{"id":293051,"date":"2023-09-19T06:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293051"},"modified":"2023-09-19T06:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:34:03","slug":"mikel-arteta-has-already-told-aaron-ramsdale-how-to-deal-with-raya-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-has-already-told-aaron-ramsdale-how-to-deal-with-raya-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta has already told Aaron Ramsdale how to deal with Raya fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has already told Aaron Ramsdale that he can deal with the adversity of being dropped by simply being himself. In a revealing essay during the summer, Ramsdale opened up on his first conversation with the Spaniard and how he adapted to the Gunners\u2019 \u2018aggressive\u2019 style of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ramsdale\u2019s \u00a324million transfer from Sheffield United to Arsenal in 2021 was heavily criticised. The goalkeeper had been relegated in successive campaigns with the Blades and former club Bournemouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Arteta eased the pressure on Ramsdale during their first chat. Ramsdale revealed that the Gunners head coach told him to \u201cjust be yourself\u201d in a bid to deal with the adversity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That advice could be useful for the England international over the next few weeks. Arsenal\u2019s usual No 1 was dropped for the 1-0 win over Everton on Sunday, with summer arrival David Raya surprisingly playing instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale ‘eyed up by Chelsea’ after being dropped[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arteta will likely expect Ramsdale to be his usual self in training as he battles to win back his position as the first-choice goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as the right people believe in you, and they see how hard you work and what you can bring to a team, it doesn\u2019t matter what the haters say,\u201d Ramsdale wrote for The Players\u2019 Tribune. \u201cMikel Arteta saw something special in me, and that\u2019s all that mattered. I remember I met with him for the first time, he said, \u2018Just be yourself\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe some people think we make a funny match, because he\u2019s just unbelievably driven and might come across as serious. And I\u2019m a lad who likes a joke. But for some reason, it just works.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI remember him explaining to me that he wanted me to play a lot higher, and a lot more aggressive. And so every day in training, I would play higher, and more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n DON’T MISS… <\/strong> <\/p>\n After initially struggling with the tactic of playing higher up the pitch, Ramsdale adapted and enjoyed two excellent seasons under Arteta.\u00a0<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIt was brilliant, actually, because he let me explain my emotions about feeling a bit exposed in playing so aggressive, and he showed me 10, 20 times different examples of teams playing the way he wanted. Sometimes I was thinking, \u2018S*** boss, we\u2019re watching vintage Barcelona here. Are you sure we can pull this off?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBut in the end, we were able to come to a middle ground where I wasn\u2019t overthinking out there, and the results spoke for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n Ramsdale will hope he can spend the next few days heeding Arteta\u2019s advice. The 25-year-old will expect to start Arsenal\u2019s Champions League clash with PSV on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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