Matt Turner Doesn’t Regret Move To Arsenal
Matt Turner made his 2023-24 Premier League season debut suiting up for Nottingham Forest against his old club Arsenal. Forest took the loss 2-1, but Turner reflected upon his time at Arsenal post game. While the American native didn’t get much time at Arsenal, he doesn’t regret his time there. Mostly because it validated his status to become the number one netminder for the USNT.
“It was always a good stepping stone for my career to play for Arsenal, to be at Arsenal.”
“It helped me to become number one for the national team and play in the World Cup and that was always the goal and now I’ve found myself playing in the Premier League at another club.
“You always kind of got to get over here, get your foot in the door and find what’s right and today I felt really good.”
Turner was also asked about David Raya, the man who Arsenal signed to replace him. Turner seems to think that he could have difficulties beating out the incumbent Aaron Ramsdale. It kinda makes sense given the fact that Turner struggled to beat Ramsdale out.
“Work hard, it’s not going to be easy,” Turner said. “No matter how well you train, make the most of your opportunities, I guess, but Aaron’s a really great goalkeeper, but I guess also the culture.
“You need to understand the culture of being at Arsenal. You need to be able to push, but also support and I think that’s something that I did really well. I was pushing, but I was also there to support, not only Aaron but the best of the team.
“There’s no doubt that I pushed him every single day, he became a really solid goalkeeper last year. It felt like every time I played well in the Europa League or FA Cup he followed that up with two or three really good performances in the league.
“Every time I thought the door was a little bit cracked, he stepped his performances up on the pitch and I know I pushed him every day in training and I can hold that close to my heart and I’m happy to see him doing well and I’m hoping that he can stay between the sticks.”
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