Graeme Souness has written in The Daily Mail that Arsenal and England international star Bukayo Saka is an instinctive footballer.
The Liverpool legend made the comments about Saka while analysing the chances of England winning against Senegal in the Round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The Sky Sports pundit believes that England head coach Gareth Southgate needs to give attacking players such as Arsenal star Saka more freedom to do their stuff instead of being more pragmatic.
Souness has noted that players such as Saka, Phi Foden and Jack Grealish cannot be coached when they have the ball at their feet in the final third.
Graeme Souness on Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka
The pundit wrote: “Players such as Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish and Maddison are instinctive. For them, the picture in their head is forever changing when they’re on the ball. What enters their imaginations when they get into the last third with the ball at their feet is purely instinctive.
“They simply don’t have time to think about it. They have a reading of the game which is different. It’s not like American football, where the quarterback shouts out the number and everyone knows what they’re going to do at that moment in time.
“Gareth can’t coach Foden, Saka, Grealish what to do when they get into those situations. The only thing they need to understand from him is the shape to get back into when they lose the ball. These men can do untold damage on this huge stage.”
Huge talent
In our view, Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka is one of the best young players in the world and is a gem of a footballer.
Saka is only 21, but he has already established himself as a key figure for Arsenal and for England.
The attacking player is very good on the ball makes the right decisions, can put in crosses, can cut inside, and connects well with his teammates.
And he is quick as well.
Now, of course, Saka is only 21, so he is not the finished article yet, but he could well become a world-class footballer in the coming years.
Arsenal and England have a gem of a footballer in Saka.
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