“People laughed at me years ago when i said he will become a world class player, some even called me a mad person”- Arsenal icon Ian Wright says Arsenal’s ‘generational talent’ is now proving the haters wrong especially Man U and Chelsea fans
“People laughed at me years ago when i said he will become a world class player, some even called me a mad person”- Arsenal icon Ian Wright says Arsenal’s ‘generational talent’ is now proving the haters wrong
‘People laughed at me’: Ian Wright says ‘generational’ Arsenal player is now proving everyone wrong
Bukayo Saka has become one of the very best players in the world, but, for a long time, he had his doubters.
Indeed, after breaking through in an Arsenal team that was struggling at the time, there were a number of pundits and fans who didn’t quite understand the talent that Saka possessed.
Almost as soon as he broke through, Ian Wright was championing the winger, labelling him as a generational talent, but, at the time Wright was ridiculed for this view.
However, a few years down the line, Wright has been proven absolutely right as Saka has now established himself as one of world football’s premier talents.
Wright proven right
The pundit spoke about Saka on the Handbreak Off Podcast.
“I remember when he first got the number 7 and we did a piece about it. Bukayo is someone we’ve been talking about from an Arsenal perspective. I remember saying he was a generational talent and people laughed at me saying I was too close to it,
but when you watch him, you see not only is he a fantastically talented player, he’s a very intelligent player the way he plays and it’s all about the team,” Wright said.
Testing
Saka is a generational talent, and, in all honesty, he’s not had it easy to make it to this point.
Saka had setback after setback after setback after setback after breaking into an Arsenal team that really tried and then lost at Euro 2020, but he has taken everything in his stride and can continue to improve as he grows and matures.
Saka is already one of the best players in the world, but if he continues to improve, he could go down as one of the best English players of all-time.
