Respected journalist Fabrizio Romano has lifted the lid on a 28-year-old who is really impressing Mikel Arteta’s coaching staff of Arsenal.
The Gunners have undergone a very solid start to this new Premier League season; remaining unbeaten over their opening five matches with four wins and a draw. Narrow one-goal margin victories over Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Everton showcased Arsenal’s ability to grind out results despite perhaps not playing at their imperious, attacking best.
They also fought right to very end during a 3-1 win over Man United just prior to the international break, with very late goals from Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus handed them all three points at the Emirates Stadium.
Only Fulham have come away with a point against Arsenal this term, courtesy of a last-gasp strike from their star midfielder Joao Palhinha.
Next up, the north Londoners gear up for a highly-anticipated clash against Tottenham on Sunday. Both sides are heading into the derby on a brilliant run,
It will be very interesting to see if either team can end the other’s unbeaten start.
How good is David Raya for Arsenal ?
“I really like him,” explained the Spaniard.
“I had players and I know players that had him and they always speak really, really highly of him. That’s not a coincidence. You can tell straight away he’s fitting in the right way. That’s the beauty of this league that we have top, top managers.”
The shot-stopper was one of Brentford’s key players last season. Indeed, the former Blackburn Rovers star stood out as one of their best-performers per 90 according to WhoScored
All while playing every single league game.
Thomas Frank has also heaped praise on Raya in recent season, saying this in early 2022:
“His clear and obvious abilities in terms of playing with his feet, high position,
Very aggressive in terms of his positioning and going for crosses.”
