Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has backed their squad to achieve great things under Arne Slot as he played down comparisons with Jurgen Klopp's team.
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Liverpool have been in red-hot form in the 2024/25 campaign as they currently find themselves six points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. Star goalkeeper Alisson, who was part of the club's previous league-winning campaign in 2019/20, has opened up on the club's prospects this season.
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WHAT ALISSON SAID
Speaking to , the Brazil international said: "That team was really special. We achieved great things. It was the first Premier League title in a long, long time. "We achieved [won] the Champions League together as well the season before.
"There is no comparison with both situations. "What makes me happy is this group of players – we have the quality to do something special. The most important thing is the commitment that is needed to win something is there."
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When asked about new boss Slot's style of play and how it has fared compared to that of Jurgen Klopp's side, the custodian added: "I don't think it is too similar [to our style under Klopp]. A few players still play in the team but we have a little bit [of a] different style, more ball possession. Before it is was really straightforward, a lot of transition, a lot of intensity."
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WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?
The league leaders will be back in action on Sunday as they take on West Ham away from home in a Premier League clash.
For now the quick bowler is focused on a rare sustained period of T20 cricket
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Mitchell Starc is prepared to improvise to give himself the best chance of being ready for Test cricket amid a schedule crunch which is further complicated by the quarantine requirements in Australia, but Test captain Tim Paine is not confident of having all his players available to face Afghanistan.Starc is one of Australia’s multi-format names who could be impacted by the very tight turnaround between the T20 World Cup and start of the home Test season against Afghanistan in Hobart.If Australia and/or Afghanistan reach the final in the UAE on November 14 there would only be 12 days before the first ball of the Test on November 27 which is inside the mandatory 14-day period returning travelers have to quarantine for.Various solutions could be sought by Cricket Australia with one option to try and gain exemption for the Test to be played under the quarantine rules used against India in Brisbane last season following the Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney.For Australia’s Test players who are part of the T20 World Cup the Afghanistan match will be their only chance of red-ball preparation ahead of the Ashes starting on December 8.Related
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“It’s a very interesting one,” Starc said from St Lucia. “The way of the world at the moment throws up a lot hurdles and then you are throwing two weeks of quarantine, like we are going to have to do coming back from this tour as well, there’s a lot of question marks.”You look back to the summer and we played Sydney under restrictions, Brisbane was under full quarantine so there’s certainly precedence set there in how we approach different games especially in Australia.”In that respect I don’t think there’s any hurdles to get around in playing cricket under quarantine conditions, it’s just some of the finer details that government and cricket will have to work together [to sort out].”But for the few multi-format players we all want to play as much cricket as we can, Test cricket is certainly the pinnacle for a lot of us, certainly it is for me, as is a World Cup so it will be hard to pick and choose.”Limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has made clear he expects to have all first-choice players available for the World Cup. “The T20 World Cup is an international event, the one piece of [limited-overs] silverware that was eluded us. They’ll be no management for Test cricket, I can tell you that much,” he said last week.Mitchell Starc during the 2012 T20 World Cup•AFP
Speaking a few hours after Starc, Paine endorsed that the strongest T20 side should be selected and had faith in anyone who missed the Afghanistan Test being ready to face England.”It does look tight,” he said. “From our point of view we’re probably expecting not to [have the players]. We’d like our a T20 side to go as deep as they can. Our players have come into an Ashes series before without any red-ball cricket, if we have to do that in the professional era guys can cope with that.”Although for the next six weeks in West Indies and Bangladesh Starc’s attention will be on white-ball bowling, as the Test matches draw nearer towards the end of the year he will delve on past experiences to ensure he is ready.”There’s been some really tight turnarounds whether it be white-ball tournaments into Test series or away tours where we’ve had to improvise and make sure we get a little bit of red-ball bowling in so it wouldn’t be the first time,” he said. “Throws up