Bukayo Saka endured an eventful game for England tonight which resulted in the Arsenal star playing at left-back.
Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice started from the off in a game that proved to be another difficult evening for England.
Gareth Southgate’s men looked to be heading to a shock exit at Euro 2024 after Ivan Schranz opened the scoring for Slovakia in the first half.
The Three Lions struggled to create clear-cut opportunities once again and Southgate finally shuffled the pack after the hour mark. It led to Saka moving out to left-back with Chelsea’s Cole Palmer coming on to play off the right-hand side.
England were saved by a stunning effort from Jude Bellingham in stoppage time before Harry Kane handed them a 2-1 lead at the start of extra time.
But it’s fair to say that former Tottenham man Jamie O’Hara wanted more from Saka during the game.
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O’Hara delivers Saka verdict as England beat Slovakia
Saka played the full 120 minutes to help England to a 2-1 victory over Slovakia and certainly played his part.
With England chasing the game, Eberechi Eze was also introduced into the action, which resulted in Saka playing at right wing-back after his shift at left-back.
However, O’Hara wanted to see more from Saka while he was playing off the right-hand side of the front three.
Speaking during talkSPORT’s watch-along, the former Tottenham man said: “Saka is having one, mate. Saka has got to offer us more, he has got to offer us more.”
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Saka continues to prove his importance for England
Despite having to play three positions during today’s last-16 clash, Saka did his job to help England through to the quarter-final.
Saka wasn’t at his usual best off the right-hand side but his versatility proved key to Southgate making the required changes this evening.
You’d imagine that the 22-year-old won’t be desperate to play at full-back once again but it will be intriguing to see what Southgate does moving forward.
Luke Shaw is yet to play a single minute at the Euros despite returning to training last week. With Kieran Trippier struggling at left-back, the England boss clearly needs to make a change in that position.
