I remember the last 15 minutes against palace, down to 10 men and Ramsdale just hoofing it long and it going to a palace player every time and coming straight back! My heart couldn’t take it! He must have been told to do that because he kept doing it. But it didn’t and still doesn’t make sense to me, we trust our ball playing defenders and our ability to play out from the back. Why did we abandon it in that moment surely that was the best way to relieve pressure?
I’m pretty sure that’s why Ramsdale has been replaced. When the pressure came on him he chose to hoof the ball repeatedly and put his own image ahead of the needs of the team.
Raya will keep playing it short even after making a mistake.
Arteta wants a keeper to have his foot on the ball and draw the opposition in to create space. Raya takes those risks more frequently and while that can lead to a greater opportunity for scary moments or mistakes % wise he creates more of the situations that Arteta is asking for whereas Ramsdale has been more risk adverse.
I remember the last 15 minutes against palace, down to 10 men and Ramsdale just hoofing it long and it going to a palace player every time and coming straight back! My heart couldn’t take it! He must have been told to do that because he kept doing it. But it didn’t and still doesn’t make sense to me, we trust our ball playing defenders and our ability to play out from the back. Why did we abandon it in that moment surely that was the best way to relieve pressure?
I’m pretty sure that’s why Ramsdale has been replaced. When the pressure came on him he chose to hoof the ball repeatedly and put his own image ahead of the needs of the team.
Raya will keep playing it short even after making a mistake.
Agree.
Arteta wants a keeper to have his foot on the ball and draw the opposition in to create space. Raya takes those risks more frequently and while that can lead to a greater opportunity for scary moments or mistakes % wise he creates more of the situations that Arteta is asking for whereas Ramsdale has been more risk adverse.
Clearly wasn’t instructed given he’s not first choice for those reasons