Ramsey could be brilliant for Arsenal
Ramsey is the complete midfielder by TS
Aaron Ramsey is Arsenal’s dark horse- in a way, he always has been. Given the opportunity to excel, I see the young Gunner having the same potential as Lampard had 10 years ago. I see Ramsey slotting into the current squad as a multi positional midfielder. He’s hard running and has a good eye for goal with a somewhat unexpected and exceptional assured touch on the ball.
He has, however, been crippled by a lack of confidence. Arsenal supporters tend to use him as a scapegoat which then affects his style of play, making him opt for a safer style, lengthening his decision time on the ball for fear of making an error. When he forgets all that, and goes out to play his normal game, let’s not forget what an asset he is to the Arsenal setup. He absorbs the ball, closes down players, jump starts attacks and has the talent for finishing from the edge of the area. Everything you want from a midfielder.
Let’s not forget what a big task it was for the Welsh international to fill Fabregas’ role after he departed. He isn’t a similar player and didn’t replicate Cesc’s role well. It was because of this that Ramsey begun to doubt himself on the pitch-but only in an Arsenal shirt! With Wales he flourished as though he had forgotten he had any faults playing for Arsenal. Perhaps he was thrown in the deep end too quickly last season. The Arsenal supporters wanted results and in turn, the playe’s progress became stunted.
With his confidence shattered, Wenger saw the player for what he could be and has tried to reproduce that form-something which we’ve noticed recently. With Cazorla playing in the Fabregas role, the pressure to replicate the former Arsenal captain has been lifted allowing him to return to his old self.
Against Liverpool Ramsey was full of energy and retained the ball in tight spaces, even making a run down the wing, expressing his pace. We are in a new season now, with new players and Ramsey, it would seem, is back to his old self, proving to Wenger that he was right all along to put faith in the youngster. With Cazorla leading the midfield attack, I believe Ramsey is going to have his break out season with the Gunners. He now has the experience to come out and perform according to what’s needed of him without big expectations which may just lead him to become Arsenal’s biggest surprise of the year.
Ramsey can perform if he starts to be consistent and confident.
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Before his injury every1 was praising this guy to potentially be one of the worlds best midfeilders! Just give him more gametime and he will come through for us I’m sure of it.his injury was shocking so its only natural to be a little off form on ur first season back from a injury like that! I say wenger give him more game time and he will shine for us! Arsenal will have their own xavi and iniesta in ramsey and wilshere and I think the ox can be our messi!
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Before his injury the lad looked brilliant , I have been one of his worrst critics of late, especially last season, but i do believe form is temporary class is permanent, just look at Rosicky . His problem is when everyone is fit he will find it hard to get into the first team, Arteta, Cazorla, Diaby Wilshere, Rosicky all questionably better on their day.
i wouldnt mind him going out on loan to a mid table team where he can shine, Wenger has faith and in Wenger i trust . COYG
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ramsey isn’t the complete midfielder, he has the potential to be a complete midfielder
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when all these stars start shining they forget how arsene wenger was patient with them. they begin to say i dont believe this club. see nasri, fabregas, van pierse u name the
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needs faith from us, im a big fan of ramsey, isnt the captain of his country for no reason
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anyone who is their country’s captain and there are players like bale and bellamy in that team is world class. arsenal has a gem in this guy. its only a matter of time before he performs.
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I hope you are right. There is nothing more I’d like to see than Ramsey hit his stride.
He could rival Diaby as the surprise “new signing” for Arsenal this year. Just as Rosicky did last year.
He did annoy me last season though. For a player whose confidence was supposedly shot, he sure did attempt a lot of needless flair. In every game he played except 1, he lost the ball at least once trying to pass with his heel. We actually started joking about it – the room would erupt when that inevitable heel kick came.
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You cant compare him to Lampards thats just as bad as comparing him to Fab. I dont think he should be loaned were past that now we need him in the team getting results however the eye for goal comment is a joke he really needs to be putting his hours in on the training pitch because he couldnt hit a barn door with a banjo at the moment. I hope he comes good as the injury was horrific and the promise was there before Stoke joined the list of Arsenal leg breakers
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I have remarked on several occasions that Ramsey will come good and will shine when his partner (Jack Wilshere) return to the team. I think that both have special chemistry on the pitch. For the fans that continue to knock Ramsey,all I can say now is watch out! The stone you reject, shall be the head.
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He works hard, has good passing range, tackles, always arrives in good positions bt lacks finishing nd consistency.
wenger has faith in him so he must be some special.
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The only way Ramsey can regain his form back is 2 loan him out 2 a teeam lyk swansea which will help him as it is a passing team and it is in his Homeland
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Ramsey and Brilliant never fit in the same line!
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Ramsey is his early days with arsenal but i think the injue he found his old form
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To the people saying Loan ramsey to swansea get fecking real.x cardiff Boy goin to scummers I do think so.
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I have to say, Ramsey was impressive during The Olympics and has showed good signs during his substitute appearances in the opening games this season. I would have no problem slotting him in for Diaby this weekend if the Frenchman’s fitness is in any doubt whatsoever after his “knock” in the France game.
