Troy Deeney isn’t convinced that David Raya is the long-term goalkeeping solution for Arsenal as the pundit thinks Mikel Arteta s side can do better.
Arteta made the bold decision to sign a new goalkeeper in the summer in order to compete with Aaron Ramsdale.
While the decision was met with a lot of scrutiny at the time,
Having only conceded 26 goals in the Premier League this season, the Gunners boast the best defensive record in the league.
However, despite the stats suggesting that Arsenal have improved with Raya between the sticks, Deeney isn’t convinced that Raya is that much of an upgrade on Ramsdale.
I am still not sold on the goalie, Deeney told talkSPORT when discussing Raya.
I am not. I don’t see… I know they wanted to get rid of Ramsdale, or have competition is the word they say when they want to replace him, but I don’t think they replaced him with the standout goalie where you go, ‘Oh, that’s my goalie for the next four, five six years. Do you get what I mean?
I think in a year’s time, they will be looking at Raya and going, ‘Is he the reason we can get over the line or not?’ Because he has made a few mistakes this year similarly to what Ramsdale did.
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Arteta happy with Raya
While Deeney is yet to be convinced by Raya, Arteta seems happy enough with the 28-year-old shot-stopper and his impact this season.
Following Arsenal s triumph over Porto on penalties, Arteta was quick to praise the Brentford loanee for his personality and ambition .
