Emmanuel Petit has urged William Saliba not to be overly disheartened by the fact that he only played a handful of minutes at the World Cup in Qatar. The Arsenal legend believes that the Frenchman's situation is similar to something he experienced whilst with the national team at the European Championships in 1992.
Saliba only featured in one of France's seven tournament outings as they reached the final of football's biggest event. Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick ultimately wasn't enough to prevent Lionel Messi and Co. from completing their dream, but the good thing about having the tournament in winter is that players will now return to clubs to immediately begin domestic action.
With that return in mind, Petit has asked Saliba not to panic about the lack of playing time he experienced, and instead focus on the positives around being at a major tournament.
