So one goalkeeper has played 7 Premier League games this season and the other has played 5 so it’s clear that the manager wants to and does utilise two number 1 goalkeepers, that’s despite neither of them being able to keep a single clean sheet this season which shows it’s obviously hampering the team.

You think I’m talking about Ramsdale, Raya and Arteta right? Nope.

Steele, Verbruggen and De Zerbi at Brighton.

The media have had their pants in a twist all season over the situation with Ramsdale and Raya, despite there not being a situation at all, Raya is clearly number one and Ramsdale, well, isn’t. Every club (almost every club) has a number one and a back up and Arsenal are no different. So why has this been made such a big deal out of when Brighton quite literally have and use two number 1 goalkeepers to their detriment and no one has said a word?

If it’s because Arsenal are a far bigger club so it’s more of a story then that shows they don’t really give a shit about the situation, they just want to have a pop at Arsenal as usual.

  • AlanHuttonsMutton@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You mean bigger clubs get more attention than others? Who’d have known.

    But the Arsenal situation is still a topic to discuss - it’s not just a pop at Arsenal but rather than an interesting area. Ramsdale was generally praised last year so them getting another player of Raya’s ilk generally doesn’t happen all too often. Arteta then said he would rotate them much like he would rotate outfield players and said he’d thought about changing them in game - however that hasn’t happened and Raya has had a couple of iffy moments so people have questioned his choices.

    These things happen to all the big clubs.

      • ImGoinGohan@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        if it had been a diogo costa you were talking about i might have been like, “okay fair enough,” but this is david raya we are talking about. I don’t think he’s bad but he’s barely an upgrade on ramsdale if i’m being honest

    • Monkey-Newz@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Itsa huge English media thing, always the case with a big English national player with a likeable character. Lots of people would like to see Ramsdale as England No.1 so naturally him not playing dents his chances. Making a fuss about it = easy engagement.