Bukayo Saka is CONSISTENCY Personified. | The Cannon Podcast

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[@DiffKnock]

That guy singing at the start needs a recording contract I think 👀

[@nickonearth]

100% Couldn't agree more😂

[@Jamaicanarsenalfan]

Man this guy should be opening for best in the business 😂😂😂😂

[@raeferwilson2599]

😂😂😂😂

[@baxterolson2478]

Think you could've found a better way to compliment yourself Alex xD

[@tjr2109]

Less singing from theatre kids thanks. Nothing personal.

[@hollowIchigo58]

I love Rohan, everyone says they'll re-watch the match. This guy does it consistently, everytime. He's so thorough.

[@TheCannonPod]

He's just an incredible analyst and human!

[@FlickyFlaj]

Great analyst but as a human he is a bit lacking at 5'2

[@luis9327]

@@FlickyFlaj haha thank you for this comment. You made me laugh.

[@eneettejr.1312]

Did he say alley oop is "ah-lay o-o-p". I'm crying

[@pm28207]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed that 🤣

[@SharkyPongy]

Was looking for this comment 😂😂

[@amerzeb14]

Timestamp?

[@kunimitsune177]

So? Stick to baseball smfh

[@EmiratesEra]

Rohan on the cannon pod , DAMN

[@Abc123ert56]

For reference if Bukayo Saka gets 30 more G/A in the next 11 months he becomes the player with the most G/A in the Premier League before the age of 24 ahead of Ronaldo. I think we as Arsenal fans underrate Saka massively because he's so consistent. Palmer can score 4 goals in one half but where was he yesterday? Saka's ability to be dangerous against a deep block AND on the transition makes him special. Players like Palmer can't do that and that's what frustrates me with this fanbase. Saka's on course to absolutely demolish the Premier League assist record this season, he won't do it but he's on course for it. He goes to the World Cup and was the best player for England and the best player on the pitch in a team with Mbappe, Kane, Foden, Greizmann and Bellingham. He then plays in the Champions League and scores 7 minutes into his debut and breaks so many records in the competition, he also had the same amount of G/A as Mbappe in the competition playing 3 games less. I will stand by this, Bukayo Saka will one day become Arsenal's greatest ever player. Reasons: 1. Goals (I think there's a good chance he breaks Henry's goal record) 2. Legacy (very likely to win multiple major trophies and if he wins just won Champions League that would be enough for a debate) 3. Longevity (even when he loses his pace he could still play central, either as a false 9 or an 8 which could take his Arsenal career into his mid 30's) 4. Captaincy (I think it's kind of obvious that one day when Ødegaard leaves Saka will be captain and leading Arsenal to glory on top of everything else I've just would clear the debate entirely)

[@landonlowe4029]

Yeah once we win something major Saka will be a club legend .. ending our PL Drought plus winning a CL would get a statue😭

[@adetolababalola2682]

You have spoken so well

[@kunimitsune177]

Rohan again hitting the correct meaning of 'inverted' in football, being literally the only other person I've seen do so since the 'inverted fullback' misnomer first caught on. Top lad.

[@madgamer44x]

Rohan era is here 👊🏾time to give the channel to the true owner

[@daulatneupane4055]

I don't like calling Saka a winger or this or that. He is an intelligent footballer who can be given any role on the pitch, and he will be productive. He is that good really. And he takes his roles superbly and maturely. A dream player for any team. He varies his approach and tempo with the ball so many times in a game, you can't guess what the next move is. People call him predictable, but I see far from it. The only predictable aspect about his game is the results he gets at the end of a match. He will make an impact, that's predictable.

[@adetolababalola2682]

You have spoken so well

[@kunimitsune177]

Well that's dumb; he's a winger and always has been.

[@daulatneupane4055]

@@kunimitsune177 Okay Coach.

[@ritwikpm]

Would love a MasterClass on how to Analyse Football over one of these international breaks from this pod!

[@TheCannonPod]

Definately an initiative we are looking at bringing in mate but we want to be able to do that properly with the production value it deserves!

[@RobertSmith-cd5nv]

Back in late 90’s early 00’s when Man Utd were in their pomp - if they went 1-0 down - I used to think that’s pi**ed them off - and they’d win. Similar feeling to the Saints game.

