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.

  • aamslfc@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ugh not this rubbish again.

    To start, I reject the premise of the question because neither Raya nor Ramsdale are capable of being a #1 keeper at the highest-level.

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    Nope. Steele, Verbruggen and De Zerbi at Brighton.

    No shit Sherlock.

    If you’d bothered to watch Brighton at all this season you’d know he’s been switching keepers regularly from game to game, presumably to ensure the right match-ups with each player’s skill set and the match-specific tactics.

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    neither of them being able to keep a single clean sheet this season which shows it’s obviously hampering the team.

    Again, if you’d bothered to watch Brighton at all this season you’d know they have a relatively weak defence, compounded by how half their team has been sold to other clubs and their current attacking style and formation (with entirely new players) leave them vulnerable defensively.

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    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?

    Because Arteta made it a big deal for no reason.

    De Zerbi is just doing what Klopp did for a period with Mignolet and Karius years ago.

    Arteta lied that he would do the same, then screwed over Ramsdale for Raya and tried to gaslight everyone about it, triggering a media shitstorm which has now extended to commentary from Ramsdale’s dad.

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    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.

    Christ, the victim mentality from Arsenal fans knows no bounds.

    It’s nothing to do with the club itself and having “a pop at Arsenal”, it’s everything to do with the behaviour and words of the lying dickhead you’ve currently got as a manager.