The buzz of excitement at the prospect of Arsenal getting the Amazon Prime ‘All or Nothing’ treatment was born from both intrigue and pure terror. The latter grew after the conclusion of a season whereby, despite the prospect of a surprise fourth-place finish, the Gunners just missed out to the worst of opponents. Having seen the first three episodes and without revealing fine details that you will be able to enjoy yourself, the early stages of this nine-part deep dive into Arsenal certainly does give plenty. Aaron Ramsdale told football.london in a conversation about the series that he hoped it would reveal the human element of the team.
Aaron Ramsdale said: “How hard it is to be a footballer. One of the best jobs in the world but one of the worst at the same time. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t me preaching to be like ‘Oh everyone feel sorry for us’ but time away from families, young girls, kids etc which Granit [Xhaka] has, and living out of a suitcase, travelling. The stress you put on yourself, the stress you have in terms of the fanbase and like you say, it’s one weekend it’s the best job in the world, and you’re living on cloud nine and winning games and the next week you lose against a team you shouldn’t lose to and its doom and gloom. I just hope what comes out they get to see that, we are all just human, that you get to see us enjoying ourselves, but at times we are suffering, you know, together and we’re suffering together. That’s probably the hardest thing, trying to get out. Everyone thinks football is easy. You go on the pitch for two-three hours. You go home, you know it’s just not like that, you’re travelling 24/7, you’re in the gym, meetings like I said it’s not me moaning we want some sympathy it’s just the facts of the job.”
Ramsdale is a heavy feature of the early episodes, and he will be pleased to learn that the side beyond what is seen on the field and in the weekly interviews is certainly shown. Not just for the goalkeeper but the wider squad.
