The attacker played in that position in the second half of their last game against Slovakia, due to Luke Shaw and Kieran Trippier being unavailable.
Saka is recognized as England’s top right-winger, but like most of his teammates, he has struggled at the Euros.
In his brief stint as a left-back in the last game, Saka performed well, and Southgate acknowledges that using him there could enhance the team’s attacking options.
Wright has now commented on the potential for Saka to play in that role and expressed confidence that the Gunner will perform admirably regardless.
He said, as quoted by Metro Sport:
‘He’ll be okay! In the end, he ended up at right wing-back as well at one stage.
‘But what I am more concerned about is the fact that our manager didn’t bring a back-up which is just crazy and so that’s why that might have to happen.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
Saka is not famous for being a versatile player and has been an attacker to most Arsenal fans.
However, he started his career as a left-back, and we expect him to do well if asked to play that role again.
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The best right winger in England has played 9 times in the premier league throughout his contract years with Arsenal as a leftback. This gives him just a little experience at defending with Arsenal and by no means good enough for England in that position.
There is no natural rightsided player as good as him who plays and stays as a right winger for their club in this current England side, as names mentioned to replace him usually play a free role or central midfield role for their respective clubs.
Saka’s record as a leftback is average at best compared to being a world class right winger.
By his own admission, the leftback position is not a natural position for him to play ( in other words, he doesn’t feel comfortable playing at leftback).
He won player of the year twice as a right winger and was ordinary at best as a leftback when he played just 9 premier league games.
Stuart Pearce, David Seaman and many more professional ex football players have gone on record condemning Southgates decision to play our countrys best experienced right winger as a Leftback.
Switzerland will be aware that they do not need to tie up two of their best defenders marking Saka on the right, giving them now more options. Also the Swiss will see this as a defensive weakness on our left, and will make Southgate pay for his decision.
This maybe the overrated Southgates last game in charge as I do not believe he will reach as far in the competition as he did in the last world cup, when Saka played as a right winger, not as a leftback, he may have forgotten that.
I think his position is more wing back than left back
But it’s interesting that the media are saying players who had a great season are not playing well etc……for me that’s purely down to a very ordinary manager who is ultra conservative and doesn’t let he players play
Southgate was an average footballer and proving same as a manager
Whatever happens let’s hope a new manager starts the next tournament !
I said it all along that Saka should play high Right, when most of you said he should play left wingback and be more versitile.
Thank God, Southgate came to his senses and decided against listening to the TV pundits advice about playing Saka in defence on the left, and instead changed his mind about the premiers twice season player of the year, to play him in his natural higher wide right position.
Saka saved England and was England’s best and most threatening attacking player. His position on the right should be the first name on Southgates list of important players for England to proceed to the final.