Ramsdale talks about losing his starting position at Arsenal
The English goalkeeper reveals how he has experienced the departure of Arteta’s team to David Raya, as well as the attention he has received while on the bench
Aaron Ramsdale , Arsenal goalkeeper , spoke, for the first time, about losing his place in Arsenal’s goal to David Raya , as well as the attention he has received from the bench, highlighting a comment from Jamie Carragher and the resulting response of your father.
In an interview with The Athletic, the English goalkeeper confessed that “it’s been difficult”, both being on the bench and the attention he has received, for example, being focused after several interventions by David Raya, the current starter . “There are times when you are doing what is right, but it is wrong, and if you do nothing, it is bad. So it’s a double-edged sword”, adding that “there is a lot of attention. It’s a position where, if there isn’t much to say, it’s because you’re doing a good job. Right now, there is a lot of talk», he added.
The most prominent case of this attention happened against Tottenham, when, after David Raya saved, the cameras captured Ramsdale on the bench, applauding the Spanish goalkeeper. This attitude led to a comment from Jamie Carragher, who compared the Englishman to «an actor who applauds and smiles at a colleague who won an Oscar instead of him». These words led to a response from Ramsdale’s father on Twitter, who classified them as “a disgrace”. Still, Ramsdale guarantees that he “wasn’t upset.” “He didn’t say anything more. It wasn’t much help, he knows. He was on a golf trip in Spain, he clearly drank a little too much on the course,” he said, jokingly.
Ramsdale also guarantees that it works very well with its direct competitor. «We push each other in training. There are days when I arrive and I’m a little down, and he supports me. And if, for some reason, he’s down, even if I’m suffering from not playing, I have to get up and pull him up”, he says, also leaving a comment about his position in the national team: ” The coach is attentive. I have to return to the club and give everything to continue being chosen and giving the coach headaches because if I don’t do it, it becomes easier for him».
