According to England manager Thomas Tuchel, Bukayo Saka needs to be carefully controlled before the World Cup because he is still healing from an Achilles injury.
The 24-year-old forward suffered the injury in March, but he overcame it to play for his team, Arsenal, near the end of the season, helping them win their first Premier League championship in almost 20 years.
Saka also played in the Champions League final, which Arsenal lost on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain.Bukayo is still improving; he is playing despite discomfort at the conclusion of the season, but he is clearly handling it and doing well, albeit he is still not at 100%. Tuchel told reporters on Tuesday, “He is the one we are building and taking care of in training.”
“Consecutive training is one of the things that is lacking. They (Arsenal) took excellent care of him and were very conscious of it, and we will do something the same.”When the season and championship were at stake, they brought him back against Fulham, and he was immediately decisive.Then, even though it was impossible to practice for the entire week during the build-ups, Bukayo and Arsenal agreed to allow him to play through his pain and suffering.
Saka’s health may be crucial to England’s hopes of winning the World Cup. He participated in the European championships in 2020 and 2024, and in four games in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he scored three goals.
On June 17 in Dallas, England will play Croatia in a rematch of their 2018 World Cup semifinal to begin their campaign.
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