Former Manchester United goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel has criticised Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta’s recent decision to sign David Raya on loan from Brentford.
Schmeichel claims Arteta is creating a problem by having two first-choice options – Raya and Aaron Ramsdale – in his squad.
When asked about Arteta’s decision to sign Raya, Schmeichel told CBS Sports: “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 is 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.
“What you want your goalkeeper to be is stable. Do the job he is there to do, stop the ball from going in the net. If you are in a competition situation at some point you are going to think, ‘I have to prove I’m a better goalkeeper than the other one, I’m going to try this or that’, and if you are going to try things as a goalkeeper very often it goes wrong.
“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.”
Ramsdale played Arsenal’s first four Premier League games, while Raya made his debut in the Gunners’ win over Everton last Sunday and also featured in their victory over PSV in the Champions League on Wednesday.