Arsenal na damuwa game da lafiyar Bukayo Saka bayan ɗan wasan filin na England ya bar filin a cikin raɗaɗi a minti na 10 na wasan da Bayern Munich da ya ƙare 2-2 a Champions League ran Talata, yana riƙe da ƙafar cinyarsa. Maneja Mikel Arteta ya ce bayan wasan cewa ma'aikatansa na lafiya suna «damuwa» kuma cewa halin «bai yi kyau ba kwata-kwata» — kalmomi da za su firgita magoya bayan kulob ɗin.

Yaya Saka yake muhimmanci?

Lambobi suna ba da labari a sarari. Tun da Saka ya zama ɗan wasan farko na yau da kullum a lokacin 2020/21, Arsenal sun sami nasara a kashi 64.2 cikin ɗari na wasannin Premier League da ya fara — idan aka kwatanta da kashi 53.3 cikin ɗari kawai a wasannin da ya rasa. A kakar da ta gabata, bambanci ya fi yawa: Arsenal sun yi nasara a kashi 76 cikin ɗari na wasanninsu da shi a cikin ɗan wasan farko, idan aka kwatanta da kashi 53.8 cikin ɗari ba tare da shi ba.

A wannan kakar, Saka yana jagorantar dukkan 'yan wasan Arsenal a cikin kwallayen Premier League da kwallo uku, kuma yana matsayi na farko a tsakanin abokan wasansa don harbe-harbe, taɓawa a cikin akwatin abokin hamayya, da kuma expected goals. Tsarin kimantawa na Gradient Sports ya ba shi lakabin mafi kyawun ɗan wasan Premier League ta la'akari da aiwatarwa — sama da Elliot Anderson — har ma ya jagoranci Arsenal a cikin alkaluman tsigewar ƙwallon.

Aikinsa na kwanan nan ya jawo wasu sukar bayan ƙasa da ingancin bayyanarsa a kan Nottingham Forest da Leeds, amma kwallo da taimako daga benci a kan Lille makon da ya gabata sun nuna muhimmancinsa. Raunin ya zo yayin da harin Arteta yana ɗaukar kaya tukuna — sabuwar kayan rani Christos Tzolis har yanzu yana makonni da yawa daga dawowar saboda matsalar cinya, kuma Arsenal sun kasa sayen Vinicius Jr ko Julian Alvarez a lokacin taga canja wuri.

Shin Madueke zai iya cike gibin?

Eberechi Eze ya maye gurbin Saka a kan Bayern Munich, ya koma hagu don ba Noni Madueke damar mamaye matsayin Saka na dama. Madueke ya riga ya burge a filin hagu a cikin nasarorin akan Leeds da Nottingham Forest, inda ya ci ƙwallon da ta yanke hukunci daga benci a wasan ƙarshe don samun damansa a fara a Allianz Arena.

Wasa a dama ita ce matsayinsa na asali — kamar Saka, ɗan wasan mai shekaru 24 ya fi son yanke zuwa ciki ta amfani da ƙafafunsa na hagu. Ya taimaka wajen daidaita Declan Rice a kan Bayern da wata cillaci daidaitacciya ta taɓa ɗaya zuwa Viktor Gyokeres. Duk da haka, yana kasancewa zabi mai ƙarancin daidaituwa idan aka kwatanta da Saka, kamar yadda ya bayyana a kan Lille lokacin da ya yi kusoshi 14 da suka kasa kafin a ƙarshe ya samar da taimako don burin farko na Jurrien Timber.

Arteta ya kare tsarin Madueke na ayyuka masu yawa na harin. «Lokacin da kake magana game da 'yan wasan da suka zama 'ma'adinai', wani lokacin hakan na nufin ci biyar a kowace ɗari,» in ji maneja na Arsenal bayan wasan Lille. «Yana game da ƙirƙirar yawa, ƙarin ayyuka da sanya shi a cikin kyakkyawar matsayi, saboda zai yanke shawara a wasanni.»

Lokaci don amincewa da Dowman?

Da Tzolis yana baya, Max Dowman ɗan shekara 16 shi ne kawai zaɓi na asali mai faɗi a cikin ƙungiyar Arsenal a Allianz Arena. Dowman ya riga ya rubuta sunansa a cikin tarihi — ya zama ɗan wasan Arsenal mafi ƙanƙanta da ya taɓa fara a wasan Carabao Cup da Brighton a watan Oktoban da ya gabata yana ɗan shekara 15 da kwana 302, kafin ya zama mafi ƙanƙantar mai zura kwallo a Premier League da kwallo ta fasa a kan Everton a watan Maris yana ɗan shekara 16 da kwana 73.

Bayyanar da kwallaye biyu a kan Ipswich a Carabao Cup a watan Satumba ya ba da ƙarin shaidar ɗimbin iyawarsa, ya sanya shi tare da Wayne Rooney a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasa biyu kawai masu shekaru 16 da suka taba ci kwallaye biyu a wasa ɗaya don kulob na Premier League. Duk da waɗannan bayyanarwa, Arteta ya yi amfani da Dowman da hankali, yana iyakance shi zuwa mintoci tara kawai na Premier League — wannan yana da alaƙa da ɓangarori da raunin ƙarami da ya samu tare da England U19.

Arteta ya yi wa matashi alkawalin damarsa. «Max zai sami damarsa,» in ji Baƙon Sipaniya watan da ya gabata. «Zai sami mintotinsa kuma zai sami su kamar kowa.» Rashin Saka na iya gaggauta wannan jadawali, yayin da wasannin Carabao Cup da Champions League a kan Fleetwood Town da Slavia Prague ke ba da ƙarin damar, tare da ziyarar Everton ta Premier League ranar Asabar — kulob ɗin da ya riga ya ga yadda Dowman yake da haɗari.