![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/jamie-carragher-and-peter-schmeichel-in-heated-clash-over-arsenal-nonsense/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Screenshot-2023-09-21-at-085909.jpg&description=Arsenal kicked off their Champions League campaign in the perfect way but one of Mikel Arteta's decisions has caused a huge debate with Jamie Carragher and Peter Schmeichel both getting drawn in Jamie Carragher and Peter Schmeichel were drawn into an impassioned debate as they butted heads over Arsenal's decision to sign David Raya. The Gunners swooped for the Brentford goalkeeper's services in the summer transfer window in a surprise deal. They have initially signed him on loan but are expected to make the move permanent in just under a years' time. Mikel Arteta has insisted that the Spaniard has been drafted in as competition for Aaron Ramsdale. However, Raya has usurped the former Sheffield United goalkeeper in the Gunners' last two matches - including the 4-0 win against PSV in the Champions League. However, the decision has left former Manchester United stopper Schmeichel baffled. Speaking on CBS, he said: 'I don't get it, I don't understand why you want to create a competition situation for goalkeepers. The one thing you want from your goalkeeper is stability. 'So goalkeepers are playing a position which is very reactive, there's no proactive action happening, everything you have to do is something you have to do when somebody else is doing something, you have to react to that, you can't be proactive and go out and create a save for yourself." He added: 'I don't get this, I think it's crazy and I think Arteta might just be creating a problem he didn't need going forward.' Who do you think should be Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper? Share your thoughts in the comments below Ex-Liverpool defender Carragher then replied and claimed that the chance to improve the side's quality between the sticks was an opportunity Arteta could not pass up. He replied: 'I understand having two goalkeepers of a similar ability, I understand mentally it might be a problem for the goalkeeper. 'But surely if Mikel Arteta thinks he can get a better goalkeeper in the building, he has t){kind=link}
Arsenal kicked off their Champions League campaign in the perfect way but one of Mikel Arteta’s decisions has caused a huge debate with Jamie Carragher and Peter Schmeichel both getting drawn in
Jamie Carragher and Peter Schmeichel were drawn into an impassioned debate as they butted heads over Arsenal’s decision to sign David Raya.
The Gunners swooped for the Brentford goalkeeper’s services in the summer transfer window in a surprise deal. They have initially signed him on loan but are expected to make the move permanent in just under a years’ time.
Mikel Arteta has insisted that the Spaniard has been drafted in as competition for Aaron Ramsdale. However, Raya has usurped the former Sheffield United goalkeeper in the Gunners’ last two matches – including the 4-0 win against PSV in the Champions League.
However, the decision has left former Manchester United stopper Schmeichel baffled. Speaking on CBS, he said: “I don’t get it, I don’t understand why you want to create a competition situation for goalkeepers. The one thing you want from your goalkeeper is stability.