Exclusive! Mart Poom: "Lehmann-Almunia: it was tense. I remember HUGE conflicts in training. Raya? He's the best goalkeeper in the world but Jens..."
Mart Poom knows all about the goalkeeping standards required at Arsenal, having been part of the club’s squad during a memorable era when Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia were battling it out for the number one shirt. The former Estonia international, who served as the Gunners’ third-choice goalkeeper between 2005 and 2007, witnessed first-hand the fierce competition between the German and the Spaniard, larger-than-life personalities and occasional fireworks behind the scenes
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