William Saliba is in his prime form right now, both for his club, Arsenal, and his national team France. Before the start of the Euro 2024, the 23-year-old was included in the FPL team of the season with his defensive teammates Ben White and Gabriel. Going into the Euro with this tag, was not easy. But the Frenchman delivered brilliantly on the big stage and earned his pot in the Euro 2024 team of the tournament.
Despite his brilliant performance at the club level with Arsenal, William Saliba failed to gain the spot in the France starting lineup. But in the Euro, that scenario totally changed. France head coach Didier Deschamps showed his full faith in the 23-year-old and William Saliba started every single game for France in the tournament.
The 23-year-old had an average of over 5 ball recoveries per match and showed yellow only once while making 8 fouls in the whole tournament. France’s number one Mike Maignan got the goalkeeper position in the Euro 2024 team of the season. Saliba played every single minute for France in this tournament, keeping 4 clean sheets with 6 games for his nation. William Saliba had a passing accuracy of over 95% in the tournament in his six matches with France.
William Saliba in Arsenal
Since his joining Arsenal back in 2022, William Saliba played as the main defender of Arsenal’s backline partnered with Brazilian defender Gabriel. The 23-year-old was named in the premier league team of the season for the second successive season. Last season Saliba played every single game for Arsenal in the premier league starting 38 matches out of 38. Last season Arsenal finished as the lowest-conceding side in the Premier League, even less than the Champion Manchester City, thanks to the pair of William Saliba and Gabriel.
William Saliba is one of the key players in the Arsenal squad and developed himself brilliantly over the last two seasons under Spanish boss Mikel Arteta. The Arsenal fans are hoping that William Saliba will continue giving his best performance at the club level and help Arsenal to win the Premier League.
Euro 24: Team Of The Tournament
Six players in the Euro 24 team of the tournament are from the champion Spain including Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Dani Olmo, and Marc Cucurella. Alongside these six players, England’s Kyle Walker, France’s William Saliba, and Mike Maignan, Germany’s Jamal Musiala, and Manuel Akanji from Switzerland get their position in the team of the tournament.
Now that the tournament finished everyone is looking to keep their form and wants to deliver at the club level, once their respected league starts.
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