David Seaman praises ‘brilliant’ Arsenal star despite red card controversy against Tottenham

Jurrien Timber was hailed for his ‘brilliant’ show successful Arsenal’s triumph astatine Tottenham contempt astir getting sent disconnected successful the northbound London derby.

The Gunners claimed a 1-0 triumph successful a tense lucifer past Sunday courtesy of Gabriel Magalhaes’ extremity from a corner.

Key to the triumph was Mikel Arteta’s imperious defence which has conceded conscionable 1 extremity successful the opening 4 Premier League matches – a feat lone Liverpool tin better.

Timber has yet taken his spot successful the back-line alongside Benjamin White, Gabriel and William Saliba, having missed astir each of his debut play with an ACL wounded pursuing his £34million transportation from Ajax.

And David Seaman is greatly impressed with the bravery of the 23-year-old’s displays pursuing specified a achy and lengthy spell connected the sidelines.

‘Brilliant, truly good,’ the legendary Gunners goalkeeper said erstwhile asked astir Timber’s show connected the Seaman Says podcast, sponsored by Betway.

‘Because of the wounded that helium had, there’s ever going to beryllium thing successful your caput about, “is it beardown capable yet”. No substance however overmuch rehab you do.

‘You get into a mates of games but they’ll ever beryllium small tests connected his genu but he’s coming done it.’

Timber did person 1 precise awkward infinitesimal against Spurs erstwhile helium committed a atrocious foul connected Pedro Porro which pb to a brawl betwixt each the players.

The defender was shown a yellowish paper but avoided a first-half sending disconnected aft VAR agreed with referee Jarred Gillett that the situation was ‘reckless’ but ‘not superior foul play’, though not everyone agreed.

Seaman defended the Dutchman however, adding: ‘He was trying to bash that instrumentality wherever they enactment their ft connected the shot and past rotation it round.

‘That’s what it was. There was thing malicious astir that helium conscionable enactment his ft connected apical of the shot and it rolled and it didn’t rotation with his stud showing.’

Timber volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Thursday nighttime erstwhile Arsenal kick-off their Champions League run against Atalanta earlier a immense clash astatine apical of the array Manchester City connected Sunday.

But contempt City’s prima subordinate Erling Haaland opening the play successful formidable signifier – 9 goals successful 4 games – Seaman is assured Arsenal’s defence tin halt the striker aft locking him retired past season.

‘Gabriel and Saliba person done good against him successful the past, they get rather carnal with him. They cognize however to people him, they’ve got a system.’

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