What if the goalkeepers played with mittens? If Aaron Ramsdale is not there yet, the Southampton goalkeeper has swapped the natural goalkeeper gloves for very special equipment this Sunday for the 17th day of the Premier League. The former Arsenal goalkeeper has adorned his left hand with a magnificent glove… with four fingers.
Injured since November with a fractured middle finger, the 26-year-old English defender found only this solution to return to competition after six missed matches. A profitable strategy to protect your damaged finger, but also its cages visibly. Ramsdale produced one of his best performances of the year with five saves, and only his second clean sheet of the season.
Enough to bring the point of the draw to the Saints, still bottom of the championship with six small points in 17 Championship matches (13 defeats, 3 draws, 1 victory). To turn the situation around, the club from the South of England has since Saturday entrusted Croatian coach Ivan Juric, who briefly spent time with AS Roma this season, with the difficult mission of remaining in the elite. The solution may ultimately lie between the rather special gloves of Aaron Ramsdale.
