William Saliba has hit a big milestone playing his 100th game for Arsenal and manager Mikel Arteta couldn’t be more happy with how the young defender has grown. Saliba’s been really consistent and good quality making him super important in Arsenal’s defense, with 33 clean sheets and getting 63% of his tackles right. Him and Gabriel Magalhaes working together has really made Arsenal’s defense way stronger.
- Saliba’s played 100 games for Arsenal now.
- He gets 63% of his tackles right which is pretty good.
- Him and Gabriel Magalhaes together are really important for how Arsenal defends.
Saliba’s Impact at Arsenal
With Mikel Arteta in charge William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes have become really important for how Arsenal defends. Arteta likes working with young players and it’s changed how the team plays and does things, and Arsenal’s been getting real close to winning the Premier League lately. The club giving Arteta a new contract shows they really trust what he’s doing.
🔴⚪️ Arteta on 100 appearances for William Saliba: “At his age, the consistency, the quality of the performances is incredible”.
“He has created a magnificent partnership and big credit to big Gabi as well for that”. https://t.co/8lgZw2Md99
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
November 30, 2024
You can see how good Saliba is by looking at his defense numbers and how he helps make Arsenal’s defense so strong. The way he’s gotten better with Arteta shows how good Arsenal is at helping young players get better.
Arsenal’s Youth Development Model
Arsenal is really good at helping young players like Saliba get better which shows how good Arteta is at managing. They give young players chances to play and get better, and it’s working really well for them. You can see this working with other players too like Declan Rice and David Raya who show how Arteta’s good at more than just defense.
- Declan Rice: Fit for Sporting Clash as Arsenal Eyes Victory
- David Raya: Remarkable Turnaround at Arsenal
Also Moses Swaibu’s story shows the hard times young players can have compared to how Arsenal helps their players, which shows how much Arsenal cares about helping young players get better. The way Arsenal helps young players is still really important for how they want to do good in the future.
