{"id":629005,"date":"2023-09-08T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629005"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:31:20","slug":"bukayo-saka-england-poty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/08\/bukayo-saka-england-poty\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Star Wins Coveted Trophy for Second Year Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Arsenal\u2019s star boy Bukayo Saka has won England\u2019s Mens Player of the Year award for the second year in succession as voted for by England supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/arsenal&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Arsenal Winger Adds to Trophy Cabinet with Huge England Accolade<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Fabrizio Romano broke football<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Fabrizio Romano Broke Football News Forever\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0LJyTAu72qA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Fierce Competition <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Arsenal youngster topped the voting ahead of Real Madrid\u2019s Jude Bellingham and Bayern Munich\u2019s Harry Kane who finished second and third respectively. Saka featured in 10 out of 11 of England\u2019s fixtures over the past 12 months racking up seven goals including his first career hat-trick against North Macedonia in June of this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">2021-22 \u2705<br \/>2022-23 \u2705<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BukayoSaka87?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BukayoSaka87<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; England (@England) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/England\/status\/1699187148493382009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Bukayo Saka Adds to his Individual Trophy Cabinet <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As well as being England\u2019s Mens Player of the Year for the second season running, the 22-year-old has recently won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award for the 2022\/23 campaign. As voted for by his fellow professionals, Saka\u2019s 14 goals and 11 assists last term were enough to merit the impressive trophy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/21\/arsenal-new-bukayo-saka-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">Deal Agreed: Fabrizio Romano Shares Exciting Update Over New Contract for \u2018Wonderful\u2019 77 G\/a Star<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite falling short in their final few games, Arsenal had a terrific campaign last time out and the forward was a huge part of that success. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Picking up Where he Left Off<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Arsenal academy graduate has started the new campaign with exactly the same intensity and consistency that both Arsenal and England fans have relied on over the past few seasons. Already notching up two goals and an assist in just four matches, Saka will be looking to beat his career-best numbers from last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/06\/rice-becomes-arsenal-legend\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">How Declan Rice Has Made an Immediate Impact at Arsenal<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Englishman has not missed a game in either of Arsenal\u2019s past two campaigns and keeping him fit this year will be key for Mikel Arteta\u2019s side to mount a title challenge this time around. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>A Big Year for Both Club and Country for Bukayo Saka<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Gunners look stronger than ever before under Mikel Arteta with the arrivals of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, David Raya, and Jurrien Timber. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With 10 points out of a possible 12 in their first four games, they look the most likely to challenge Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City with the North London club looking to build on their second-place finish last time out. The Gunners also will be competing in Europe again this season with Saka looking to inspire his boyhood club to a special Champions League campaign. He will then return to the Three Lions for the Euro 2024 where he and his England teammates will have the weight of the nation once again resting on their shoulders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/14\/jurrien-timber-arsenal-long-term-injury\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2018Blow for Arsenal\u2019: Fans\u2019 Fears Confirmed as \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Defender Suffers Serious Long-Term Injury<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The forward is currently away on England duty linking up with teammates Declan Rice, Eddie Nketiah, and Aaron Ramsdale as Gareth Southgate\u2019s side prepares to take on Ukraine and Scotland in the coming days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_625478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625478\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-625478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Emirates Stadium - Arsenal Predicted Lineup\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/2427648381_140ab733aa_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-625478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main Image Credit: Lloyd Morgan, https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/40933543@N00\/2427648381, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal\u2019s star boy Bukayo Saka has won England\u2019s Mens Player of the Year award for the second year in succession as voted for by England supporters. 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