[@gaks1780]

42:18 “more than you believe” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nextabe1]

"I'd sign one of my sons." the LeBron James answer. Well played Mikel.

[@eneettejr.1312]

I think it's a bit interesting the level of smoke people are having for Jesus coming back from injury but for martinelli who had been out of form without injury for a long time was consistently given soft criticism and couching it as maybe the left side needs improvement as a whole

[@KA-rk9to]

Saka is already at statue level for me. He has defined and era - and he was a homegrown teenager when he - and I mean HE - started the project.

[@Biggfromthegrouphome]

He has to win trophies, brother let’s not get ahead of ourselves

[@kunimitsune177]

No. Not even close. If he left for Madrid next summer he'd not even be a legend 10 years from now.

[@AzraelSeraphino]

This is just real bad desperation

[@chevchelios216]

Strong essence are kept in small bottles and Rohan is the living proof 😎

[@steve9636]

Rohan on fire

[@eddiedismas7772]

its who we are mate 😁

[@spencerz4503]

Alex please release some music that intro was beautiful

[@TheCannonPod]

YESSSS right im telling the boys. Album dropping in 2025. - A

[@spencerz4503]

@@TheCannonPodperfect can’t wait

[@bobbastian760]

pronounced "alley-oop" not "o.o.p." 😂

[@steve9636]

Keep thinking of Chelsea fans warning us that Havertz runs hot and cold... he's been running hot for close to a year now. Seems like a real testament to Arteta/club culture.

[@chevchelios216]

What do Chelsea fans know though? Respectfully but I have seen potatoes with more sense than a Chelsea fan

[@Never_Wr0ng]

My Havertz moment was his sliding tackle against Newcastle. To see a player finally show the kind of arrogance that his ability demands.

[@snaggiz]

Rohan on the pod? The tall king from the TDK live? Insane collab!

[@TheCannonPod]

He's the best :)

[@dansheshe8039]

There is no tdk live anymore

[@hgoose95]

​@@dansheshe8039why

[@mrileeks]

Is bhavs still with the pod?

[@minnumseerrund]

7:10 It's actually interesting, cause when Ødegaard was injured I predicted Rice to take the armband. He's older and more experienced, he was extremely consistent last season (more so than Saka), he was captain at West Ham where he won a European trophy and is already a leader on the pitch. But yea, Saka has looked impeccable as captain.

[@minnumseerrund]

just to reiterate, I'm not surprised to see Saka doing well as captain, I just expected a more senior player to take the armband. Could have been Rice, could have been Gabriel, could have been Trossard. Heck, could even be Jorginho but obviously he isnt playing every game.

[@FlickyFlaj]

The club seems to be purposely keeping the armbands away from Rice. I assume because there was some media talk when he joined about taking it from Ode. Last season we had a couple of games (Sheffield and Burnley maybe) where we subbed the captain 2-3 times and it went to Saka, Gabby, Jesus and Jorgi but never to Rice.

[@minnumseerrund]

@@FlickyFlaj eh, not giving Rice the armband in his very first season when he's already under extreme pressure to perform due to his transfer fee isnt that surprising. But ya, if I were to guess I would say he's 3rd or 4th right now, perhaps tied with Gabriel.

[@Jamaicanarsenalfan]

Who is that new guy on the podcast he's not that bad at all I think he should get his own podcast on a Thursday 🤔😂😂😂😂

[@gorkagarcia8715]

We need more Alex + George podcasts.

[@TheCannonPod]

Giorge was out the country! He’ll be back. - A

[@Jamaicanarsenalfan]

​@TheCannonPod George need to get his priority straight 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CC-wt5wh]

38:17 similar but even better stat here, Havertz has more non penalty G/A this year in the league than Haaland. Kai has 20 and Haaland has 19. You can look it up on stats muse.

[@JR01015]

*Have I tuned into the wrong podcast? Is this TDK or Cannon? Lol*

[@TheCannonPod]

Cannon! Rohan and I are exclusively on The Cannon now :) - Alex

[@Jamaicanarsenalfan]

Nominally now because ya'll are here now but both things can be true 😂😂😂😂

[@yoshkahanson7368]

Whaaaaaaat, Alex and Rohan straight to the point???? He should be on the main pod more often 🤣 jk, would be intrigued to see Rohan and George on the pod at the same time see what's that like or is it on the patreon?

