David Raya was Arsenal's penalty shootout hero against Porto and is starting to win round his sceptics
David Raya was Arsenal's penalty shootout hero against Porto and is starting to win round his scepticslast summer it felt like a classic case of attempting to fix something that wasn’t broken to begin with.season, keeping 14 clean sheets and earning a place in the PFA Team of the Year after Arsenal mounted an unlikely title challenge. He was David Seaman’s rightful heir, possibly for country as well as club.
Conversely, Raya’s reputation has been enhanced after his saves from Wendell and Galeno in Tuesday’s penalty shootout triumph over Porto,for the first time since 2010. He made important saves to deny Evanilson and Francisco Conceicao in regulation time too. Arteta said he was “convinced” about Raya’s ability to cope with high-pressure situations, adding: “You see him those first few days here, what he had to go through and how he did it with that composure.
His more proactive style has also helped Arsenal to evolve tactically. Raya ranks sixth for defensive actions outside his own penalty area per-90 minutes this season; Ramsdale was 15th for the same metric last season.
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