Bukayo Saka stepped up to the 12-yard penalty spot with trepidation. Jorginho, the master of the 12-yard penalty for Italy, accidentally missed the fifth point, leaving the battle for the European title in doubt.
All is silent.
You can see the insecurity on Saka's face on the screen. He took a deep breath, took a few small hops in place, and sprinted quickly to the puck, striking it to the right side of the goal.
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The ball's curling line failed to break through the ten fingers of young Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
3:2, Italy clinched the European Cup. Crushing England's dream of bringing soccer home.
After the match, the questioning of England
commander-in-chief
Criticism of Gareth Southgate's PK battle for platoon points ensues.
The three youngsters who missed the shot, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, were even more blamed from all sides, with the severity of the incident even escalating to racial discrimination.
Although people from all walks of life have jumped in to show solidarity with the three African-American youngsters, who are only about 20 years old, they have not been able to remove the demons that are deeply rooted in their hearts.
"I'll never be able to forget that moment, especially when it's bloody well documented in history."
Everyone was quite worried about Saka's mental state. At only 19 years old, he had to face so much public pressure in the first part of his soccer career, and many thought he would be crushed by such a huge defeat.
Saka returns to the Arsenal lineup with massive pressure.
Despite the love and enthusiasm with which the fans of the Arsenal greeted Saka's return, he still needed a chance to dismantle his demons.
The Arsenal, although it was once the
England Premier Soccer League
The dominant team has dwindled in recent seasons to a fourth-place finish at the doorstep of the fans.21/22 season.
The Arsenal is facing a 3-game losing streak to start the season.
, with a 2-3 record in its first five games, and even more so against
Manchester City football club
The team was defeated 5-0 in the Howe matchup. The team is in desperate need of a pick-me-up.
The North London Derby has the most intense on and off field clashes of any derby in the English league.
The protagonist of the derby
Arsenal and
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
The fans hate each other.
The fans in the arena were relentless in their trash talk.
Of course.
Saka, who conceded a point in the Europa League, would definitely be the
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
The object of fan derision.
Suffice it to say.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in France)
Fans were waiting to see how they would mock the youngster. Even though the game was played at the Arsenal's own home ground, the Emirates Stadium, one could still hear the
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
There was a wave of derision from the fans.
The Hyogo fans were united as never before in this game. As if to protect Bukayo Saka, they became a strong support for Saka and the Hyogo players.
The team's momentum was also up, and with less than 30 minutes to go, the Arsenal were leading their rivals 2:0.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
In the 34th minute, Saka made a run down the right side of the field and took a pass from a teammate and broke into the box in stride.
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
Captain Harry Kane spotted Saka's intentions and ran back into his own box from the front to shovel the ball from Saka's feet, but couldn't make a clean break and Saka was once again in control of the ball, stumbling over his shoulder as he carried a replacement defender and kicked the ball into the back of the net.