[@IostsouI]

Jesus came to Arsenal as No1 striker. He was brilliant until the knee injury. After which he rushed back and has since suffered big injury issues. Every time he got back fit and played a couple of games he got injured again. Then he finally gets (seemingly) fully fit only to have lost his No1 status and thus hasn't had the chance to gain confidence or match sharpness. I believe Arteta prioritised getting minutes into Jesus' legs and to try to give him some confidence over giving Nwaneri another start or even more minutes. We will need Jesus this season and Nwaneri has already shown he is ready.

[@TruckStopLayby]

I think the home/away performance thing isn't only about this season but also the second half of last season. We were winning games at both but seemed more ambitious away from home. I originally put it down to the home sides feeling they had to perform in front of their fans and showing us more space. What I now think it may be down to is less fan pressure when playing away. Unless we get a comfortable lead at home we never seem quite as settled as we do when we're away.

[@Just-Tom]

That Havertz goal was a wispa cos it was pretty sweet

[@skorge987987]

Genuinely thought this was Tdk live what timeline are we living in!!!!!

[@digiscott2181]

All Hail the Almighty Algorithm ☯🔥

[@itswxnted4814]

As a club we need to stop calling Saka our star boy look at Chelsea palmer is their main man haaland is city main man is changing the mentality of our players will help give Saka that X factor that he lacks

[@Gooninguntildie]

I'm not sure what the big deal is about Jesus starting. As a senior player on a huge wage, he needs to regain his form and contribute at least somewhat this season. And while it's true that Arteta prioritises seniority, you can't say that's the case here. The Southampton at home is a game the rotation team should be able to win. On the other hand, playing Holding when we had Kiwior in the middle of the title race is a case of prioritising seniority. And Alex said that the decision was wrong, but I don't think Arteta will think so, because we won, first and foremost, in the end, in a good way, and we were able to give minutes to the squad players and test them.

[@merciemodemerciemode3130]

The difference between martinelli and jesus being out of form for me is.. wev'e seen martinelli offer us 15 goals and be deadly in attack. we have not seen that from jesus 9 goals is not really a great offering for a striker. We always used to say but it what he offers in bulild up and now Kai offers more and weve have just simply outgrown him now i'm afraid.. i think he knows this aswell which is making him selfish in attack which is the worst thing

[@mojalefaseabelo6338]

miss Bhavs14😔

[@trinigooner8865]

Why he's no longer here? They fell out or something?

[@raeferwilson2599]

​@@trinigooner8865 Nah, he'll be on just not as often as before. He has some stuff he's sorting out

[@colmbolger2109]

Invincibles were a better away team.

[@FlickyFlaj]

Saka is the BEST player of the Emirates era. He is incredible and I wouldn't trade him for anyone

[@kunimitsune177]

No he isn't lmao. Fabregas was a level beyond anyone. Sanchez was absolutely unplayable. Cazorla was unequivocally world class, the type of player envied by rivals (akin to david silva in that sense). RVP's brief peak was a level Saka has not yet touched. Saka is excellent and consistent but let's not do too much - let him actually earn those mad comments before you say them.

[@FlickyFlaj]

@@kunimitsune177 Saka is better and all the lmao and excellent players you chuck at me won't convince me otherwise

[@Travissaur]

@1:26 Wait a second, doesn’t Tinpot normally describe a team that only wins knockout trophies? They don’t even don’t that, they’re cobwebs, dust, That lonely tumbleweed rolling.

[@kunimitsune177]

No... Tinpot just means shit. A team that wins nothing is more tinpot than one who only wins league cups.

[@Travissaur]

@@kunimitsune177 learn something new everyday.

[@KA-rk9to]

Re nelli vs Jesus... Nellis defensive work is superb. Like actually top notch. Compared to Kai and nelli Jesus is way off in the off the ball stuff as he put himself about and works hard, but he is not as structurally sound

[@DarrenMartin-bw8zi]

Jesus is always offside. Decision-making is poor. Always injured. Isn't scoring. Why did we keep him?? FFS!

