• yourfriendkyle@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    The answer is to put your head down and improve yourself as much as you can, not complain to the media

  • Thoodmen@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    The whole thing is stupid because Arteta has not been honest about the situation.

  • everyonesmellmymeat@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I just keep imagining the first time Arteta and Raya started speaking Spanish to each other in front of Aaron. Poor kid didn’t deserve to be dropped.

    • SolidSank@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Arsenal’s goalkeeper coach is also Spanish and recommended to buy Raya a while ago (he used to coach Raya at Brentford).

      It’d be easy for him to think the deck is stacked against him in many ways, don’t see him staying next season.

  • rmlordy@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Sam Johnstone is clear of both right now but Southgate will never drop Pickford.

  • SpiritedSuccess5675@alien.topOPB
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    1 year ago
    • Asked about whether he’s concerned about losing his place in the England squad ahead of next summer’s European Championship due to a lack of action at Arsenal, Ramsdale responded:

    Yes, of course, it is the first time I have found myself in this situation.

    'The manager here [Gareth Southgate] is brilliant, he trusts the players he’s worked with before as we’ve seen in different types of ways - you’ll see Kalvin [Phillips] and Harry [Maguire] haven’t played the most amount of minutes but when they step up for England and are given the opportunity, they perform.

    But of course, I want to get back into my club team. I want to get into my club team and be able to give the manager a headache rather than just have Jordan [Pickford] as the England number one and me fall by the wayside.’

    On his relationship with Raya, the former Bournemouth keeper continued: ‘We work professionally really well together. We push each other in training and there’s days where I come in and I’m down because of the situation and he picks me up.

    ‘And for whatever reason there might be a day where he’s down and even though I’m suffering and hurting for not playing I have to stand up and be able to push him and make sure he’s ready for the weekend if he’s picked to play.’

  • AerodynamicHandshake@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Said like he was a shoe in for number 1 when he’s actually 3rd choice.

    Don’t see his position as 3rd choice in any grave danger at the moment.

  • watermaloneyyy@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    signed a new contract in the summer, gets benched, and doesnt even get to play a ucl game, id b fumin,

  • InTheMiddleGiroud@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It’s interesting how all these 90s goalkeepers through their own egomaniacal lense suggested that having two capable goalkeepers at the club was a recipe for disaster, because earning your spot is reserved for all other players in the game.

    So far so good. I don’t know if you can keep both at the clubs for years if the pecking order becomes too established, but for this season it definitely seems they both accept it’s a dogfight.

    There are some suggestions of tactical flexibility as well, but I think they’re too similar, although there’s probably little differences between them that I don’t understand.

    • Subtleiaint@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      but for this season it definitely seems they both accept it’s a dogfight.

      That’s just believing what you want to be true, it’s not a dog fight, there’s a clear pecking order. Ramsdale doesn’t say in the article he’s happy with how things are going, he’s just being a professional and towing the party line. I’d be astonished if his agent isn’t looking for a new club, the chances of him being at the club next season are incredibly low.

      • serenity-as-ice@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        It’s been 4 league matches man. Far more likely they assess at the end of the season, when there’s a clear pattern. For all we know Ramsdale starts against Chelsea and the narrative swings to ‘why did Raya join Arsenal’.

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          Whilst you’re right that it’s only been a few games, if Arteta had decided he needed better than Ramsdale, if he had brought a player to replace him and then given that player time to bed in before making him first choice, it would look precisely the same as what has happened.

          Of course there’s a chance I’m wrong but, barring injury to Raya and dead rubbers at the end of the season, it’s quite possible that Ramsdale has played his last premier league game in an Arsenal shirt.

  • BTECGolfManagement@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    He should be absolutely nowhere near the numero uno spot anyways - Sir Jordan Pickford is the best keeper I’ve seen in an England shirt since I’ve been alive IMO

  • christmasinjune201@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Arteta doesn’t seem to care about his players physical or mental health. He over works them, makes them play through injuries, and then he treats them like this.

    going enjoy his downfall.