Guys I’m seeing the same point about “Oh Arteta is lying, he just picks favourites even if the mess up”. It really isn’t that complicated.
Boss says he’s creating competition for places.
Also says he will not drop players for making mistakes.
Therefore, his criteria for competition is not mistakes made, it’s ability to fit the system. And Raya fits better than Ramsdale.
You’re viewing Raya attempting a pass that gets cut out as a mark against him: for Arteta, I suspect it would be a mark against him if he had the opportunity to attempt it, and instead chose to clear it (which is exactly what Rambo was likely to have done).
Same with Raya standing in the centre of the box for Mudryk’s goal: fans and pundits see that and assume that’s a mark against him, but actually It would’ve been a mark against him if he stayed on his line and allowed the cross to go unchallenged.
Guys I’m seeing the same point about “Oh Arteta is lying, he just picks favourites even if the mess up”. It really isn’t that complicated.
Boss says he’s creating competition for places.
Also says he will not drop players for making mistakes.
Therefore, his criteria for competition is not mistakes made, it’s ability to fit the system. And Raya fits better than Ramsdale.
You’re viewing Raya attempting a pass that gets cut out as a mark against him: for Arteta, I suspect it would be a mark against him if he had the opportunity to attempt it, and instead chose to clear it (which is exactly what Rambo was likely to have done).
Same with Raya standing in the centre of the box for Mudryk’s goal: fans and pundits see that and assume that’s a mark against him, but actually It would’ve been a mark against him if he stayed on his line and allowed the cross to go unchallenged.