Crazy that he could pass Ozil this season. I would’ve thought mesut had more
Geralt-of-Cydonia on
Yes. But damn, this list makes me respect the top 6 more.
gamer_no on
This guy seems pretty good at football. How old is this guy anyway?
Shakyyy on
Might catch him next season the way he’s playing atm.
eminemslimmarshall2 on
Decent chance he does.
Soft_Mathematician30 on
the real question is if he breaks this in the next 3 seasons
pragmatic84 on
As long as he stays here for at least the majority of his career, he’s going to eclipse Bergkamp by some margin at this rate.
He’s also on track to break David O’Leary’s appearance record.
It’s even possible for him to break Henry’s goal record (I wouldn’t say it’s likely, but not impossible if he’s here another 10 years and averages 16 goals a season he will come very close to equalling it)
Let’s just all make our sacrifices to the gods to ensure he stays fit.
humanoftheforest on
This season?!? 50-50.
emjayeff-ranklin on
It’s not an “if” but “when”, and I say he overtakes Bergkamp before he’s 28.
amsun on
Now do one for Assists per minute
Blue_Arrow5 on
We aim to cross Mesut this szn and focus on Bergkamp the next.
lazysarcasm on
Depending on how long he stays, comfortably. If you average at 10 assists per season, in 4 years he’ll have it.
Bullishly i think Saka can be closer to averaging around 15 assists per year. When you consider our set pieces, and factor in having Kai to aim at in the box, he’s naturally going to put up higher numbers than before
PA14 on
If we keep scoring from corners at the rate we have been, he actually might
FxRty9 on
So the common consensus is he’ll do it providing he spends at least the next 4-5 years at Arsenal. Could become the first player in Arsenal history to achieve 100+ goals AND 100+ assists in the league for us too, now that would be special.
DialSquar on
If he’s healthy and stays, there is no doubt
dayk995 on
The names on this list are unreal.
skool_101 on
so long as our attack can manage to convert passes to goals, yes. we will need something as close to a henry-bergkamp duo for a good few seasons.
rethafrey on
At least 1/3 of bergkamps assist is to Freddie. If Kai keeps converting, starboy will break it within 4 more seasons.
fongzulu on
I don’t think so. Bergkamp had 3 of the generational strikers at the time like wrighty, anelka and Henry. They were always scoring and lethal. The current artetaball spreads the load around and if for our captain odegard for his top assist, we still don’t score. I don’t thjnk saka can catch there. But I rather saka scores more
LuckyArsenalAg on
As long as he stays here for his entire career, yes he passes Bergkamp
subcrazy12 on
If he spends his entire career here (hopefully) then he will pass him and likely sets several other records
hiredgooner on
A few players might end up catching Bergkamp in terms of numbers but that missing the _point_ of Bergkamp.
Connect-Amoeba3618 on
I think for individual records, Saka has the potential to break most or all of them by the time he retires.
Pearlsaver on
Pls catch him this season
Revolutionary-Rip426 on
Yes I think he’ll spend most of if not all of his career here I don’t see him leaving anytime soon. So even if he’s here until he’s 30 then decides to go play for idk Real Madrid then 100% I see him catching Bergkamp
Charguizo on
If he stays at Arsenal his whole career
If he can avoid big injuries
If Arsenal keep performing at a high level
Then Bukayo Saka will probably be top of all the major all-time statistics of the club (appearances, assists, goals). Maybe Titi’s goals record is a bit far for a player like Saka who is more of a winger than Henry was, but even then, Saka would probably be in the top 3.
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Top-Lane-Bad on
Shocked no one in our history has eclipsed 100 in the league considering how many guys played for us for a very long time.
Run4c0v3r on
Imagine the amount of assists Ozil would have if he played with Henry.
maidentaiwan on
It’s all down to fitness, because he won’t leave until he’s on the other side of 30, and even then, I hope he doesn’t. One club man would be an incredible throwback.
Reasonable-Island-57 on
On the trajectory he’s on yes, remember he’s still very young and probably has another 10 years in him before he retires. Assuming he stays the entire time, then again, if I was arteta, I wouldn’t sell him at any cost.
beatlz on
Can we keep this level for two more seasons?
Can our starboy stay relatively fit?
If both answers are “yes”, then I’m sure he’ll catch Dennis.
PistolPumpingPete on
‘Will’ not ‘does’.
Proud-Cheesecake-813 on
Absolutely. If he stays here until he’s 30 (likely) he gets at least 150 assists with us. No doubt in my mind.
buztabuzt on
Not sure there are enough games remaining for him to pass him this year 😉
Lias5 on
Crazy to me that with all the hype of Ozil and how big of a player he was for us early on, Saka is going to have more assists than him before he turns 24 yo… mind blown.
BarmeloXantony on
He’s literally the player we’ve been waiting for since Alexis. Difference is hes got a team of Goliaths to protect him.
AdGlass4981 on
If he stays he does for sure. Bukayo is world class.
Interesting to see Ozil in the top 5 with all banter strikers he played with.
momspaghetty on
a couple more seasons of Set Piece FC and he has that in bag
lucastimmons on
He might do it this season.
Amphille on
Yes but would probably need another season to do so
slimg1988 on
So thats why pires said doku’s better.
HustlinInTheHall on
He will be here at least another 5 years, so yes, barring injury issues he should average well above 10 assists a year.
