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Award-winner to fourth choice - what has gone wrong for Ramsdale?

From challenging for the Premier League with Arsenal and playing for England, Aaron Ramsdale is now Southampton's fourth-choice goalkeeper.

Award-winner to fourth choice - what has gone wrong for Ramsdale?

Aaron Ramsdale's career has taken a dramatic turn from a potential Premier League winner to a fourth-choice goalkeeper in the Championship. In April 2023, the Arsenal goalkeeper was on the brink of winning the league, but a costly mistake in a 3-3 draw with Southampton dented the Gunners' title bid and signaled the beginning of his decline.

Just four months later, Arsenal brought in David Raya from Brentford, and Ramsdale was quickly relegated to the fourth-choice position at the club. The 28-year-old now finds himself completely out of favor, having not played a competitive game for five months. This fall from grace raises questions about what went wrong for Ramsdale, as he went from an Arsenal star to a fourth-choice goalkeeper at a lower league club.

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