{"id":294776,"date":"2023-10-30T01:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294776"},"modified":"2023-10-30T01:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:25:40","slug":"arsene-wenger-says-mikel-artetas-keeper-rotation-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/arsene-wenger-says-mikel-artetas-keeper-rotation-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger says Mikel Arteta&apos;s keeper rotation &apos;doesn&apos;t work&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsene Wenger says Mikel Arteta&#8217;s keeper rotation &#8216;doesn&#8217;t work&#8217; as legendary Arsenal boss backs Aaron Ramsdale to regain the No 1 spot from David Raya<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former Arsenal first-choice Ramsdale was dropped for Raya earlier this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But the Spaniard has endured some shaky moments with his distribution\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Arsenal WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsene Wenger has criticised Mikel Arteta&#8217;s decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale and make David Raya Arsenal&#8217;s first-choice goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary Gunners boss doesn&#8217;t believe a two-keeper policy works even if Arteta&#8217;s selections have made it clear Raya is above Ramsdale in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>England international Ramsdale, 25, started Arsenal&#8217;s first four Premier League matches of the season before Raya replaced him as No 1 in that competition and the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>But the Spaniard, 28, who was brought in for his superior distribution, has been criticised following some shaky moments.<\/p>\n<p>In last weekend&#8217;s 2-2 draw with Chelsea, Raya was caught out by Mykhailo Mudryk, who lobbed him to score from an unlikely angle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138623-12685247-image-a-75_1698575706586.jpg\" height=\"512\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsdale (right) lost his place as Arsenal&#8217;s No 1 goalkeeper to David Raya (left)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138621-12685247-image-a-76_1698575733192.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wanted a goalkeeper with better distribution skills than Ramsdale<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138619-12685247-image-a-77_1698575759095.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But legendary Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger doesn&#8217;t like the goalkeeper rotation policy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger, who managed Arsenal with distinction between 1996 and 2018, made clear he isn&#8217;t a fan of what Arteta is doing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Personally, I like Ramsdale. If I was in his position I would not give up,&#8217; Wenger told beIN Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I believe he has the chance to come back into the team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he believes Ramsdale is superior to Raya, he answered: &#8216;Better\u2026 better\u2026 I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;s better. I just think Ramsdale has made decisive saves in the games last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They were not happy maybe with his feet, his distribution.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Wenger, who worked with excellent keepers like David Seaman and Jens Lehmann when Arsenal manager, was asked whether distribution or shot-saving is a more important attribute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To stop balls going in the back of the net,&#8217; he replied.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know, on the other hand, when you&#8217;re in this position, you always &#8211; it happened to me as well many times &#8211; you have a good team but you want to improve the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And then you look and think, &#8220;what can I improve there?&#8221; You think maybe the distribution from the back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138625-12685247-image-a-78_1698575815692.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale and Raya work together well despite the obvious competition between them<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138663-12685247-image-a-79_1698575872680.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raya came in for criticism when Chelsea&#8217;s Mykhailo Mudryk was able to lob him last weekend<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It happened to me the same with the centre backs, you want a guy who has better distribution from the back but then you realise he is less good defensively and his first job is to defend.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Wenger usually favoured a clear No 1 keeper and asked whether this was the best policy, he said: &#8216;Always. That&#8217;s my belief, I don&#8217;t believe in rotation with goalkeepers, I don&#8217;t believe in a lack of clarity of the hierarchy with goalkeepers. That doesn&#8217;t work.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Raya kept his fifth clean sheet of the season as Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United 5-0 on Saturday to close the gap to Premier League leaders Tottenham back to two points.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsdale will be hoping for some action when the Gunners head across London to West Ham in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12685247\/Arsene-Wenger-says-Mikel-Artetas-keeper-rotation-doesnt-work-legendary-Arsenal-boss-backs-Aaron-Ramsdale-regain-No-1-spot-David-Raya.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsene Wenger says Mikel Arteta&#8217;s keeper rotation &#8216;doesn&#8217;t work&#8217; 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