Although Arsenal beat Leeds United, the Gunners players showed a lot of problems in this game. Saliba's overall stats are good, however he has made a few mistakes, with former Nigerian star Nwankovo Kanu commenting on Saliba's situation. Kanu believes that Saliba is close to Hummels, and the two centre-backs are very attacking and efficient in their goals. However, Saliba and Hummels are prone to defensive problems, and the French youngster's tactical characteristics are close to those of German defenders. Of course, Kanu admits that Saliba is still young and has huge room for improvement, and the French youngster will need to correct his shortcomings and his future is brighter. In the same way, the rest of the Arsenal players have to change their way of playing – Odegaard needs to change the artistic way of playing.
Odegaard assisted Saka to score and the Norwegian star still scored high. However, his overall performance in the game was unsatisfactory and Kanu admitted that Odegaard had physical problems in the second half. When Leeds suppress Arsenal, if Odegaard can play to his technical advantage and help the Gunners get the ball back, at least this game will not be so thrilling, and maybe Arsenal can score another goal. Odegaard's fatigue is normal for Arsenal players to play in the Europa League midweek, but Kanu believes that if Odegaard can change his attributes and style of play, he can solve his fitness and hardness problems. Odegaard's artistic style of play would have been a good thing, but his artistry in the Premier League could have caused him other problems.
Saliba has been impressive this season, especially his efficiency in attack, so there are many more Saliba mentors. They want Saliba to learn from the good centre-backs of De Seli, Antonio Rudiger and Van Dijk, after all, Saliba has already been selected for the French squad and if he improves his quality in all aspects, his chances of playing in the World Cup can be improved. However, Kanu believes that Hummels' model may be more suitable for Saliba's development, the characteristics of the two are relatively close, they both have a sense of heavy attack and light defense, but the two are typical central defenders. In Kanu's eyes, Saliba made some mistakes in the game, which were related to his lack of experience, and the French teenager could only slowly accumulate experience rather than solve these problems immediately.
Kanu analyzed that if Saliba really wanted to find a role model, the famous man suggested that Saliba directly learn from Beckenbauer, although the age of the king is old, but the "scavenger" of that era is more regular, this regularity but free style of play, very suitable for Arsenal's current situation - the Gunners' style of play itself is more gorgeous, fundamentally this club needs artistic players, Odegaard and Arsenal are very consistent with this reason. However, Arsenal survives in the Premier League, and Mikel Arteta also requires players to not miss any front, then the club must respect the actual style of play, and it is clear that Saliba can combine his own characteristics and learn from the traditional "scavenger". German fans should know that Beckenbauer's more typical passer is Hummels.
I need to talk about the fact that Hummels' form has declined significantly in these seasons and Dortmund fans are not happy with him. However, many of the biggest names in German football want him to participate in the World Cup in Qatar because of Hummels' rare qualities. Although Hummels is prone to mistakes in defense, his talent is very high, and if the opponent is strong in the air, Hummels can effectively suppress the opponent's high-altitude attack. And in attack, Hummels has a good goal rate in the tournament, and he can also score the winning goal for the team. When Haaland played for the Nsoneri, he also learned his header ability from Hummels. Saliba is close to Hummels, at least in terms of offensive ability. So Kanu stressed that Saliba was close to Hummels.
Artistic play is a very good style for Odegaard's long-term development, but the Premier League environment itself is very difficult, Odegaard has become a leader in the club and the national team at a young age, and he needs to change his style of play for the team. The author also believes that since Odegaard decided to mix in the Premier League, his hardness will be improved. On the whole, a player's hardness is usually the opposite of his artistry, and since Odegaard wants to improve his toughness, he has to give up a little artistic play. So Kanu believes Odegaard needs to change the artistic way of playing.