The comparison between Raya and Ramsdale and the justification of Arteta

It was his last time on the Arsenal bench after two years of continuous presence in the team’s eleven Ramsdalewith the England goalkeeper’s game time drastically reduced after making 85 appearances for the Gunners since the summer of 2021, when he moved from Sheffield United for a fee of €28 million.

Ramsdale’s downfall is due to his decision Mikel Arteta to bolster the goalkeeping position in the summer transfer window, with David Raya making the move from Brentford to Arsenal, putting pressure on the English club’s former goalkeeper to keep up.

Ramsdale’s underperforming performance at the start of the season has accelerated the process of change in Arsenal’s starting XI hierarchy David Raya “to take home the gloves of the major,” which fully justifies Arteta’s choice.

The statistical difference in the performance of the two goalkeepers is relentless

Leaving aside the superficial interpretation of the fact that David Raya kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals in 8 appearances (5 in the Premier League and 3 in the Champions League) for the Gunners, while Ramsdale conceded 5 goals in 6 appearances and – Only 2 games without conceding a goal, the objective statistics prove the difference in dynamics that Arsenal has – now – with the Spaniard in goal.

Comparing the performances of the two goalkeepers – only – in Premier League, Raya dominates in all key categories that judge a goalkeeper’s performance. The Spaniard is better with the ball at his feet, which contributed to his eventual move to London, as although he had roughly the same success rate (78% to 77%) as Ramsdale, attempts almost 15 more passes per 90 minutes.

The difference in long passes, one of Arsenal’s key ways of breaking the opposition’s press, is also significant, with Raya attempting 15 long passes 43.42% success ratewhile the Englishman attempted 8 long transfers in his first 4 games in the world’s top league, with successes of 33%.

However, the biggest differences are found in the statistics that characterize and judge the value of a goalkeeper, namely nothing other than saves, goals per game and the success rate of his interventions. In all these categories, Raya comes first, making it clear that Arsenal have a new “Cervero” under their wing.

“Squawkas” research with data provided by Optashowed David Raya saving that 67% from the shots he faces against the poor 55.5% from Ramsdaleconcedes fewer goals per game (0.8 vs 1), while executing more operations at the same time (1.6 against the Englishman’s 1.3).

The only way you can lie about statistics is to translate them incorrectly, and in this case Mikel Arteta should feel vindicated in his decision to bring in the summer rail In arsenalwhich also gave him the position of the team’s main goalkeeper.