Bukayo Saka played when Arsenal Real Madrid beat 5-1 in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and Rio Ferdinand has now dubbed the winger of world class synchronized
Rio Ferdinand has branded Bukayo Saka from World Class Bukayo Saka after he has helped Arsenal to beat Real Madrid from the Champions League. Ferdinand made the headlines last year after he claimed that the Gunners star was “not yet” in that bracket because he had not performed in the “Nitty-Gritty Stages” of the Champions League.
When asked if he saw Saka as a world class on his podcast, Ferdinand replied: “Not yet. Listen, I think Saka is unreal. I actually think he needs a little rest, so many games for a young child.
“But I think it's almost what's in world class? He didn't do it in the Champions League, right? I have it in the Nitty-Gritty stages. Saka's top, don't get me wrong. He's not yet a world class.”
However, Ferdinand has now revised his position after Saka scored a brilliant goal in the second stage of the quarterfinals collision of Arsenal with Madrid. Arsenal went into the game with a 3-0 advantage after a famous victory in the first stage at the Emirates.
However, there was enough talk about Madrid's pedigree in the competition and the possibility of 'La Remontada', a Spanish sentence that means 'the comeback'. And although Saka missed an early punishment, he reacted brilliantly to bring the night of the night by chipping the ball over Thibaut Courtois.
Although Vinicius JR got one back for Madrid shortly thereafter, Gabriel Martinelli closed a 5-1 victory for the Gunners in the last minutes of the game to set up a huge semi-final collision with Paris Saint-Germain.
And Ferdinand has now praised Saka as a world class and tells TNT sports: “Here, today, against the champions, about the two legs they absolutely have the boss. [Rice] I was in the front, I thought, but I would also say Saka, in terms of defining and being decisive.
“Over the years we have debated quite a bit, is he from world class? Saka, 100 percent, a world -class football player who will decide for the rest of his career at the top table next to the best players.”
Thinking about the goal of Saka, he added: “That is character. He knows his value, he knows his value. It is a wonderful finish. Keeper comes out and he just drops. The most important point is, after such a miss with the penalty, to have the confidence to do this, I think you tell you and sign as a player.”
Ferdinand also wrote in a message on social media: “There you go Arsenal fans … you can now stop tweeting.
“I just wanted to see him do if it is really important in large Champions League matches against the best teams! Respect”.
Arsenal -Baas Mikel Arteta also greeted the character of Saka and the way in which he responded to his penalty -Miss. “He got up, he clearly did not score, that could be a turning point in the game because it gives him a lot of faith,” said Arteta.
“But then the way he dealt with the situation, the way he played afterwards, and the personality he showed at his age. It's the first time he played in this stadium, it's incredible.”