another hurdle with quarantining after a World Cup and the tight turnaround we might be faced with, but the multi-format players have all played cricket for quite a while now and have experienced the same situation in slightly difference circumstances before.”For now, Starc is working on fine-tuning his T20 skills as he sets his sights on a first appearance at a T20 World Cup since 2012 having missed the 2016 edition in India due to injury. If the Bangladesh tour gets final approval there will be up to 10 T20s over the next month and while Starc will be unlikely to feature in them all it’s a rare chance for an extended focus on the format.Starc was a central figure in the successful run Australia’s T20 side put together in 2019-2020, featuring in eight of the nine matches against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa, and then played the three-match series against England last year. He only had one game against India last season due to withdrawing from the squad, did not play in the BBL and opted against the IPL with the hectic schedule in mind.”It’s a great opportunity for the group to start preparing with a bit more focus on that World Cup,” he said. “Don’t think I’ve played 10 T20s in the last four years let alone in the space of a few weeks so personally it would be nice to get a bit of a rhythm of T20 cricket.”The back end of the summer I was heavily focused on the red-ball so put the white-ball to the side. To prepare for this tour it’s all been white-ball focused with what’s coming up in the next few months. Preparing for shorter spells, more of a focus on staying unpredictable or [using] variations. I don’t change a whole lot in my preparation across the formats but certainly they’ll be a lot more planning and focus on tactically what we’ll take on this series.”This story was update with Tim Paine’s comments
Everton welcome Crystal Palace to Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, and Sean Dyche will know that a poor result will leave him skidding on the thinnest of ice.
Five matches have yielded one draw and four defeats in the Premier League so far, and while a sliver of respite can be taken in the fact that Everton have led in each of their past matches, a more cynical outlook would point toward a lack of togetherness and confidence.
Dyche has always always prided himself in the strength and discipline of his teams. Unity and coherence wrapped inside a drilled understanding of defensive duties and how to shuttle the ball forward in direct sequences. This year, so far, Everton’s defence is fragile and shaky, and things do not look good.
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Will Dyche front this project? He’ll be out the door in a flash if he doesn’t turn things around, with Everton sniffing around for an exciting replacement.
Everton already considering Sean Dyche replacement
Should Dyche be dismissed, former Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter has been earmarked. According to reports from Football Insider last weekend, the tactician is very interested in taking the Everton job, should it become available in the coming weeks or months.
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Potter has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023, less than seven months into his tenure. He can’t take all the blame, though, for the Blues were a turbulent mess and Potter was simply unable to bring it all together.
At Everton, he could find the start of an exciting new project, one that embraces his methodologies as it looks to pull away from the route-one football that Dyche designs. Potter has been hailed as “a genius” by journalist Sam Morton.
He champions interchangeable formations and fluid football, always keen to retain the ball and drive it forward though – Potter could be the new stylistic injection to send Everton back into the ascendancy after so long away.
But he could also lift that aforesaid defensive fragility, patch it up and make it into something new. Indeed, he might even be the perfect manager to turn Jarrad Branthwaite into a world-beater.
Why Potter could make Branthwaite unplayable
Talent scout Jacek Kulig called Branthwaite an “absolute monster” for his performances at the rear last season, excelling alongside the industrious and experienced James Tarkowski and keeping 12 clean sheets from 35 matches, incredibly winning 68% of his duels.
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He’s a titan of a player. At 6 foot 5, Branthwaite is framed to succeed as a centre-half, but he does need to work on his distribution.
Of course, Dyche’s system precludes Everton defenders from playing like Sergio Ramos. Last season, the Goodison Park side posted an average possession of just 41%.
Centre-backs like Branthwaite were and still are expected to make clearances and defend Jordan Pickford’s goal as a dog would defend a bone in a kennel. It worked.
It also, however, meant that the 22-year-old was unable to implement a fluid passing game. As per FBref, he ranked among the bottom 28% of Premier League centre-backs last season for pass completion, the bottom 18% for progressive passes and the bottom 18% for passes attempted.
This is where Potter comes in. The English manager likes to enforce a flexible system that promotes slick passing and enhances high-energy pressing.
