West Ham United manager David Moyes has criticised Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale for his challenge on Jarrod Bowen, as quoted in The Athletic.
Moyes believes that Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale’s challenge on West Ham attacker Bowen during the London derby on Sunday was “reckless”.
During the second half of the Premier League game between West Ham and Arsenal on Sunday, Ramsdale and Bowen went for the ball.
Referee Mike Dean booked Bowen for the dive, and the West Ham player himself seemed to acknowledge that he was in the wrong.
Hoever, West Ham manager Moyes has criticised Ramsdale, who cost Arsenal £24 million in transfer fees in the summer of 2021 (Sky Sports).
David Moyes on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
The Athletic quotes Moyes as saying about Ramsdale: “I don’t ever want my players to dive. I just don’t really believe in it. I think the game is hard enough. I don’t want them to do that.
“I think Jarrod could just have left his leg there, and kept going into the goalkeeper. Easy. And maybe he should have.
“It was a reckless challenge, no matter what. But the goalkeeper, the only thing that went for him in the clash was that there was no contact.
“You can’t do much about it — but I think Jarrod could probably have kept his foot in it, and then we might have had a different situation.”
In our opinion, Ramsdale’s challenge on Bowen was fair and square.
Yes, it does appear a bit dangerous when you watch it in slow motion, but the Arsenal goalkeeper did not touch Bowen.
That Bowen did not plead his case against Dean suggests that he did not think that Ramdale meant any harm.
We think that Moyes is being too harsh on Ramsdale, who had yet another good game between the posts for Arsenal.
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