Chris Sutton believes that David Raya’s continued presence in goal for Arsenal, despite making mistakes, may ultimately cost them the Premier League title. The Spanish goalkeeper, who recently joined Arsenal, has become the first choice at the Emirates, edging out the capable Aaron Ramsdale.
Despite the competition for the goalkeeper position, Mikel Arteta has chosen Raya as his preferred option over Ramsdale, who now finds himself on the bench. Some argue that Ramsdale is just as competent, if not more so, than Raya.
Sutton, joining other pundits, suggests that Arteta’s decision to stick with Raya could be a potential detriment to Arsenal’s title aspirations. The concern is that Raya’s mistakes if they persist, may prove costly for the team in their pursuit of the Premier League title.
‘The one thing from Arteta’s perspective, and this Raya-Ramsdale debate: Will his stubbornness to carry on with David Raya in the position they’re in, could that cost them the title at the end of the season?’ Sutton asked on It’s All Kicking Off.
‘I just don’t get it. I know what happened at the start, he was hinting there would be an even spread of games amongst both goalkeepers but the other night I thought there was a couple of huge errors.
‘He can’t keep making those errors if Arsenal want to win the Premier League.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
Raya has been very error-prone in recent weeks and we expect Arteta to drop him if the errors continue.
We are challenging for a Premier League title and our goalie must be in fine form before we can achieve success.
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This witch hunt is becoming farcical and detrimental to the club
How?
Not sure i like Chris Sutton but lets not bury our heads in the sand. We can tell it as it is. Raya does look like a mistake waiting to happen.
Has Raya ever had a good game for arsenal?yes is the answer.
Is he better than Matt Turner?yes.
Both Rams and Raya are Arsenal goal keepers.In my view both have almost similar qualities and both have had errors in some matches
Let’s stop this un necessary blame game and support this 2 guys.Hope both will have adequate game time and we will have an informed judgement at the end of the season.
SueP is right, we shouldn’t be actively stoking the flames.
Thanks Gunsmoke
That’s all I meant
Who or what is stoking the flames? It’s a discussion about our goalkeeper. Who is not meeting expectations. I dont get all this “shhhh be quiet” ” lets not rock the boat: whats all that about?
It’s not that Reggie
Hardly an hour goes by without some pundit putting his two Bob’s worth in. It’s unsettling and hardly helps the club overall. We are all just recycling the same old, same old. The story isn’t new anymore. Are we still going to be banging on about the two ‘R’s’ until the end of the season?
But Sue, if he wasn’t so shaky, there wouldn’t be a discussion. Its not a witch hunt but an observation of a potential problem.
Chris Sutton is the footballing pundits version of the Angel of Death. So nihilistic and he never has anything useful to say about ARSENAL. 😻😍🤩
Will he also say city latest results of 4 games without a win will cost them the league or does he have an agenda against arsenal, Liverpool goalkeeper made a plunder again city which costed them 3 valuable points but no one talked about it they also had the same scoreline like arsenal against fulham because of their goalkeepers plunder yet no pundit is talking about it that only shows that if you talk only about arsenal many pundits will get alot of attention than talking about other teams.
I wish we all don’t see the comments as witch hunting, it’s what is evidently clear for all to see, not just in the last game but something that has been happening for sometime now.
If he meant what he said about competition, then it’s time Raya sit out a few games , he’s definitely not an upgrade but downgrade. I believe Aaron Ramsdal has leaned from last season and he’s more matured but the presence of Raya has greatly affected his confidence. Hope the Arsenal board makes a firm stand over the issue before it becomes detrimental to the team’s league title chase.
I think my post has been misinterpreted which is my fault entirely
I think the sheer volume of articles based around every working pundit speaking out is becoming too much
I think that on JA we all know that Arteta has probably made a rod for his own back by suggesting 2 number one gk’s
Neither Raya or Ramsdale have really impressed- particularly Raya who knows that he has been Arteta’s first choice and should have proved Arteta right. He hasn’t having had a few wobbles. Over to you Arteta to sort it out
I disagree.
It’s up to the manager to select the best team for a game. It should not be up to the board.
Or are you now suggesting that a committee should meet before each game and decide who plays?
Effectively, you are now calling for a witch-hunt which is what would be detrimental to the team.
But to think of it. In which Epl Arsenal games this season Arsenal have lost apart of our last Newcastle Epl match, when Raya is in goal for Arsenal tendering? I think none beside our last newcastle match. But I could be wrong in my remembering things.
Nevertheless, I think Raya who is still adapting to the Arsenal ways of playing will improved on his error making in goal tendering for Arsenal as time goes on and the season pans on. And he’ll stop making those errors.
In the meantime, Aaron Ramsdale SHOULD calmdown to continue to support Arsenal and be bidding for an opportunity time to avail him to get reinstated as the team no1 goalkeeper,. But on no any account SHOULD he go the disgruntled way to get back to the no1 goalkeeping job for Arsenal. But let him be patient to wait for his time to come. For, Ramsdale should remember that Arteta disposed off former Arsenal’s no1 goalkeeper Benrd Leon for him Ramsdale to become no1.. And before then, former Gunner Emiliano Martinez the Argentina world cup winning goalkeeper now at Aston Villa. Was disposed off by Arteta in favour of Leno to be the no1.
So Arteta has a history at Arsenal for disposing off no1 goalkeepers in the team in preference for a new no1 in his ruthlessnrss to see his Arsenal team always win games. And win titles for the club too.
Therefore, Arteta’s ruthlessness in decision making and implementing it to see Arsenal wins the quadruple this season SHOULD be appreciated and respected. N matter whose Ox is gore
But he didn’t lie. Rambo is the better player if we have to be honest with ourselves.
I totally agree with you…. Arsenal fans should please forget this blame campaign against this our goal keepers and concentrate on supporting our team.Am sick and tired of our know it all fans.
Ramsdale has well is an error prone, his last game said it all. The coach knows better and he his doing his job. I believe with Raya performance for Brantford last season he will get better just like Havert