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Raya joins Arsenal

Dom

Never flaps.

Spain owed us a great goalkeeper after the damage Almunia did to this club.

Panda

I feel really confident with him back there now and he has the confidence of his defence too.

He's been our best player so far this season. Loving his performances. Keep it up David 😎

Sicario2

Panda

Is it me or is it a bit concerning that a GK is our best player this season?

Hopefully with the fixture swing some of our attackers make a claim

Panda

Sicario2 Yeah the attackers definitely need to step up. Our defenders have scored in our last 2 games.

With this little run coming up we are going to need them to start producing the goods.

RowJimmy

David Raya is my goalkeeper!

RocktheCasbah

I don't think any of us really understand how mentally and physically demanding the last week will have been for the players. To get through yesterday unbeaten in the way we did is one thing, to do it off the back of the NLD and then Atalanta away on Thursday night is incredible really. Hopefully the injuries yesterday were just minor and the players turn up with the same focus on Saturday as in this last week, the results - and the performances - will come.

USArsenal

RocktheCasbah

100%.. This week has been extremely draining, especially given our injury absences. I am sure that all the injuries/cramps/knocks that we may have from the game yesterday are all minor. The next game is Bolton, and I think there will be heavy rotation. But this coming weekend is very important, and we need another good performance and i think we will get one.

Qwiss

RocktheCasbah and they did it without Odegaard. Their leader and a physical monster when it comes to pressing, stamina and keeping the rest of the team on it. It was a very mature week from the team. I hope they can keep the focus and we don't have any sort of hangover from it against Leicester. Sometimes the mundane fixture after these tricky runs is a real banana skin. Needs the fans in the Emirates to be well up for it.

Claudius

Qwiss yeah. We can’t let them come down from that experience. Hopefully some competition for places amongst forwards and fullbacks helps motivate.

Sicario2

Our player of the season thus far

Clrnc

Sicario2 best jump and handling by a keeper currently. That's for sure.

JazzG

A bit worrying that a GK is our best player....Defensively this season we have not been anywhere near as good.

But he has definitely moved up a level, last season I still thought we needed to find a long term replacement but this season he's at the kind of level we need.

Qwiss

JazzG A bit worrying that a GK is our best player....

I'd argue Saka has been out best player this season. Not taking anything away from Raya he's been excellent but Saka has carried us while Ode was out and looks like going up another level with him back. 12 goal involvements, thats him being involved in more than half our goals.

QuincyAbeyie

Qwiss without a doubt Saka.

Claudius

Qwiss Saka is the guy who constantly gets our offense going. Even if he has a double or triple team. He’s special. He’s getting to a level now where I suspect he’s surpassing Fabregas.

JazzG

Qwiss I'd argue Saka has been out best player this season. Not taking anything away from Raya he's been excellent but Saka has carried us while Ode was out and looks like going up another level with him back. 12 goal involvements, thats him being involved in more than half our goals.

Oh I agree, Saka is by far our most important player.

Dom

Claudius

Saka's already surpassed him. He's had four consecutive seasons of sustained brilliance. I can't think of another player since Henry who's been so consistent year after year.

Dom

Raya is such a fantastic upgrade over Ramsdale. He's been one of Arteta's smartest signings.

He is, however, only doing what a goalkeeper at a top club should be doing: making good saves, not flapping and being decent with his feet. We haven't had a solid keeper since Lehmann so we're going gaga over him but he is still a goalkeeper and not a matchwinner like Saka.

USArsenal

Dom but he is still a goalkeeper and not a matchwinner like Saka

Disagree with this part. He has already shown a few times this season that he can be a matchwinner (or maybe we should say a match-saver) A few of his saves have been incredible, and have kept the ball out on several occasions that would have turned the tide in a number of games.

QuincyAbeyie

He's definitely our best, but I'd argue that Ødegaard might be even more important.

Qwiss

QuincyAbeyie maybe but I don't want to find out.

RowJimmy

agree with Quincy on this.

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