I said that I think Saka is not a state problem, but a problem related to his own strength. The decline shown in the data is a normal decline. It is due to others becoming more familiar with him and studying him more deeply, and there is also a natural decline.
In recent years, I have always seen the existence of Saka's top winger, Shi Yiyou said this, but after watching a large number of games in which he participated.
I have never figured out where he is stronger. He has never shown that he has the technical ability to fight alone. His speed is also the slowest among wingers. He has never even used the outside of his feet. He will never be seen during counterattacks… I personally feel that he benefited from Arsenal's strong system in the past few years. The strong midfield and backfield can continuously deliver power to him, plus he has unlimited power. In terms of firepower and ball possession, the data seems to be just okay, so the outside world thinks that he is in control of the situation. This season has proved that it is no different with him. Arsenal is still strong, and even better without him. Personally, I don’t think it is a problem with his state. The main reason is that until now, we have not seen where he is strong. He has never allowed us to witness eye-catching and breathtaking operations. Never… I don’t know if my understanding is correct.
The situation that benefits from the system is that Arsenal is in a strong state of possession of the ball most of the time, and the control is severely tilted to the right side. Once Odegaard gets the ball, he tends to lean towards Saka, allowing Saka to get the ball safely on the wing, and then be able to carry out some passing actions or To carry out further operations, at the same time, Ben White's rimming behavior attracted some defensive forces for Saka, allowing Saka to gain more space. Of course, Saka's interweaving awareness does seem to be good. Although his individual combat ability is average, he has some simple ball g/ a, or some missed balls, open shots, etc. In addition, Arsenal has strong positioning capabilities, which also makes Saka's assist data, that is, threat ball data, relatively good-looking.
If there is anything wrong, please criticize and correct me.