It is said that the young star of the England and Arsenal national team, Bukayo Saka, will not be afraid to execute a penalty at the 2022 World Cup even though he failed in the 2020 European Cup final. This was stated by his compatriot, Aaron Ramsdale.
As is known, Saka failed to score in the penalty shootout against Italy in the final of the 2020 European Cup last year. Apart from Saka, two other attackers namely Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho also failed to execute a penalty in that match.
Even at that time, the 21-year-old player was a decisive executor for The Three Lions – the nickname of the English national team. As a result, he was attacked by racism from the fans because he was considered the culprit of his country’s defeat to become European champions.
However, Ramsdale believes the Nigerian player will dare to be the executor of Gareth Southgate’s troops at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Because according to him, Saka has a strong mentality and has proven that he has never failed to shoot a penalty again after his failure in the final.
“Of course (Saka dared to take a penalty at the 2022 World Cup). He’s scored three penalty goals from three occasions since the failure, “said Aaron Ramsdale as quoted by Sky Sports, Saturday (11/19/2022).
“I think he’s realised it was just something that happened to him and he’s not going to shy away from it because he’s that type of person. He knows how he feels now and hopefully later when he steps up to shoot the penalty he can get the net into the net,” added Aaron Ramsdale.
Yes, Saka always managed to convert his penalty kicks after the failure. In fact, he also did it in big games like against Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool.
The London-born player’s performance is also at its best with the Gunners – Arsenal’s nickname – by bringing his team to the top of the 2022-2023 Premier League standings during the 2022 World Cup break. As a result, he is predicted to become a mainstay and key player for the Three Lions to win. qualified from Group B against Iran, USA and Wales.
