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Bukayo Saka has been praising his Arsenal teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but admitted that he can sometimes draw the ire of the red-hot striker.
Aubameyang has been the captain of the Gunners for roughly 18 months after Granit Xhaka was stripped of the armband by Unai Emery early in the 2019-20 season.
Arsenal have had their fair share of vocal captains in the past, including Tony Adams and Patrick Vieira, but the Gabon international seems to be a figure who leads by example when scoring goals.
But 19-year-old sensation Saka has given some insight into the 31-year-old’s leadership qualities, revealing that he can and does give him freedom on the field after occasionally upsetting the veteran hit man.
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He told Bein Sport: “Sometimes I would say to you, you would have to pass him and if you make a mistake, he can be quite angry.
“But the game in which I scored my first goal for Arsenal against Frankfurt, before the game he told me: ‘Bukayo, you know you’re a very good player. If you are in front of the goal and you want to shoot, shoot! I’m not going to say anything ‘. My parents love it so much too! «
Saka may have been quite complimentary towards Aubameyang’s leadership here, but he’s under scrutiny right now.
Mikel Arteta benched him for Sunday’s 2-1 North London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur for disciplinary reasons, related to a violation of pre-match protocol.
Whatever the details, Aubameyang, as a skipper, should behave better and set a more positive example for the younger players.
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