Mikel Arteta has warned Aaron Ramsdale that he might resort to set-piece thoughts video games to confuse the previous Arsenal goalkeeper on his return to the Emirates.
Having been deposed as Arsenal’s first-choice keeper by David Raya, Ramsdale left the membership this summer season to affix Southampton in quest of common minutes.
Now getting ready for his return to the Emirates on Saturday, the England worldwide will hope to make use of his inside information of Arteta’s strategies to information his new membership to an unlikely first Premier League win of the season.
The work carried out by set-piece guru Nicolas Jover has turned the Gunners into the league’s most feared aspect from dead-ball conditions, however Arteta admitted they might have to alter tack to maintain their former keeper guessing.
‘Perhaps we inform him that we’ll adapt one thing however then do the identical factor so he’s gonna be pondering we’re gonna adapt it,’ Arteta replied when requested if he would change his set-piece plans due to Ramsdale.
‘So there’s perhaps gonna be some thoughts video games. I’m certain that they (Southampton) can have mentioned that. It’s not the primary time that we have now performed towards a participant that was in our camp, it’s pure that it occurs.
‘We have to have the capability to know and proceed to do our issues.’
Requested about Ramsdale’s determination to go away the membership, Arteta insisted he valued the 26-year-old as a backup for Raya however understood his need to hunt pastures new.
‘Clearly, he (Ramsdale) determined he wished to take one other step in his profession,’ the Spaniard added.
‘We have been actually pleased with him, we wished that competitors and that stage as a result of we want a whole lot of competitors within the place. However we want him all the very best and he’s doing very well.’
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Talking forward of his return to north London, Ramsdale stated he felt no sick will in the direction of Raya however that the time was proper to maneuver on.
‘It used to do my head in coming off the pitch after which my spouse would say you have been on TV 5 occasions at present,’ Ramsdale advised BBC Sport.
‘I attempted my hardest to dislodge David I do suppose now the rewards are displaying. He’s began the season extremely properly. He was truly the primary particular person to textual content me from Arsenal after my transfer right here.
‘He was nice and he was high. Like I say he’s made some massive, massive saves this season and saved them in some video games. Simply determined he doesn’t have a type of video games on Saturday.’
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