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People can say Arteta has been the disruption for the goal keeper position! The problem most won’t see! Ramsdale is. Yesterday’s goal is perfect example! The first time he got involved in the play, high up away from his box we turned over the ball and played it left to right so quickly for Saka to cross and we scored! They didn’t have a moment to get out to press us.
I don’t know if it’s the game against Sporting where Ramsdale got lobbed but his starting positions have been soooooo deep it’s massively impacted our play. Arteta has seen this and got Raya to give us that edge for pinning teams back from our advantages (corners/free kicks). He isn’t the reason our defense record has been so good all year! Rice, Saliba and Big Gabi out. Can’t score if you can get shots off
Still not convinced? Watch the whole build up. As soon as Ramsdale passes to Gabriel he imminently turns and runs off the camera towards his box.
I don’t rate either of these two as better than the other, they’re both good keepers. I would give Ramsdale the edge personally he is the better shot stopper. But if he can’t compose himself, find his aggression then he has no chance of displacing Raya.