Back up goalkeepers are a strange one to assess, because they only get on the pitch if something goes wrong, but you also need to know that they are competent too. It’s possible that someone can become a back up for so long that they end up reaching their 30’s without any real first team experience, and then their career has passed them by. That appeared to be the case with Emiliano Martinez at Arsenal, as he’d managed a grand total of six league appearances in nine seasons. READ MORE: Video: Arsenal’s alternative to Thomas Partey shows his class with a dominant headed goal from a corner He’s had the occasional loan spell here and there, but he got a chance when Bernd Leno went...
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