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Aaron Ramsdale opened up about the criticism he has had while sitting on the bench, saying he is "suffering and hurting" at the loss of his position as Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper to David Raya.
After the first few games of the season, Mikel Arteta benched the Arsenal goalkeeper and brought in David Raya.
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Ramsdale was also overlooked by Gareth Southgate for last Friday's friendly victory over Australia with the manager choosing Sam Johnstone from Crystal Palace.
The England international has now spoken about how he feels losing his place as the first-choice goalkeeper in the team.
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Ramsdale speaks about losing his place to Raya
Raya, who Arsenal signed from Brentford in August on an initial loan, trailed Ramsdale in the season's opening weeks.
But since the end of the September international break, Mikel Arteta has only played Ramsdale once in the Carabao Cup versus Brentford.
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Ramsdale said as reported by the Guardian, “Because it’s one of the first times it’s happened with the situation, it has been difficult.
“There are times where you’re doing the right thing but it’s the wrong thing and if you don’t do it, it’s the wrong thing. So it’s a double-edged sword.
“There’s a lot … a lot of attention. It’s a position where it’s famously said if you’re not spoken about, it means you’ve done a good job. There’s a lot of talk at the minute.
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“Whether it is me or David who plays we need to be able to just focus and play but at the same time, it’s a strange, big headline.
“It’s one that we’re working through as a club and it’s one that the manager puts in front of us and we have to deal with it. That is what we are doing.”
Ramsdale stated that he and Raya had a nice relationship, “We are with each other for three or four hours a day – there are four or five of us in that [goalkeeper] group so if we don’t get on it wouldn’t work.
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“We work professionally really well together. We push each other in training and there’s days where I come in and I’m down because of the situation and he picks me up.
“And for whatever reason there might be a day where he’s down and even though I’m suffering and hurting for not playing I have to stand up and be able to push him.”
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