Bukayo Saka needs trophies to establish world-class status

Bukayo Saka has spent the last three years establishing himself as one of the best players in the Premier League. The Arsenal winger regularly ranks toward the top in goals across the league, and his ability to provide is also strong. He bumped up his assist and goal tallies in each of the last three seasons. Yet, there is one major omission from an otherwise sensational career individually. Trophies.

At the age of 22, Saka does not have the experience with Arsenal to have competed in games for trophies with regularity. So far, Saka’s highest team honor is the 2019/20 FA Cup. It is a nice medal to have on the resume, but Saka did not play in the semifinal against Manchester City or the FA Cup Final against Chelsea. To be fair to Saka, he was just a teenager at the time, and Mikel Arteta elected to go with a front three of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe. The other two trophies in Saka’s career are the Community Shield in 2020 and 2023. These are trophies, but they are not career-defining competitions. That said, Saka has shown his ability in those wins over Liverpool and Manchester City as he logged an assist in both games.

The next natural step for Bukayo Saka’s career with Arsenal is to play a starring role for a major trophy. In all likelihood, that will come with time. Saka is a major reason the Gunners have shown consistent development in recent seasons. Last season, Arsenal came up short in the Premier League. With 10 games to go in the 2023/24 campaign, Arsenal is back in the mix following a sensational spell of eight wins on the bounce in the league. Arsenal winning that trophy would cement his place among the best players in the world, not just wingers.

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Bukayo Saka teetering on world-class level

That is an important distinction. Saka is already perhaps the best right-winger in…

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Author : Kyle Fansler

Publish date : 2024-03-26 18:35:34

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