• Matoobi@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    People like Ramsdale and Smith Rowe and are experiencing dissonance over the fact that the guy (Arteta) who took us to the dance has his own ideas about what will take us forward.

    I prefer Raya to Ramsdale so far. If he doesn’t do it Ramsdale may get his chance or maybe we will go for someone else.

    This the game.

  • bad_at_proofs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Would they get on the pitch for Bayern/Madrid/Man City? Because those are the level of teams we are now competing with

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      1 year ago

      Ramsdale probably does get gametime at Bayern ahead of a 37 year old and increasinly injured Neur and Sven Ulreich

      Eddie also probably gets game time at Madrid and Munich, as a back up 9, Madrid just have Joselu up top and Bayerns back up to Kane is Chupo Moting

      Our team and our players really are not as bad as people want to make them out to be for some reason

  • Vidilian@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Eddie has to be the next to get this treatment. I like him but I’ve now seen enough to know he gets too complacent when given a chance.

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      1 year ago

      Spot on, will be interesting to see how people on this sub react, have a feeling there will be much less controversy than replacing Ramsdale and ESR not getting matches. Realistically our front three should be Saka Jesus Martinelli from right to left and then Eddie is okay as a backup. With injuries and the amount of games/estandards we need another forward option that can be a clinical finisher or target man at least. Eddie reminds me so much of a young Welbeck, meets the eye test in a lot of ways, works really hard, just doesn’t have the skill for the very top.

  • bad_at_proofs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    There are other teams in the tournament. 4th or 5th best England player means he wasn’t one of the best players in the tournament.

    Regardless of that I don’t think he is good enough for an elite side currently and needs to e playing regularly for his own development.

  • Cedosg@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Ramsdale is younger and has the physical attributes that make him better than Raya overtime. The difference isn’t so stark but in any case we still would have a better keeper at the end of the day whether it’s ramsdale or raya. just no more alumina.

  • Super_Furry_Monkey@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Name a more iconic duo than Neville spouting narrative and it having no factual basis. This is just this weeks “Corner kicks are taking too long” even though they were lower than the league average.

  • Francis-c92@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Never been more grateful Raya recovered his performance on the weekend and we won, because this discourse would be even more insufferable over the international break.

  • bad_at_proofs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Pepe got plenty of GC 2 years ago. Should we bring him back?

    I don’t care about peformances from 2 yeaers ago I care about how good a player is now and after watching him look very average for England u21s I am not convinced he is good enough for a title contender

  • bad_at_proofs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    No it isn’t. Do you think either of them get serious minutes for any of the serious CL contenders right now?

  • ro-row@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Yea they are good enough for top 4 club but not for challenging title or cl.

    Yet Eddie and Ramsdale both literally contributed in quite big ways for a club that literally challenged for a title

  • NoYouroboros@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Pretty sure that’s a good situation to actually play it away first time. What’s wrong with saying the guy was a wreck in the first half?

    It’s OK, he got lucky, we don’t need to pretend it was good or part of the plan. Mikel likes people to play in a way that maximizes control. That’s all good, but that doesn’t mean that he wants his GK to make the wrong decision and gift goals.

  • bad_at_proofs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    So because someone disagrees with you they “definitely didn’t watch it”.

    He is a 23 year old playing u21 football so should be dominating but he didn’t. Most non-Arsenal fans have him being one of Englands least impressive players over the tournament

  • bloodydingbat@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Whilst still early days, sadly, I see no way Rambo stays beyond next season if we keep Raya. He’s too good to be a bench keeper.