A new season began in the Premier League and with it, Matt Turner, who was the Gunners’ substitute goalkeeper last season, made his debut with Nottingham Forest right before them, in what was his home, the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal triumphed 2-1, but the USMNT goalkeeper reflected on what it meant to be in Mikel Arteta’s team.
🗣️| Matt Turner on whether he regretted not being given more opportunities at Arsenal:
“Sure, but obviously I didn’t do enough to earn that so I’m self-aware enough. I thought I did well in the opportunities that I had to play.
“But again, the team is at the top of the table… pic.twitter.com/Ya8EXjbIeV
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Matt Turner, 29-year-old US goalkeeper, confessed that he did not do enough to play regularly for Arsenal, but he knows that signing allowed him to become the starting goalkeeper for the USMNT.
His debut at Nottingham Forest, a club he joined due to the departure of Keylor Navas, who only spent one season on loan with them, was against Arsenal and although the result was not ideal for him, he reflected on his past.
“It was always a good springboard for my career to play for Arsenal, to be at Arsenal. He helped me become number one on the national team and play in the World Cup. That was always the goal, and now I find myself playing in the Premier League at another club,” he stated.
Matt confesses that he would have liked to have had a better chance under the three posts with Arsenal, but he knows that he did not do enough to achieve it.
“Sure, but obviously I didn’t do enough to earn it, so I’m self-aware enough. I think I did well in the opportunities I had to play. But, again, the team is at the top of the table for most of the season and when it is like that you don’t change goalkeepers much”, he commented regarding the hard fight between Manchester City and Arsenal for the first great position. part of last season.
On making the decision to leave Arsenal
“I think it was something that was going through my head. I wanted to go play and find places to play, but at the end of last season when I brought it up, it seemed like it wasn’t in my plans because of conversations I had with management and staff. If there was a European league I wanted to play in, this was it, so my goal was to prove myself in the Premier League and I hope I can do it for 37 more games,” he said.
His ‘competition’ with Aaron Ramsdale
“Last year he became a very solid goalkeeper. Every time I played well in the Europa League or the FA Cup, he would put in two or three good league performances. Every time he thought the door was open a little, he increased his performance on the pitch, and I know that I put pressure on him every day in training, and that’s something I keep close to my heart,” he concluded. for ESPN.
2023-08-14 00:57:20
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