Joe Cole and Rob Holding reacted to Bukayo Saka’s performance during England’s 6-2 win over Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Monday.
Arsenal defender Holding was watching from home and he posted on his Instagram story ‘yes sir’ to Saka netting a brace on football’s biggest stage.
Former England midfielder Joe Cole knows a thing or two about scoring at a World Cup and he was left impressed by the technique of Saka’s first goal, as he told beIN SPORTS.
Back in his playing days, Cole scored a sensational volley against Sweden from about 30 yards out which is probably one of England’s great goals at a World Cup.
So, the Chelsea legend knows a thing or two about technique and he was impressed by Saka at the World Cup today.
“It was a lovely delivery in (from Trippier) and it was the first contact which Harry Maguire wins so often,” said Cole.
“But that technique. To open up your body and to have the awareness to let it come across you, then strike it. That’s a hell of a finish.”
A DEBUT TO REMEMBER
Arsenal fans would have understandably felt a little deflated when domestic football was postponed for the 2022 World Cup because they were on a roll.
But a number of their star players could return from Qatar with even more confidence from when they first left north London.
Saka could be one of those players because his World Cup debut couldn’t have gone any better.
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