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Alan Shearer thinks England star would have been frustrated with Arsenal star Bukayo Saka in first-half
Alan Shearer has suggested that Kyle Walker will have been incredibly frustrated with Bukayo Saka after one decision the Arsenal star made during the first-half as England were beaten by Spain on Sunday.
It was heartbreak for the Three Lions in Berlin, with Gareth Southgate’s men beaten 2-1 by Spain – in a final which indeed proved to be ♑the coronation of the tournament’s best team. However, England will, of course, wonder what could have been.
There was a moment immediately after Cole Palmer equalised when England appeared to have Spain on the ropes and looked poised to deliver the knᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚockout blow. But La Roja were able to wrestle the momentum back and secure the winner.
England also had some dangerous moments on the counter, including one moment shortly before half-time when Harry Kane found Bukayo Saka with a cross-field ball. The Arsenal man was able to drive at Marc Cucurella, and it appeared that his next pass was an obvio🌌us one🥃.
Alan Shearer thinks Kyle Walker will have been frustrated with Bukayo Saka
Kyle Walker absolutely flew up the pitch to provide an option down the line. But rather than play in the Manchester City star – which probably would have left Walker with a superb opportunity to cross the ball – Saka inside cut inside and played a pass to Kobbie Mainoo, with the attack breaking down shortly after.
And speaking on (broadcast on 14/7; 20:42), Alan Shearer suggested that Walker would not h🍃ave been pl🃏eased with Saka’s decision.
“Really frustrating for Kyle Walker, he must have run 50 or 60 yards there in the hope that he can create the space and Saka can, at least, find him. He did🍌n’t though and he’s got to run all the way back,” he said.
How Arsenal star can reflect on his own tournament as England fall short
No England player managed to produce their 🌳best performance of the tournament in the final, with Cole Palmer perhaps coming closest with his display off the🎉 bench.
Saka has however, been one of his country’s brightest performers in a tournament where England have rarely looked𓂃 particularly impressive. It was the Arsenal man who looked most dangerous in the hard-fought quarter-final against Switzerland, and it is telling that Southgate has often taken the likes of🌜 Harry Kane and Phil Foden off before removing the 22-year-old.
He is so consistent; even when he is not at his best, he is 𓃲scoring goals and cont꧒ributing assists for club and country. And Arsenal fans will certainly hope that Sunday’s agony drives him on to get even better in the years to come.