Switzerland Will Target Saka At Left Back – David Seaman

Arsenal legend, David Seaman has come out to warn England manager, Gareth Southgate against playing Saka as a defender. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he really does not like seeing Bukayo Saka playing at left-back, and he would expect opponents at the Euros tournament to target him often because he is not a natural defender.

David added that Saka can play on the left side of midfield, but only a natural defender should be used at left-back.

His words, “I don’t like seeing Bukayo Saka playing at left-back. If I was the opposition, he would be my main target because he’s not a defender. If he starts at left-back, that gives teams a chance to really put him under pressure, and any decent coach will do that.

Maybe he could play on the left side of midfield, but not at left-back because we need a defender there. The other question is whether you risk Luke Shaw in a quarter-final, because he hasn’t played in such a long time.

I don’t see why Trippier has to change, unless it’s through injury. The back four has not really been the problem, and it’s not like the opposition have been getting down our left side. It was happening more against Kyle Walker on the other side.

Marc Guehi is now suspended for the quarter-final and is also dealing with a shoulder injury. I think he has been really impressive, especially with how he reacted after receiving the booking that ruled him out.

Ezri Konsa came on as a substitute against Slovakia, which shows who Gareth trusts in that position. I would imagine that will probably be the only difference with the team when we play Switzerland.

Hopefully Konsa will be as effective as Guehi has been, and at least he’s now had some game time, so it won’t be brand new to him. It’s not a worry to me at all.”