{"id":4486,"date":"2024-04-19T10:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:06:48","slug":"william-saliba-says-popular-arsenal-star-can-sometimes-be-a-disaster-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4486","title":{"rendered":"William Saliba says popular Arsenal star &#8216;can sometimes be a disaster&#8217; | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"455\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2143904672.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C455\" alt=\"Arsenal star William Saliba looks on\" class=\"wp-image-20679200\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>William Saliba \u2018can be a disaster\u2019, according to ex-Arsenal captain Wiliam Gallas (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William Gallas has mixed feelings about William Saliba and believes Liverpool\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ibrahima-konate\/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1\">Ibrahima Konate is ahead in France\u2019s pecking order as the Arsenal defender can \u2018sometimes be a disaster\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Saliba joined Arsenal from Saint-Etienne back in 2019 and was sent on three separate loan spells before establishing himself as a mainstay at the heart of Mikel Arteta\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the 23-year-old\u2019s partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes has received near universal praise, with the Gunners boasting the best defensive record in the Premier League after shipping just 26 goals across the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, Saliba is yet to nail down a starting berth at international level and France head coach Didier Deschamps has been outspoken with his reservations over the young centre-back ahead of Euro 2024, admitting there are parts of his game he \u2018does not like\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is having a good season, but he also does things that I don\u2019t like so much,\u2019 Deschamps told reporters at a press conference last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For France, he has limited game time, but when he plays, that hasn\u2019t necessarily gone well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The hierarchy doesn\u2019t favour him at the moment, but he is here. Dayot Upamecano has had game time and perhaps William has had less.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2148608682_183aaf.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"Gabriel chats with Arsenal team-mate William Saliba\" class=\"wp-image-20679242\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Gabriel and Saliba have formed a formidable partnership at the heart of Arsenal\u2019s defence (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deschamps added: \u2018With certain players, I make sure to persevere, because it can be confidence or little blockages that can shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Some don\u2019t have any concerns, some need game time. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018William has had less game time, so that doesn\u2019t allow him to be very calm.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"share-item-20679273-281\" class=\"anchor\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1252931227.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C360\" alt=\"William Gallas looks on\" class=\"wp-image-20679273\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Gallas is yet to be fully convinced by Saliba (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gallas and Deschamps appear to have similar feelings towards Saliba, with the former Arsenal and Chelsea defender accusing his fellow countryman of lacking \u2018consistency\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>Asked which of <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/france\/?ico=auto_link_sport_P12_LNK1\">France\u2019s young central defenders he rates the highest, Gallas told Get French Football News: \u2018France have so many talented young centre-backs. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s always the same question, though, and that is which one is going to be consistent? Which ones are going to be the starters?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Unfortunately, it\u2019s difficult for William Saliba to be in the starting XI because you have Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool and Dayot Upamecano from Bayern, and sometimes Saliba can be magnificent, but sometimes he can be a disaster as he\u2019s not consistent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s why it\u2019s a big problem for Didier Deschamps to know exactly who is going to be the number one, or the partnership at centre-back!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gallas is confident the Arsenal man would \u2018walk into\u2019 the starting XI of \u2018every other country\u2019 on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For every other country, Saliba would probably walk into the XI with ease, but with France, it\u2019s different and that is very tough for him \u2013 especially as they have been so successful in recent years,\u2019 the ex-Arsenal captain added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have some great young centre-backs in the French team, that\u2019s for sure.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Xabi Alonso speaks out on bust-up between West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen coaching staff<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Casemiro reveals why he almost reconsidered Manchester United move at the last minute<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Paul Merson makes prediction for Wolves vs Arsenal after \u2018disastrous\u2019 week for Mikel Arteta<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"metro-email-signup-recpatcha_text\">This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Article below content widget area --><\/p>\n<p class=\"follow-promo\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-align-center aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sports-general-9ea8.png?w=540&amp;strip=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"General Sport\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n              window.fbApi = (function () {\n                var fbApiInit = false;\n                var awaitingReady = [];\n                var notifyQ = function () {\n                  var i = 0,\n                    l = awaitingReady.length;\n                  for (i = 0; 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