England manager Thomas Tuchel urged Bukayo Saka to convert his club excellence into sustained international impact after the winger\u2019s goal. Tuchel learned of the milestone after the final whistle but made clear that the raw total does not satisfy him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many goals did he score for England?\u201d Tuchel clarified. \u201c13? One three? It has to be more, it\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to keep on going. I thought it was 30, at least, and then I would have said it\u2019s not enough, because I am never satisfied. He is such a threat for Arsenal in the most difficult league in the world, so why would he not be at international level?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the position for him, he has the attitude, the stamina, the talent, everything to be a top player at international level, and that\u2019s what he has to show. We can just encourage him to be influential, like he was today. Next game, he needs to try to repeat it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuchel\u2019s remarks underline the expectation that Saka\u2019s England figures should better reflect the threat he poses for Arsenal, where he has exceeded that goal tally across three of his last four seasons. The manager framed his comments as a challenge rather than praise, calling for consistency in England colours.<\/p>\n
Saka has faced a disrupted start to the season after a hamstring injury that kept him out for three games across all competitions. Mikel Arteta resisted rushing him back following the setback and a previous hamstring problem in March, restricting Saka to five starts so far this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started this season by picking up an injury, which kind of killed me a bit but I\u2019m starting to feel good again,” Saka told reporters. “I\u2019m still not at my sharpest but I\u2019m starting to feel good again and I\u2019ve scored in the last three games so I\u2019m happy with that and want to continue like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve missed a lot of England games, especially under Thomas as well and I haven\u2019t scored for a while either so to come back and put the ball in the back of the net is a special feeling and one I\u2019m really excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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