assists and 3 goals.
Observing the right winger’s assists against the Saints showcased the skills of an elite creator, while his goal exemplified the precision of a ruthless finisher. Whether you admire him or not, Bukayo Saka is the player to watch when the Gunners aim to ignite their performance.
Daniel O
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Saka is a member of the mentality Monsters if I can borrow a term from a certain pundit
*Star Man
I replied a guy on FB that said Saka is not consistent – there was a comparison between him, Palmer and Lamine
I just get pissed when Yamal is put in these brackets – Guy did something like 4 assists & 3 goals all throughout last season when Palmer and Saka were doing something like 13+ assists & 13+ goals
I asked him what consistent means
Cos there can’t be more than 2 people that are more consistent than Saka in the whole league
And the only person that comes to my mind is Mo Sallah
Yes, but you can’t compare Yamal and Saka anyway because to Yamal, Saka is relatively old (17 years to 23 years). That six-year gap – particularly at that age point – presents a huge potential opportunity for Yamal’s further development. A fairer way will be to compare Yamal’s performance at age 23 to Saka’s now. We’ll have to wait for that though.
Sometimes he gives the illusion that he is laid back, but the exceptional playing figures are not lying, but are totally the facts. This shows he is elite in a class of his own.
Unlike Foden and Cole Palmer, who don’t get double marked or fouled every few minutes, Saka is the most marked and fouled player in the premier league, and he is still producing the goods.
The amount of fouls he has to endure by always being double maked, he somehow is still able to produce the goods earning him quite often, man of the match. He is exceptional and amazing! We are blessed to have him at Arsenal and he is still young and improving.
Great performance from Saka and he rarely gets injured, but he needs a strong competitor to maintain his level
Dibling from Soton seems ideal for that purpose, if he gets trained by Arsenal coaches next season
I agree. He takes a pounding in many games though so a “Plan B” will probably be needed as insurance.
Yes it’s the premier League and defenders here aren’t friendly, That’s why it’s confusing on the reasons for allowing Reiss Nelson go on loan, while that decision may be good for RN, I suspect that saka will still get injured or tire out at some point, so who has the capacity to fill that irreplaceable void
Who has the capacity to fill odegaard’s irreplaceable void. Looking for like for like replacement is delusional. We’ve not less than six people that can play on the wings. The reason he’s been playing always is because he’s been always for and consistent, not because there is no other player that can play that position
@Gai you are absolutely right👍 It’s a lot of risk not having a good deputy for Saka. There comes a time The legs would need rest players are no AI or Machines.
I was also impressed with Saints Dibling he looks like a promising prospects.
Saka’s doing this in the absence of Odegaard and White which shows that Martinelli doesn’t get let off the hook when fans blame the players around him for his poor form. Martinelli is finally taking players on again and we look so much better when our wide players run at their man and bypass defenders. Taking players on and making the right passes there are no excuses for attackers not to do that