Arsenal legend Lehmann slams Arteta over decision he’s ‘never ever understood’

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann never ever understood Mikel Arteta s decision to replace Aaron Ramsdale with David Raya.

The Gunners boss brought in Raya in the summer transfer window from Brentford to give Ramsdale competition after a promising first season in net from the former Sheffield United stopper.

And after only four Premier League matches, Arteta made the decision and .

But former Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann insists Arteta s decision to put Raya in net over Ramsdale doesn’t make sense to him.

I never ever understood the Ramsdale decision, Lehmann told the Daily Mail.

If you have a good, brave English keeper at a big English club doing well and then you bring in a Spanish guy who has never played for a big club at that level – it just doesn’t make sense.

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The ‘keeper is the most important position in the team. If I were Ramsdale, I don’t know how I would react because it’s not easy at that age. When you’re older, it’s different.

The ex-Germany international has been impressed by the job Arteta has done at Arsenal but Lehmann insists they must now start to win trophies.

Lehmann added: He’s done a good job but unfortunately, you’re talking to a guy who loves Arsenal, wants them to win and not just to be up there. I was very disappointed with how they lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Afterwards, they showed a great reaction beating Chelsea and Tottenham. But to be a big club, you have to win trophies.

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Lehmann reckons Arsenal now have to be braver to start picking up trophies with Arteta s side more cautious in their approach.

Jens Lehmann: Current Arsenal team much more cautious than the Invincibles

He continued: They’re very different to us [the Invincibles] in their approach – much more cautious and slower with the ball.

Physically, they run a lot more and have more high-intensity runs but they don’t play faster than us because we were a one-touch team.

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