[@minnumseerrund]

not to be a party-pooper, but Saka has had bad spells over the last two years. Not that I blame him, he played basically every single minute of every game for both Arsenal and England. We NEED to watch his fitness, he works so hard AND he is kicked 50 times every single match. Just remember how different he looked after the winter break last season, he was absolutely invigorated. This season the manager is actually taking him off before the 85th minute, and it shows.

[@colmbolger2109]

Trossard is Mr Ice cold in the box. Our best striker.

[@cursive1805]

*Finisher

[@SashaWalicki]

Rohan evidently not a basketball fan - it's "alley-oop" not Allez O.O.P. 😂

[@kunimitsune177]

Fuck basketball

[@lifeafter40plus]

This whole "We need to sign a top striker to win the league" is a false narrative driven by people who heard it from other people. We were the second highest goal scores last season with only 6 less than City

[@DarrenMartin-bw8zi]

Did we win the league? No? Then what is the significance of "second highest amount of goals scored"?? The games when we NEEDED to score goals and win were the games that lost us the fkn league. We DO NEED a top striker to score us goals in games like those when the attack is giving us nothing! If you cannot analyze and see that then something is seriously wrong with you

[@lifeafter40plus]

@@DarrenMartin-bw8zi your missing the point. I'm saying we're not desperate to sign a striker like everyone says as we already scored goals. We just need to improve defensively which will lead us in turning one of those draws last season into a win or a couple of those losses into draws

[@DarrenMartin-bw8zi]

@@lifeafter40plus "We need to improve defensively" Are you listening to yourself?? We have the best defense in the LEAGUE!! And how do you correlate better defense with "turning a draw into a win"?? YOU TURN DRAWS INTO WINS BY SCORING GOALS, DUDE! Did you just start watching football yesterday??

[@lifeafter40plus]

@@DarrenMartin-bw8zi that's quite a naive comment you've made

[@colmbolger2109]

Most people have two eyes 😂

[@skorge987987]

Rohans mics are you in the chat

[@adetolababalola2682]

Lets stop all these sympathy talk for Gabriel J, even was he was seemingly doing well in his first 6 months, he was wasteful. He is a very selfish player and fails to do the simple things. People were always calling Nkethiah out even when he delivered in crucial moments for us. We have honestly moved past Gabriel J.

[@milindmatang]

2 goals in 10. surely world class consistency. forget the world, even at the club havertz and trossard are better

[@raeferwilson2599]

Proper L comment

[@milindmatang]

@@raeferwilson2599 it's the truth

[@cursive1805]

​@@raeferwilson2599 You shouldn't have responded tbf, just ignore people like this

[@georgecoles7268]

rice at 6 thank you

[@akhilxy2822]

Bhavs left?

[@raeferwilson2599]

No

[@colmbolger2109]

Havz is a wandering 9.

[@diehardgunner4844]

That first half alone Jesus creates three big chances , two for Havertz and one for sterling. You guys are biased. Havertz was wasteful but yet we criticise Jesus. Jesus didn't get a single chance to score. Not one. He did his best to facilitate but that doesn't seem to matter as long as he doesn't score we don't see him. He did give the ball away and was very creative. Watch the games bros the analysis needs to be fact based.

[@FlickyFlaj]

One thing you can't say about these guys is they lack fact based analysis. It's their main USP. Not saying they don't get things wrong but that's a big reach. I might ask the question: why is our main striker on £250k a week not getting himself a chance against Southampton? Jesus has never been particularly prolific but we all loved him for his build up, decisions, bursts of pace, dribbling, close control, chaos creation and pressing. He just isn't that same player as he was and certainly wasn't against Southampton and cannot really remember a match he was barring CL group stage last season (PSV and Lyon at home) I hope they/ we/ I turn out to be wrong and he is quality again but I have serious doubts.

[@diehardgunner4844]

@@FlickyFlaj the main reason is because our midfield was not very good. Rice is not doing his job as a left attacking midfielder. And the other reason is that he is busy creating chances for sterling and Kai. Believe it or not Arsenal struggles to create chances especially without Odegaard. The 442 requires one of the two forwards to drop into midfield and create. That is what Jesus did in that first half. He was sharp and decisive with the ball and if we had more clinical finishers we would have been 2-3 goals up and halftime. But because sterling and more so Kai squandered those chances we have nothing to show for it.

[@BirukTefera-k6c]

Where is george? Bring him back