Popular football pundit Jamie Redknapp has said that Kepa Arrizabalaga shouldn’t have played in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, playing the club’s second goalkeeper when Arsenal had a good opportunity to win a major trophy after so many years was a mistake Arteta must take responsibility for.
Redknapp added that while Kepa is not a bad goalie, his hands are simply not as secure as Raya’s.
His words, “I know people will say it’s sentiment and he played in the earlier rounds, but Kepa is not as good as Raya. That’s why he is the No 2.
So why, in a major cup final when you’re trying to get across the line and you’ve not won a trophy in so long, do you decide to play him? You have to take responsibility for that. That is a monumental error.
He’s not a bad goalkeeper – he’s not as good as Raya. It has backfired big time.
You could say Trafford isn’t the No 1 either but he made three really good saves and after that, hardly had to touch the ball. It was easy for him.
It’s not me being wise after the event, I said it before the game.”
WOW.
Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. Arsenal compete in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.
The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 17 FA Community Shields, the Football League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners’ Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In terms of trophies won, it is the third-most successful club in English football.
After conducting an overhaul in the club’s operating model to coincide with Wenger’s departure, Spaniard Unai Emery was named as the club’s new head coach on 23 May 2018. He became the club’s first ever ‘head coach’ and second manager from outside the United Kingdom.
In Emery’s first season, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League and as runner-up in the Europa League. On 29 November 2019, Emery was dismissed as manager and former player and assistant first team coach Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as interim head coach. On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win. After the season. Arteta’s title was changed from head coach to manager.
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