William Saliba has been hailed by former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna as the team’s “most important player” and the “best” defender in the Premier League.
Saliba was playing brilliantly in October, starting every game for Arsenal and contributing significantly to their victories over Sevilla and Manchester City.
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“In my opinion, he is the most crucial player for Arsenal,” Sagna stated to Genting Casino.
Because he is the cornerstone of the defense, Arsenal began to lose points when he was injured last year. If Saliba had kept healthy, I believe Arsenal could have won the title. Few players are capable of containing Erling Haaland, the best attacker in the world. Saliba is among those.
When he’s on the ball, he is so calm. He suffers no physical bullying. He gives such polished performances. He leads naturally. He is modest and never brags on the field when he performs well. He never shows emotion. He is so heartless all the time.
“He plays his role flawlessly and accomplishes everything on the pitch spontaneously. He is incredibly focused. The top players are those who approach their on-field performance as just another aspect of their work. Saliba, in my opinion, is the league’s top center defender. With his humble nature and positive attitude, he will only become better.
Along with Manchester City’s Phil Foden, Sagna thinks Gabriel Martinelli is one of the two best players in the Premier League this year.
According to a recent ranking by CIES, the forward from Brazil is the second-best under-23 dribbler in European football.
He declared, “I genuinely adore Gabriel Martinelli.”
Every time he plays, he makes a significant contribution to Arsenal. He plays with an absolute lack of fear. His only thought when he receives the ball is to take on players and defeat them. He’s so daring. You need to have the audacity and courage to perform from a very young age if you want to be a top player at a big club. Martinelli possesses it.
Being in the top league in the world and doing what he is doing is not simple. Making an impression at one of the largest clubs in the world is difficult, yet Martinelli succeeds without any assistance. He gives Arsenal so much with and without the ball, and everything he does on the field has an impact.
On Saturday night, Arsenal takes on Newcastle at St. James’ Park in the evening kickoff. The Gunners are looking to get back on track after their Carabao Cup loss to West Ham.
Wednesday’s Carabao Cup victory over Manchester United was another impressive performance by Eddie Howe’s team, who have now won six straight league games.