‘He doesn’t look right AT ALL’: Gary Neville and Roy Keane lead critics in picking out Bukayo Saka and other wingers as England’s World Cup problem – and predict when they will be knocked out

Gary Neville and Roy Keane have highlighted England’s wingers as a major problem at the World Cup as they predict where the Three Lions could be knocked out, amid ongoing concerns over Bukayo Saka’s fitness.

Saka has a permanent Achilles problem, which the FA has ruled out after playing through pain in the match against Arsenal at the end of last season.

England coach Thomas Tuchel admitted earlier this month that Saka had been unable to train for consecutive days.

Saka featured in all three of England’s group stage matches, coming off the bench against Croatia and Ghana, before playing for just over an hour in the 2-0 win against Panama.

Fresh concerns emerged towards the knockout stages of the tournament, with England having struggled to score from wide positions in their previous two matches.

To talk Stay true to Football brought to you by Sky BetFormer England defender Neville sounded a note of fear regarding Saka’s fitness.

Neville claims Saka ‘doesn’t look well’ as he deals with Achilles problem

Saka featured in England’s three group matches, starting in one but coming off the bench in the other two.

‘Bukayo Saka doesn’t look right at all,’ Neville said.

‘He’s usually the bubbling and smiling kid, he’s got a competitive advantage but he’s not right and I think that worries us.’

His concerns were shared by Ian Wright, with the Arsenal legend questioning whether Saka was ‘rushing’ for the World Cup.

Wright said: ‘We go into a World Cup and we still haven’t started the first few games, but when we get to the third game we start and he still doesn’t look like the Saka we know; “This guy needs a break,” he said.

Heading into the tournament, Saka admitted that he was ‘happy to take a gamble’ on his fitness, as he had at Arsenal in the latter stages of the season.

Saka’s game time at Arsenal was managed in the closing weeks of the season, with the winger having played the full 90 minutes in just one game since mid-March.

“As players it’s the biggest gamble, especially when you’re not feeling your best,” Saka said.

‘You have the choice not to play or put yourself out there knowing people will judge you the same way.

‘I’m glad I took the gamble. I can say that I saw its benefits. I will continue to do this. At the end of the day, people don’t really care how you feel, they expect you to fulfill their expectations.’

Ian Wright and Roy Keane have stressed that England’s wingers, including Anthony Gordon, need to step up their game to get into the knockout rounds of the World Cup.

The pair agreed Argentina could end England’s World Cup campaign in the semi-finals

England had started the tournament with Anthony Gordon and Noni Madueke providing clearance against Croatia and Ghana.

Thomas Tuchel, who brought Marcus Rashford and Saka off the bench in the first two matches, opted to give the duo a start against Panama but England struggled to create clear opportunities until Jude Bellingham opened from the corner.

Wright and Roy Keane have stressed the importance of England’s wingers improving their game as the knockout stages of the World Cup get underway.

“I don’t remember too many tournaments where you feel on edge, I think that’s normal,” Wright said.

‘But there’s a lot of people [in the England squad] Who can’t keep up with the pace?

‘Our wingers and our dependence on wingers are not doing well enough.’

Keane added: ‘The wingers need to seize this opportunity. these players [wingers] They have not yet fully exploited the opportunity.

‘In group games, you may make a mistake in one of them, but now at least one of them has to emerge.’

England will face the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday in their World Cup last 32 match.

Victory will set up a last-16 tie against hosts Mexico or Ecuador at the Azteca in Mexico City; Brazil and Argentina may be potential opponents in the quarter and semi-finals respectively.

Wright and Keane agreed that Argentina could be the team to end England’s struggles.

‘I guess if we can go to Brazil [in the quarter-finals] We can probably beat Brazil,” Wright said.

‘But I think we will have problems from now on. ‘I said from the beginning that England would reach the semi-finals.’

Keane added: ‘England have absolutely no chance of beating Argentina in the Semi-final, I just don’t see it.’

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