Aaron Ramsdale Scout Report At Sheffield United 2020/2021 – Player Analysis

After Manchester United’s Dean Henderson returned to his parent club following a very successful two-year loan spell at Sheffield United, they were left without a number one goalkeeper.

The Blades decided to replace one young English goalkeeper with another, in the form of Aaron Ramsdale.

The former Bournemouth man joined for a fee of over £18 million.

Both young keepers rank among the best U23 goalkeepers within Europe’s top five leagues.

This tactical analysis will look at how Ramsdale can improve Sheffield United.

How he fits into his new team’s tactics and how his strengths can improve their defence.

Although still 22 years old, Ramsdale was one of the best-performing goalkeepers in the Premier League last season.

A real stand-out in a team that was eventually relegated.

Aaron Ramsdale Or Dean Henderson?

Henderson has now returned to Manchester United; whether he’ll leave on loan again or fight for the number one spot is yet to be revealed.

Both keepers, being so young and English, were constantly compared throughout the previous season.

Evident in our data analysis on the best young goalkeepers in the top five leagues, both Henderson and Ramsdale are great shot-stoppers, but need to improve their sweeping abilities.

The above graph shows both keepers goalkeeping abilities, along with the leagues average in each stat.

Straight away, we can tell that Henderson played for a better team defensively than Ramsdale, who faced harder shots.

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