The 2021/22 season has seen Bukayo Saka evolve into one of the most feared forwards in world football.
Prior to the start of the campaign, the Arsenal man was held in high regard by most football fans and was also a key member of England‘s squad that reached the final of Euro 2020.
But this season Saka really has taken his game to another level and no player under the age of 21 has more goal contributions in the Premier League than his total of 13 (8G, 5A) at the time of writing.
What makes the 20-year-old’s improvement in 2021/22 even more remarkable is the fact that he’s had to bounce back from one of the toughest things a footballer can go through – missing a crucial penalty in a major international final.
Saka saw his spot kick saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma in the Euro 2020 final, a failure that resulted in Italy winning the tournament.
The Arsenal man was unfortunately subjected to horrific racist abuse online in the aftermath and many were rightly fearful over how the talented winger would cope with it all.
But Saka hasn’t let the situation derail his hugely promising career at all and the player himself has to be praised to the rafters for that.
One man who’s summed it all up quite perfectly is famous Manchester United fan, Mark Goldbridge.
A video of the social media personality giving a rather passionate speech about Saka’s ‘elite mentality’ has picked up a lot of attention and it’s very easy to see why.
Take a look at the footage here…
I think Mark Goldbridge is spot on in his opinions on Bukayo Saka.
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