Bukayo Saka is increasingly crucial forArsenal. In the interview given to the microphones of Amazon Prime Videothe winger explained the importance of free kicks, also fundamental in the 2-0 success against PSG: “I don’t want to give you too much information, but we work a lot on this aspect on most days. It’s not a coincidence that we score every game.”
You seem very confident this year.
“This season I have a lot of hunger in my belly. In previous years, I have come second many times. It’s just that spirit in me that makes me want to win this season and, of course, I believe in myself a lot. These two things help. We believe in ourselves, we believe we are a top team we have shown, I told the boys that we have to make a statement when big teams come to the Emirates.”
Your team is very offensive.
“We are all attack-oriented, we want to move forward, but the coach emphasized a lot on the other part of the game. I’m sure if you stay on the sidelines, you can feel it a lot when we are out of possession! It takes a lot of sacrifice and discipline , because, to be honest, I would like to be more forward, but it’s what the team needs, when I see the results, we have a lot of clean sheets, so it’s paying off and it encourages me to keep doing it.”
What does it feel like to be captain?
“Personally, there are so many things I’ve done in my career, but to wear the armband and walk out on the team on a night like this and win, it’s incredible, I can’t put it into words. I’ll keep the armband and treasure this night!” .
What do you have to do to win the Premier League?
“Winning as many games as possible! Of course, it’s not easy. We’ve just finished this game, we’re already thinking about Southampton at the weekend. It’s so tough mate, you can’t even drop points! We have to be so focused. I see a lot of people talking about us and the our way of playing, but for us, what matters are the results. Different matches have different contexts and we have to do everything necessary to win in any context. Whether it’s set pieces or playing our beautiful football, we just want to win “.
Could this be the right season to win the Premier League?
“I don’t want to put too much pressure on it, but I think this is the year.”