‘I’m a little bit worried’: William Gallas pinpoints potential problem Saliba faces at Arsenal

Speaking about William Saliba’s role at Arsenal, ex-Gooner William Gallas told Genting Casino: “William Saliba has the same style as Rio Ferdinand.

“When you see Saliba and how he plays, and when you compare with Rio when he was young, I think they are similar. But it’s always the same problem, who is going to be next to you to learn?

“He’s still young and at this age you need to learn and you need to have the right players next to you. That’s why I said it’s very important when you play centre-back, you need to have experienced players you can learn from.

“At the moment Saliba doesn’t have anyone. When I talk about experienced players, I’m talking about top-class defenders. That’s why I’m a little bit worried for him.

“If he wants to go to another level he needs to be next to top class defenders. If we speak about John Terry, who was next to him? Marcel Desailly. Rio Ferdinand? He was next to Vidic, or I’m not sure who before that.

“All the defenders, they learned from someone. Nesta, he was next to Maldini. So for defenders to go to the next level you need that. When he turns 25, 26, it will be his turn to lead the defensive line and he will play with young players who will learn from him.”

Saliba has had a brilliant start to his career with Arsenal, scoring two goals and helping them keep three clean sheets in the first 7 Premier League games of the season.

The Frenchman is enjoying an impressive reign of form at Arsenal and has already formed a commendable partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes.

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