In 2021/22, his final full season with Brighton, Potter recorded a 54.4% possession average in the Premier League – the fourth-highest in the division and finished ninth in the table.
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His centre-backs embodied this control-focused style. Captain Lewis Dunk ranked among the top 18% of Premier League defenders for pass completion, whereas the more dynamic Adam Webster ranked among the top 15% for passes attempted and the top 2% for progressive passes per 90. Branthwaite need only find the right manager to guide him to prominence, he’s already demonstrated such prodigious potential.
Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite
Former CEO Keith Wyness has proclaimed Branthwaite a “generational” talent, which is high praise indeed. But he’s the talk of the town for a reason and could be the difference-maker for imperilled Everton this year.
If Dyche is dismissed and Potter brought in, there’s a real chance that he could sharpen the ball-playing skills needed to rise to that next level. The 49-year-old might even fashion him into the best in the Premier League.
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USWNT star Naomi Girma is attracting big attention from Europe, with Chelsea reportedly leading the race to sign her.
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There have been plenty of reports in recent months about interest in Girma from abroad, with her having emerged as one of the most talented center backs in the entire game already, aged just 24. Indeed, after helping her country win gold at the Olympic Games last summer, USWNT boss Emma Hayes described Girma as "the best defender I've ever seen".
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Lyon, home of USWNT team-mate Lindsey Horan, have been linked with her, as have Arsenal. However, understands that it is Chelsea who are currently favorites to land Girma's signature, which could come at the cost of $1 million (£820,000). The current world-record fee for a transfer in the women's game is $862,000 (£706,000), which Bay FC paid to sign Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF last year.
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Given that potential price tag, it is unlikely that Girma leaves the San Diego Wave for another NWSL side. That's because league rules require a salary cap tax if a club spends over a net $500,000 (£409,000) on transfer fees.
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New San Diego boss Jonas Eidevall, and the new ownership which took over in October, will certainly be keen to avoid losing Girma, who is out of contract at the end of 2026. It'll be up to them to renew that deal and avoid losing the defender to a European giant.
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam has said that he was always confident of taking “bold decisions” as he trusted his bowlers to take all 10 West Indies wickets in the second innings.Pakistan set the hosts 329 in the second Test at Sabina Park, giving themselves a possible 130 overs to bowl West Indies out. Azam said that with Pakistan already trailing in the series, they had few options but to go for an early declaration after taking a lead of 152 in the first innings.”The plan was always to ask them to bat for 20-25 overs on the fourth day, and it eventually worked out well for us,” he said. “Take the lead up to 330-340, and then to make them play in whatever time remains on the fourth day. We had to level the series and so had to take some bold decisions for that – which we did take – and things worked out well for us.”Related
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Azam also credited his bowlers for setting up the win, and singled out left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi, who picked up a career-best match haul of 10 for 94, including his best figures of 6 for 51 in the first innings.”He is really young, and the way he is grooming himself and performing for Pakistan shows he is such a good talent,” Azam said. “He is only improving day-by-day, and learning as well. He is leading the bowling too, and it was fun watching him bowl. He believes in himself, and each time he is given the ball, he bowls with the same pace and aggression. And so this is really helpful for me as captain.”Pakistan also picked left-arm spinner Nauman Ali in the XI, who was the only frontline spinner from either side unlike in the first Test, when Jomel Warrican was in the West Indies XI. Although Ali bowled only one over in the first innings, he was eventually used for 22 overs in the second, on the way getting the big wickets of Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Holder.”Our bowlers were outstanding today, and I should only give them all the credit,” Azam said. “Even Nauman Ali bowled well. It was a fifth-day pitch, and the way he bowled and got some turn, as well as those three of his wickets, proved really crucial for us in the end.”We thought bowlers might some help from the pitch on the final day. We had seen the wicket in the morning, and also observed it after lunch today. Hence, we thought it would turn, and help the spinners. There were patches there as well, so we planned to bowl Nauman, which turned out to be helpful for us.”Azam also highlighted senior batter Fawad Alam for his contributions, with Alam getting to his fifth Test century – and his fourth since his comeback last year – rescuing Pakistan from 2 for 3 in the first innings, and ending unbeaten on 124 in a total of 302.”Like I have always said, he is an experienced player. He has so many runs in first-class [cricket] and has such a brilliant record there,” Azam said. “And so the way he handled the pressure, built his innings and contributed for the team as per the conditions was outstanding. All our batsmen must also learn from him.”Azam’s counterpart Brathwaite, however, was left asking for more from his batters, with West Indies folding for 150 and 219 in the match.”We were behind the eight-ball from the start,” Brathwaite said. “Consistently is obviously what we need. Test cricket is never easy. All the guys technically can bat, it’s just the mindset. The quicker we get to that strong mentality [the better]. First 30 balls is always the toughest period and finding out ways through those periods is key for us.”Brathwaite did draw out some positives from the series, most notable of which was the performance of fast bowler Jayden Seales, who picked up a five-for in the first Test, thus becoming the youngest from his country to that feat in Test cricket.”He is a star in the making, you see him getting over 250 wickets,” Brathwaite said of the 19-year-old. “I know he has a big future ahead. With the experience in our bowling group guiding – Kemar, [and] Jason – he for sure is a future star.”Brathwaite also credited the Pakistan bowlers and Alam for their show, and felt that falling behind by a big margin in the first innings ultimately made the difference.”As a bowling unit they were very consistent,” he said. “Batting wise, their guys who got in in the first innings went big. Obviously, Fawad getting a hundred is something for me and the batters to take – when we do get that start, we make it count.”I still think it’s a positive since we didn’t lose the series. I thought the team did a superb job in the first Test. We let ourselves down in the first innings of this match. Kudos to the bowlers again for leading the way. We made some strides in the series, but in this Test, the first innings really let us down.”
“I had the chance to speak to him at length, he was really humble and helped me on some skills where he thought I could improve on”
ESPNcricinfo staff07-Sep-2021Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has said he was “really fortunate” to have picked the brains of his idol Sachin Tendulkar, whom he met before Mumbai’s limited-overs series against Oman last month. According to Jaiswal, what made the interaction even better was the fact that Tendulkar, who offered him some tips on where he could improve, “was aware” of the young batter’s game.”My idol has always been Sachin Tendulkar, and I was really fortunate to have a conversation with him before the Oman tour,” Jaiswal said. “I was glad that Mumbai Cricket Association invited him for a session before we left from Mumbai to play against Oman.Related
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“I was over the moon when I first heard he was going to be present there, and when I had the chance to speak to him at length, he was really humble and helped me on some skills where he thought I could improve on. It was good to see that a legend like him was aware of my game, and it was certainly a very happy moment for me. I can’t wait to keep implementing those things in my game and express myself better on the field.”Oman recently hosted Mumbai, one of the most prolific Indian domestic teams, for a three-match T20 series and a four-match one-day series to prepare for the World Cup League Two and the T20 Cricket World Cup. While Mumbai lost the T20 series 2-1, Jaiswal’s 212 runs across the four one-dayers helped them secure a 3-1 win.Jaiswal said he was happy to have had some game-time under his belt ahead of the upcoming IPL, scheduled to begin on September 19.
