The Gunners were beaten by a late curler from Galeno, and there was plenty of debate after the game as to whether or not David Raya should’ve done better.
Speaking on ESPN, Craig Burley has placed the blame firmly on Raya, claiming that the Spaniard’s lack of height and wingspan led to him conceding this goal.
The pundit says that Raya should’ve saved this one, claiming that Aaron Ramsdale would indeed have stopped this one due to his size between the sticks.
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Aaron Ramsdale would’ve saved Galeno’s shot
Burley spoke about Raya and his £25m rival.
“It was a consequence of his size. Shot-stopping, distribution, maybe he’s up there and he’s the best. But when you see something curved like that, his lack of wingspan and ability to get there like Courtois or even Ramsdale, that’s a problem. That’s my goalkeeping analysis, I’m nitpicking here, but these are key moments. I firmly believe that a goalkeeper like Ramsdale saves that, it’s not particularly high, and he is small,” Burley said.
Difficult
This is a very difficult debate to have sensibly.
Raya and Ramsdale both have their backers and detractors, and we can understand the complaints about Raya after this game.
A number of other goalkeepers would’ve saved this one, and there is a case to make that Ramsdale would’ve been able to save it too.
However, there are other flaws in Ramsdale’s game that may have been exploited in other parts of the game if the England international had started this one.
It’s always tough to talk about these hypothetical situations, but we can certainly see where Burley is coming from here.
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