Jamie Carragher insists David Raya and his counterparts ought to “be banned from enjoying straight balls” after a mistake from the goalkeeper practically value Arsenal towards Crystal Palace.
The Gunners had been 1-0 up due to a Gabriel Jesus strike earlier than the Spaniard opted to play a move into Thomas Partey on the sting of his personal field that Ismaila Sarr practically took benefit of.
Carragher was infuriated by the error on commentary for Sky Sports activities and insisted that goalkeepers needs to be “banned” from enjoying such passes as they so continuously result in targets for the opposition.
He stated: “Goalkeepers needs to be banned from enjoying straight balls. They need to must play it out huge, put an angle on it.
“That is the worst passing soccer – a goalkeeper who performs a straight move. The quantity of targets you see conceded within the Premier League like this. It has to cease.”
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The second didn’t value Mikel Arteta’s facet, who went in on the break 3-1 forward due to a second for Gabriel Jesus – his fifth in two video games after his Carabao Cup hat-trick – and one for Kai Havertz, earlier than Gabriel Martinelli added a fourth for the Gunners on the hour mark.
But it surely might show to be a pricey recreation for Arsenal as star winger Bukayo Saka was compelled off halfway via the primary half when he appeared to undergo a hamstring harm.
“He put his hand up right away,” Carragher stated on commentary.
“I do know he will get just a little little bit of ridicule at occasions for taking place an excessive amount of. But it surely appears like an issue.
“It’s going to solely be an issue for Arsenal if it’s severe. It seemed like his hamstring when he tried to place a cross in and it acquired blocked.”
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Saka injured his proper hamstring whereas on worldwide responsibility in October and Arteta shall be involved it’s a recurrence of the identical harm.
In keeping with Paul Merson, Saka is the one participant the Arsenal boss gained’t need to be with out.
“If Arteta might say one participant he wouldn’t need to miss it could be Saka,” stated Arsenal legend Merson. “He’s the one participant, for me, he’s the primary identify on the teamsheet.
“You discuss Odegaard however you see him at first of that recreation, Saka is completely different class.”
Arsenal are again in motion towards struggling Ipswich on the Emirates Stadium on December 27 earlier than they journey to Brentford on New Yr’s Day.
Arsenal shall be on the highway once more three days later for a recreation towards Brighton earlier than their FA Cup third spherical conflict towards Manchester United on January 12.