“I did a lot of hard work during the lockdown. So, I really want to repay the franchise’s faith by performing and taking my team to the playoffs.”Yashasvi Jaiswal
“It was good practice for me before the big matches in the IPL. It had been a while I had played competitive cricket, and to play against an international team like Oman is certainly good preparation. I’m happy I could score some runs and win some matches for my team.”I had a very good series against Oman and in similar conditions to the UAE. I’m really happy with the way I’m playing my cricket at the moment, and I can’t wait to replicate these performances in the IPL against much stronger line-ups.”Jaiswal was bought by Royals at the 2020 auction for INR 2.4 crore following his excellent form in the 2019 domestic season, but he hasn’t regularly featured in their line-up in the last two seasons. In the 2020 season, he played just three matches in Royals’ last-place finish, making just 40 runs. In the first half of the 2021 IPL, he scored 66 runs, playing in three out of Royals’ seven matches. Overall, he averages just 17.66 in six games as an opening batter with a strike rate of 112.76.Jaiswal also had the chance to train during the off-season, and he believes he has improved in some areas which will help him perform better this season for the Royals, who are currently fifth on the points table with three wins.”I did a lot of hard work during the lockdown. I went to Nagpur to train at the Royals Centre of Excellence and we had various sessions which were focused on my fitness, technique, mind, and skills. So, I really want to repay the franchise’s faith by performing and taking my team to the playoffs, and I also believe that if we can play to our full potential, we will be able to win a lot of matches and go a long way in the tournament.”He also said that he was glad to have a mentor in Kumar Sangakkara, Royals’ director of cricket, adding that he looks up to the former Sri Lanka batter for batting advice.”We have had so many chats on what I can do during the game – how I should think, what my approach will be against which bowler, how I can change the tempo of the game, etc. So, it has been really amazing to chat with him whenever I have had any doubts, and to know that I have someone who is always so patient and polite with everything that he says, I’m really fortunate to have a mentor like him. I also feel the best thing about him is that he’s always willing to listen and give his time to the players.”
England brace for update this week on fast bowler’s elbow injury
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Jofra Archer is due to see a specialist about his elbow this week•Getty Images
England are braced for an update on Jofra Archer’s elbow injury, with the fast bowler due to see a specialist later this week amid fears he could miss the whole international summer.Archer returned home from England’s tour to India ahead of the ODI series in March due to the injury, which deteriorated over the course of the five-match T20I series and forced him to pull out of the IPL. He briefly returned in mid-May after a period of rest and rehabilitation, playing a second XI fixture and a County Championship match, but managed only 18 overs in the latter and had surgery on the advice on a specialist the following week.He spent two months rehabbing under the supervision of Sussex and England medical staff and bowled nine overs – three in a T20 Blast fixture and six in a 50-over friendly against Oxfordshire – in mid-July, but has not joined up with Southern Brave during the Hundred. He will see a specialist later this week to determine the severity of the problem.Related
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The reported on Tuesday that Archer is at risk of missing all five of England’s Tests against India, though he tweeted later in the day that a report in another newspaper – which suggested his prospects of taking part in the T20 World Cup and Ashes were “in jeopardy” – was “click bait at best”. Archer had previously written in his column that he was “quite prepared” to miss the India series if required, with his “primary focus” on England’s winter schedule.Archer was not included in England’s squad for the first two Tests and with the next round of County Championship fixtures not starting until August 30, there will be scant opportunity for him to play competitive red-ball cricket in time to be considered for the final three. His last international appearance was in the fifth T20I against India on March 20.James Vince, Southern Brave’s captain, said last week that he was hopeful Archer would be made available for the second half of the group stage of the Hundred – which runs until August 19 – but it appears increasingly unlikely that he will play any part in the tournament.
Nesta semana, o Corinthians divulgou a sua previsão orçamentária para 2022, onde projeta um superávit de R$ 10,05 milhões para 2022.
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Será o segundo ano de gestão do atual presidente Duílio Monteiro Alves, que deve fechar a sua primeira temporada à frente do clube com as contas no azul em R$ 3,4 milhões. Ao menos, é o que apontou o balancete do último trimestre do Timão. Caso isso se confirme, será a primeira vez em cinco anos que a equipe do Parque São Jorge não termina o ano no negativo financeiramente.
Na previsão para 2022, as cotas de televisão seguem como a maior parte do bolo do orçamento. O Corinthians espera receber R$ 253,7 milhões desses direitos, a quantia é superior ao dobro do que o clube do Parque São Jorge espera receber de patrocínios, que é R$ 111.2 .
As outras fontes de receitas são: contribuição dos sócios, explorações comerciais, receitas da marca e arrecadação dos jogos, grande diferencial para o próximo ano em relação aos dois anteriores que tiveram, durante e sua maior parte portões fechados. A expectativa é que o Corinthians embolse R$ 70,3 milhões com as partidas que mandará na Neo Química Arena, quantia 938% maior do que arrecadou no fim de 2021, quando mandou seis jogos com o público total em seu estádio.
