David Raya: King David

[Synical]

I just noticed Pickford still has 5 games to play. It's still not a lock.

Well I would love Pickford to win it.

His primary competitors ederson and Allison missing many games helped.

Not the case. He'd still be clear

 

[Rain Dance]

these past few weeks I was watching my country's U-23 played in AFC Cup for a ticket to the France Olympics
And our GK Ernando has proven he is the man to count on when everything else fail (numerous shot blocked and crosses claimed, and he is currently on 3 PK saves).
We beat Australia U23, Jordan U23 & South Korea U23, thanks to his performance.

And it got me thinking,
has Raya proven the same thing with us or he pretty much benefit from the immense defensive performance of 6 guys in front of him especially Gabriel - Saliba partnership?

They are both similar stature, Raya is 1.83m, Ernando is 1.78m (I am not saying Ernando is better)

 

[Gooner Zig]

I just noticed Pickford still has 5 games to play. It's still not a lock.

No way Everton are going to keep 5 clean sheets, pretty sure Raya has the Golden Glove locked up.

 

[Makingtrax]

It should be for the goalie with the best overall stats. The most clean sheets will nearly always be for the team with the best defence in front of him, usually one of the rich teams at or near the top of the league.

 

[Gooner Zig]

It should be for the goalie with the best overall stats. The most clean sheets will nearly always be for the team with the best defence in front of him, usually one of the rich teams at or near the top of the league.

The problem is how do we weight those stats as more important than others? Raya has a worse save % than a lot of keepers because he has a much smaller sample size (i.e., he doesn't face any where near as many shots as Pickford for ex).

 

[BigPoppaPump]

People were so desperate for him to fail because of the Ramsdale bias but look at how good he's been. Raya and Havertz show how awful a fanbase Arsenal is and how bias people are to British players.

 

[Rain Dance]

The problem is how do we weight those stats as more important than others? Raya has a worse save % than a lot of keepers because he has a much smaller sample size (i.e., he doesn't face any where near as many shots as Pickford for ex).

That's the same point with my question above, a team with poor defenders would end up receiving more shots.
a GK facing 21 shots, saved a PK and kept a clean sheet obviously performed well when his defenders failed.
but Arsenal can keep shots to a very minimal when we are in total control, did the GK play well or not?

Raya proven dependable during our PK shootout one time at least but I can help to wonder what if someone like prime Neuer is between the sticks

 

[Makingtrax]

The problem is how do we weight those stats as more important than others? Raya has a worse save % than a lot of keepers because he has a much smaller sample size (i.e., he doesn't face any where near as many shots as Pickford for ex).

Shot maps, save % over a season, distribution heat map, spider chart of ability to act as sweeper keeper, cross claim success, goals conceded, clean sheets. It’s a complex picture, when you analyse it. Can see why they resort to one simple idea.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Arteta right now looking at our clean sheets:
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[Pop Tart]

****ing bellend

 

[Xln]

Hope this traitor fks back off to Brentford, seeing Arteta hug him after the game is worrying though.

 

[El Duderino]

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh

 

[razörist]

Pay Brentford to not sell him to us

 

[El Duderino]

Pay Brentford to not sell him to us

Get Tim Lewis to find a breach on that contract, I beg.

 

[dka1]

I'm not trying to be purposely contrarian but.....

Goal aside I was actually really impressed. He didn't let the mistake phase him and he brought a lot of confidence to the defence by nabbing tricky balls.

Look, the first goal is just a consequence of the way we play and it happens sometimes so I'm not going to hold it against him.

Well done overall IMO.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

People are going way over the top, he's not put a foot wrong since the turn of the year. He like the rest of the team got sloppy at 3-0. He more than made up for it with his claiming for crosses.

 

[boonthegoon]

We have to expect this from ball playing gks. Ederson, Allison also do it regularly. But come on you should consider the game and situation to take such risks though.

Playing away in the NLD and cruising is not a situation you try this silly stuff.

But other than that he was great. Especially with crosses. He didn't let that mistake affect him.

 

[El Duderino]

I'm not trying to be purposely contrarian but.....

Goal aside I was actually really impressed. He didn't let the mistake phase him and he brought a lot of confidence to the defence by nabbing tricky balls.

Look, the first goal is just a consequence of the way we play and it happens sometimes so I'm not going to hold it against him.

Well done overall IMO.

I'd be inclined to give you some leeway, but the fact that Raya looks like the human version of deer in headlights makes me disagree with you on a molecular level.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Just clear the ****ing ball!!!!

Also, nice job with the rest

 

[El Duderino]

Convinced if you put a cucumber next to him without him seeing it, he'll do a backflip or something.