Saka’s Stats Do Not Justify His World Class Hype – Jermaine Pennant

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka gets away with murder on the statistical front, Jermaine Pennant has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Stressing that the England forward’s numbers do not justify his world-class hype, Pennant stated that Saka is definitely capable of delivering much more.

Jermaine added that Bukayo cannot be one of the best wingers in the EPL with his current numbers.

His words, “If you start touting players as world-class, one of the best wingers in the world or the best winger in the Premier League, then you’ve got to be in those numbers. I would say it’s non-negotiable.

If you look at Mohamed Salah, he did it for nine years straight – in the bracket of goal contributions, it’s plus 20.

I think he [Saka] does get away with a bit of murder at times, the numbers and his stats.

He can put in some absolutely stellar performances but if you look deep and you start digging deep and you look at his stats, compared to top wingers around the globe and who played in the Premier League as well, they fall quite short.”

On Odegaard, “In that position, for sure. He’s scored more goals, more contributions now than he did the whole of last season.

This just shows you where he was last season and where he can be and where he can get to.

This is the form that we saw in the year that Arsenal’s front three was magical – Saka, [Gabriel] Martinelli and Odegaard really drove that team.

He’s really stepping up. He’s been a leader. He’s the captain. He’s showing by example. If he continues, yes, he’s probably one of the best in that position.”