{"id":74254,"date":"2022-10-14T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/uel-wonderful-fantastic-player-joe-cole-hails-arsenal-star-after-latest-win"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T11:42:59","slug":"uel-wonderful-fantastic-player-joe-cole-hails-arsenal-star-after-latest-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/uel-wonderful-fantastic-player-joe-cole-hails-arsenal-star-after-latest-win","title":{"rendered":"UEL: Wonderful, fantastic player \u2013 Joe Cole hails Arsenal star after latest win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former England midfielder Joe Cole has spoken glowingly of Arsenal\u2019s Bukayo Saka after the 21-year-old helped the Gunners secure their 11th win from 12 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Saka\u2019s goal in the Europa League on Thursday helped Arsenal beat Bodo-Glimt and Cole sees the England star as a \u2018wonderful player.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Cole, a former England midfielder, noted that Saka has a wonderful combination of speed and ball control.<\/p>\n<p>Cole said on BT Sport, \u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful player and every time I watch him he\u2019s improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that at a very young age, the England winger is already a leader on the pitch, describing the 21-year-old as a gem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a fantastic footballer and one Arsenal need to tie down and build a team around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have not dropped a point in the Europa League this season, winning their first three matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former England midfielder Joe Cole has spoken glowingly of Arsenal\u2019s Bukayo Saka after the 21-year-old helped the Gunners secure their 11th win from 12 games this season. 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