After England’s draw with Ukraine, Joe Cole likens Bukayo Saka to Lionel Messi.
Bukayo Saka possesses a skill similar to Lionel Messi’s where he can play a play backwards.
Following England’s Saturday 1-1 draw with Ukraine in a Euro 2024 qualifying match, Joe Cole compared Arsenal star Bukabyo Saka to Lionel Messi.
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Despite the outcome, Saka put on another strong performance for the Three Lions and nearly gave them the victory when his powerful shot rebounded off the crossbar.
The 22-year-old was recently named one of 30 candidates for the 2023 Ballon d’Or, and Jamie Carragher has said that Saka is already one of the top players in the world.
Cole has gone a step further in his adulation of Saka by drawing comparisons between the winger and Argentine hero Messi, who is widely regarded as the greatest player to ever play the game.
Cole told Channel 4 that Saka’s ability to take the ball backwards, similar to Lionel Messi’s, makes it impossible to defend against him.
You can stop the defender, but he will just take it back and whip it with incredible force.
Only a select few [players] possess it, including Mo Salah, Lionel Messi, and Bukayo Saka.
He is clinical in that situation.
‘.In his first five games of the 2023–24 season, Saka has two goals and two assists.
Being the first Gunners player since Alexis Sanchez in 2016–17 to record double digits in goals and assists, he was instrumental in Arsenal’s run for the Premier League title last season.
The Hale End academy graduate Saka has logged 184 appearances for Arsenal so far, making 40 goals and 42 assists.
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