A dedução total de receitas corintiana para 2022 é de R$ 507,1 milhões. No entanto, o Corinthians também prevê um custo operacional de R$ 460,1 milhão, a maior parte dele com pessoal, que representa R$ 344,81, além disso também há despesas administrativas, com jogos, serviço e depreciação de ativos. Com isso o resultado operacional do Timão apresenta um número positivo de R$ 96,2 milhões, mas é subtraído por R$ 86,2 de despesas líquidas e resultados não operacionais, chegando ao número de R$ 10 milhões, o que o orçamento do clube enxergá que o Time do Povo arrecadará na próxima temporada.
O número pode aumentar em casos de vendas de ativos. Em 2021, no entanto, a arrecadação corintiana neste quesito foi de R$ 14 milhões, número amplamente inferior do que foi inicialmente projetado pelo Timão na temporada, que girava em torno de R$ 90 milhões.
A perspectiva também pode ser mais ampla, caso o Corinthians conquiste títulos, o que não é colocado em previsão orçamentária.
As a club, Arsenal haven’t always had the best of records when it comes to the transfer market.
The North Londoners have spent their fair share of money on players who were never worth their initial price tags, like Nicolas Pepe, simply not good enough, like Shkrodan Mustafi, and while he was a loan signing, they also brought in a player with a broken back in Kim Kallstrom.
However, in the last few years, under the leadership of Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar, the Gunners have become shrewd operators in the market and, as a whole, have seen their signings work out.
For example, one of their additions last season, who received plenty of criticism early on, has since become one of the most essential starters in the team.
David Raya's first season
Yes, the player in question is Spanish goalkeeper David Raya, who was a surprise loan signing last summer, and we say surprise as going into that window, there was minimal discussion about Arsenal needing a new number one to replace fan favourite Aaron Ramsdale between the sticks.
In fact, many in the fanbase and media believed it was an utterly unnecessary addition to the team at the time, so both Arteta and the former Brentford ace came in for plenty of criticism and scrutiny.For example, former Manchester City and Newcastle United keeper Shay Given claimed that it looked like the manager was “signing a problem” at the time.
It was a mixed start to life in the team for the Barcelona-born shot-stopper as well, as even though he made a stunning save against Spurs in just his third appearance, he didn’t look entirely comfortable early on in the season and made some relatively high-profile and costly errors in the games away to Chelsea and Newcastle United.
In fact, despite finding his feet in the second half of the campaign, former professional and pundit Gary Neville found another way to criticise the 29-year-old, as he described his kicking in the 0-0 draw away to City as “terrible”, which, given the final result, felt quite nitpicky.
However, despite the outside noise and the occasional errors, Arteta could see what Raya brought to the team and stood by him, and after the start of this season, it just looks like another thing he’s got right.
Raya this season
Unsurprisingly, Raya has started all four of Arsenal’s games this season, and to say he’s been sensational would be downplaying it.
For example, he made a fantastic reaction save to keep the Gunners in the lead against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the club’s opening match.
The 29-year-old then took things a step further and kept this team in the game against Aston Villa by pulling off the save of the month to deny Ollie Watkins what looked to be a guaranteed goal.
He made five saves and won 100% of his duels against the Seagulls. Then, against Spurs on Sunday, he remained alert to the danger throughout the 95 minutes of action, and when he was called upon, he made several brilliant stops, and as fans have now become accustomed to, was a monster in the air.
Overall, the “outstanding” international, as data analyst Ben Mattinson has dubbed him, has firmly established himself as one of the most important players in the Arsenal squad and has become utterly undroppable.
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Ultimately, the questions surrounding Raya’s signing last summer weren’t crazy at the time, but in the year since, they have been made to look so, and once again, Arteta has been proven right.
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The sensational talent was a rock for the Gunners.