I made this point elsewhere but assists pre-2006 PL assists are not well calculated either, so Bergkamp probably would get credit for more if today’s standards were applied then. Saka has some goals where he beats two men and scores and whoever passed to him on the wing gets the assist, even though they weren’t creating the chance.
Stravven on
If he keeps his level up he may become a lot of things. He’s just turned 23, and already has 61 goals (49 in the PL), 60 assists (42 in the PL) and 236 appearances (177 in the PL).
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Crazy that he could pass Ozil this season. I would’ve thought mesut had more
Yes. But damn, this list makes me respect the top 6 more.
This guy seems pretty good at football. How old is this guy anyway?
Might catch him next season the way he’s playing atm.
Decent chance he does.
the real question is if he breaks this in the next 3 seasons
As long as he stays here for at least the majority of his career, he’s going to eclipse Bergkamp by some margin at this rate.
He’s also on track to break David O’Leary’s appearance record.
It’s even possible for him to break Henry’s goal record (I wouldn’t say it’s likely, but not impossible if he’s here another 10 years and averages 16 goals a season he will come very close to equalling it)
Let’s just all make our sacrifices to the gods to ensure he stays fit.
This season?!? 50-50.
It’s not an “if” but “when”, and I say he overtakes Bergkamp before he’s 28.
Now do one for Assists per minute
We aim to cross Mesut this szn and focus on Bergkamp the next.
Depending on how long he stays, comfortably. If you average at 10 assists per season, in 4 years he’ll have it.
Bullishly i think Saka can be closer to averaging around 15 assists per year. When you consider our set pieces, and factor in having Kai to aim at in the box, he’s naturally going to put up higher numbers than before
If we keep scoring from corners at the rate we have been, he actually might
So the common consensus is he’ll do it providing he spends at least the next 4-5 years at Arsenal. Could become the first player in Arsenal history to achieve 100+ goals AND 100+ assists in the league for us too, now that would be special.
If he’s healthy and stays, there is no doubt
The names on this list are unreal.
so long as our attack can manage to convert passes to goals, yes. we will need something as close to a henry-bergkamp duo for a good few seasons.
At least 1/3 of bergkamps assist is to Freddie. If Kai keeps converting, starboy will break it within 4 more seasons.
I don’t think so. Bergkamp had 3 of the generational strikers at the time like wrighty, anelka and Henry. They were always scoring and lethal. The current artetaball spreads the load around and if for our captain odegard for his top assist, we still don’t score. I don’t thjnk saka can catch there. But I rather saka scores more
As long as he stays here for his entire career, yes he passes Bergkamp
If he spends his entire career here (hopefully) then he will pass him and likely sets several other records
A few players might end up catching Bergkamp in terms of numbers but that missing the _point_ of Bergkamp.
I think for individual records, Saka has the potential to break most or all of them by the time he retires.
Pls catch him this season
Yes I think he’ll spend most of if not all of his career here I don’t see him leaving anytime soon. So even if he’s here until he’s 30 then decides to go play for idk Real Madrid then 100% I see him catching Bergkamp
If he stays at Arsenal his whole career
If he can avoid big injuries
If Arsenal keep performing at a high level
Then Bukayo Saka will probably be top of all the major all-time statistics of the club (appearances, assists, goals). Maybe Titi’s goals record is a bit far for a player like Saka who is more of a winger than Henry was, but even then, Saka would probably be in the top 3.
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Shocked no one in our history has eclipsed 100 in the league considering how many guys played for us for a very long time.
Imagine the amount of assists Ozil would have if he played with Henry.
It’s all down to fitness, because he won’t leave until he’s on the other side of 30, and even then, I hope he doesn’t. One club man would be an incredible throwback.
On the trajectory he’s on yes, remember he’s still very young and probably has another 10 years in him before he retires. Assuming he stays the entire time, then again, if I was arteta, I wouldn’t sell him at any cost.
Can we keep this level for two more seasons?
Can our starboy stay relatively fit?
If both answers are “yes”, then I’m sure he’ll catch Dennis.
‘Will’ not ‘does’.
Absolutely. If he stays here until he’s 30 (likely) he gets at least 150 assists with us. No doubt in my mind.
Not sure there are enough games remaining for him to pass him this year 😉
Crazy to me that with all the hype of Ozil and how big of a player he was for us early on, Saka is going to have more assists than him before he turns 24 yo… mind blown.
He’s literally the player we’ve been waiting for since Alexis. Difference is hes got a team of Goliaths to protect him.
If he stays he does for sure. Bukayo is world class.
Interesting to see Ozil in the top 5 with all banter strikers he played with.
a couple more seasons of Set Piece FC and he has that in bag
He might do it this season.
Yes but would probably need another season to do so
So thats why pires said doku’s better.
He will be here at least another 5 years, so yes, barring injury issues he should average well above 10 assists a year.
I made this point elsewhere but assists pre-2006 PL assists are not well calculated either, so Bergkamp probably would get credit for more if today’s standards were applied then. Saka has some goals where he beats two men and scores and whoever passed to him on the wing gets the assist, even though they weren’t creating the chance.
If he keeps his level up he may become a lot of things. He’s just turned 23, and already has 61 goals (49 in the PL), 60 assists (42 in the PL) and 236 appearances (177 in the PL).