David Seaman has said that he was shocked that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta decided to drop Aaron Ramsdale in favour of David Raya against Everton at Goodison Park in the Premier League this past weekend.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta dropped Aaron Ramsdale from the starting lineup against Everton.
David Seaman on Mikel Arteta decision regarding Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Arteta decided to start David Raya instead.
Raya joined Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman cannot believe the decision from Arteta.
Seaman said on his podcast: “Aaron not in goal really shocked me, if I am honest. I was shocked when I saw it.”
Potential reasons for dropping Ramsdale
We have a few theories as to why Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta decided to go with David Raya instead of Aaron Ramsdale against Everton.
One reason could be that Arteta genuinely wanted to give Ramsdale some rest.
Ramsdale has been the number one goalkeeper for a while now and has played regularly.
Perhaps Arteta thought that with Arsenal playing in the UEFA Champions League in midweek and then taking on Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby next weekend, the £120,000-a-week (The Daily Mail) star could do with a small break.
The second reason could be that Arteta wanted to give David Raya some match practice.
You never know when Raya could be needed.
Ramsdale could suffer a dip in form or have a bad injury.
Raya could have to come in at short notice.
Perhaps Arteta thought that allowing Raya to play against Everton would make him remain sharp.
The third reason could be that Arteta thinks that Raya could do better than Ramsdale and wanted to see how he does when wearing the Arsenal shirt by starting him against Everton.
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