Arsenal fans fear William Saliba is ‘CURSED’ in France shirt after spotting his terrible international record
ARSENAL fans are fearing the worst for William Saliba after claiming he’s CURSED in a France shirt.
The World Cup runners-up hit the headlines with a record-breaking 14-0 thrashing of Gibraltar last week… with Saliba on the bench.
The Arsenal star was back in the team for Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with Greece.
And fans were quick to realise that result formed part of a worrying trend.
Saliba also played 90 minutes in France’s 2-1 defeat to Germany in the September international friendlies.
He was on the pitch for the shock 1-0 loss to Tunisia during Qatar 2022, as well as another 2-1 to Denmark in 2022.
That means France have failed to win any of the last five matches in which 11-cap Saliba has started.
One fan wrote: “Saliba is cursed when he plays for France.”
Another said: “Saliba’s time will come, I think Deschamps is dealing with slowly integrating him.”
A third wrote: “It’s probably better to rest him then.”
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But Saliba is clearly more fortunate when playing in England.
The Frenchmen is a fan favourite at the Emirates, after joining in £27million move from St Etienne in 2019.
He was one of four Arsenal players to be included in the 2022 Premier League team of the year.
Many point to the fact that his injury in March last year potentially cost the Gunners their first title in 20 years.
He was applauded by fans after his near-perfect performance at the heart of Arsenal’s defence in their 1-0 victory over title rivals Manchester City last month.