Bukayo Saka refers to Mikel Arteta as a ‘tactical genius’ than can ‘outsmart’ opponents

Bukayo Saka refers to Mikel Arteta as a ‘tactical genius’ than can ‘outsmart’ Arsenal’s Premier League opponents…before crediting David Luiz as his ‘most helpful teammate’ to date

  • Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has referred to boss Mikel Arteta as a ‘tactical genius’
  • He says the Gunner boss is an expert at outsmarting other Premier League teams
  • Saka says Arteta knows how to ‘suppress them’ and ‘prepare’ his own players   


Arsenal academy starlet Bukayo Saka has referred to Mikel Arteta as a ‘tactical genius’ that can ‘outsmart’ any of their Premier League opponents. 

Saka has played a starring role for Arteta this season after graduating to the first-team under the Gunners’ former manager Unai Emery. 

The 20-year-old believes Arteta has played a role in his rise to stardom – saying the Arsenal boss knows how to ‘get the best to get out’ of his players and ‘prepare’ them for big games. 

Arsenal academy starlet Bukayo Saka (right) has referred to Mikel Arteta (left) as a ‘tactical genius’ that can ‘outsmart’ any of their Premier League opponents

Speaking to SportBIBLE, the academy sensation said: ‘Tactically, he’s [Arteta] quite a genius. 

‘I would say, I think tactically he, he’s good at really outsmarting other teams and he always knows how, how it was best to get out in terms of playing out the back.

‘And how best to suppress them and, I think as players, that really helps you go into games prepared and knowing what you have to do to win, basically’. 

Saka has also credited former Gunners central defender David Luiz as the player who has helped him the most in his career so far.

Saka (right) has played a starring role for Arteta this season after graduating to the first-team under the Gunners' former manager Unai Emery

Saka (right) has played a starring role for Arteta this season after graduating to the first-team under the Gunners’ former manager Unai Emery

Saka described Luiz as his 'most helpful teammate' as he 'advices' him on and off the pitch

Saka described Luiz as his ‘most helpful teammate’ as he ‘advices’ him on and off the pitch

Saka described Luiz as his ‘most helpful teammate’ as he would ‘advice’ him on and off the pitch. 

The 20-year-old said: ‘I’ve had a lot of help from a lot of different players but I would say probably the biggest impact – probably David Luiz.

‘He has done the most for me in my career, to go into the first team was obviously not always the easiest experience but, and I think if you say this to all of the young players at Arsenal, [they’d say] David done so much.

‘He went out of his way to do a lot for us – advice on and off the pitch, yeah he was a really good guy but there has been loads of other players at Arsenal of course, but I’d probably say David.’