David Raya has given a bizarre explanation for conceding Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick in Arsenal‘s 1-0 defeat to Liverpool.
Szoboszlai scored the only goal of the game at Anfield with a superbly struck free-kick in the 83rd minute from 30 yards out.
Arsenal goalkeeper Raya claimed that he found it difficult to judge the flight of Szoboszlai’s free-kick due to the new Puma balls that are being used in the Premier League this season.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Raya said: ‘It’s just a really good strike, especially with the new balls we still have to adapt, especially the goalkeepers, I think everybody would say the same.’
‘It’s going away from me so it’s a little bit harder to gauge and to get there. It’s disappointing not to save it and not to help the team in the way of at least getting a point.
Asked if it feels like the balls are moving differently, Raya said: ‘They’re very different to the Nike balls so we still have to adapt to it. Especially for us, the grip is different, kicking it is different, when they kick it it’s different.
David Raya gave a bizarre explanation for conceding Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick
Raya claimed that he found it difficult to judge the flight of Szoboszlai’s free-kick due to the new Puma balls
Szoboszlai scored the only goal of the game for Liverpool with a superb free-kick