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Sometimes miracles happen Fabrigas thot that he was the heart of arsenal and moved to barca, actually he become a thorn to them. Arsenal players should learn from such mistakes and become legends in there respective clubs and countries
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Ramesy is a class act his form has dipped but like Diaby he has lods of ability to be a complete midfileder.
no Arsenal player ran more than rambo in any game last season for us shows he has great team ethic.
He will improve and hopefuly cement his place in the team in future seasons when Arteta getting old and Diaby being so injury prone.
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His workrate is unsurpassed. He has everything you want in a midfield- possession/dribbling and tackling.
He gets too much blames because he is good at coming in positions to score but always fails to score but that shouldn’t make the fans think he is useless.
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The lad is talented, I see him as a super sub. With carzolar and poldoski in the team, is an opportunity for him to learn from these midfield commanders. He wiil surely improve with time.
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Should definitely play in all the the Carling/FA cup games, I agree he just needs time on the pitch, though I think he should be used post CL games and to cover the likes of Cazorla, Arteta and Diaby getting tired and injured late on in the games. Understandably he seems a very functional, non spectacular since his accident – he is not quiet there yet.
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Since he came back from injury it’s like his trying to hard to prove himself so he takes shots when he’s not clear instead of passing to a open player to score he needs to relax abit soon as he does he’ll be back to top form but until he does he’ll keep cocking up.
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His work rate is great, but he is not effective.
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I think Ramsey was a brilliant player, yes brilliant! Re-wind to that horrific injury and many thought he would never play again. We all should support him and he will be brilliant again. COYG
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All I can say for now is that Ramsey was shyte last season and I will very happy to be proved wrong this season and accept my humble pie happily but until then…no more back heels pls
Gunner till chicken give birth to a pigeon
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RAMSEY IS YOUNG AND WILL BE GOOD,BUT HE CURRENTLY IS NOT ARSENAL CLASS….IF YOU THINK HE IS THEN DONT CRY IF WE DONT WIN TROPHY FOR ANOTHER 7 YEARS….HE HAS HAD GOOD RUN OV GAMES LAST SEASON,HE DOES TOO MANY FLICKS N TRICKS AND ALWAYS LOSES THE BALL..
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We have been over that already…Ramsey is shit and has to be sold
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Ramsey is a good player..he lost his confidence after the injury…
he needs a full season loan to a smaller club in the Premireship….
thats where he could build up hes leadership and experience…
if he can get at least 30 games start out of 38 from a smaller club…..he will be good…
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Why are all English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish players overrated? Cos Great Britain is crap at football and will never match the technical ability of other European countries due to the way the game is played in England. All go and show and no flow! Spanish and Italian league players are much more technically gifted and this is why they can play abroad unlike British players. Thats the problem right there! That there are few English players that play out of their own country. So when it comes to World Cup and Euros, the other countries who have more players that play abroad, usually acclimatise quicker than GB or English players. Wenger made the same note on this last year.
And why do we keep talking about Ramsey like he’s our Messi? In fact he’s quite the opposite. All these Ramsey lovers haven’t woken up, and its like 7 yrs without a trophy doesnt satisfy these people enough, that they have to keep waiting on players to improve. The same ones are still waiting on Walcott to beat a man for once. Whats the definition of insanity again? These muppets want us to keep on breeding players that will never reach their projected potential. If we do something different like sell Ramsey and Djourou, would these fans really complain when we get better quality to substitute these 2 drongos?
So Ramsey fans, I ask, if we got Eisfeld more involved in the first team, would you really complain? Eisfeld already looks the player Ramsey can never be!
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Sorry, no matter how much potential he showed before the injury, I just don’t see it anymore. You can’t put him on the field just because he works harder than someone that is in much better form and has better skills. Sure, if whoever is playing is lazy or tired, I can understand, but otherwise, no.
People keep saying he played well at the beginning of last year. I must have been watching different games, because apart from the Chelsea game, he looked like the worst player on the pitch for either team in nearly every game.
You are suggesting that he loses confidence because of comments from fans. I’m sorry but if that is true, he has a poor mentality and will never have the right mentality to be a real class player. Of course players get a boost from cheering, but they can’t let fans jeers get to them, or as I said, they just have a poor mentality.
The fact is that he is not now and may not ever be good enough to start for this team. The same goes for Henderson. And Coquelin. And a host of other young talent we have. At least Ox does things on the field that can help us win right now. Jenkinson and Gibbs have been good enough if not spectacular. I think it is nearly time to give up on Ramsey. The only option for me is to loan him out and see if he can make it in the league. My instinct tells me no, but I will happily admit I am wrong if the time comes.
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It seems to me like half the people on this forum have no clue about football or what makes a good player. Ramsey was never really that good from the get go. He was sluggish and did nothing spectacular. Wilshere was always classes above him. Statistics alone from last season show that he was dispossessed of the ball the most times out of any Arsenal player, BY A LOT. This is unacceptable for a midfielder. People say his work rate is so high, but quite honestly what does he actually do? He runs around like a chicken without a head, tries to be too fancy and loses the ball. He was given ample time last season to prove himself (two years after his injury I might add) and he still couldn’t cut it. Arsenal have better players atm (Cazorla, Arteta, Wilshere, Diaby, Coquelin and Frimpong.)
Ramsey had his time to shine, but failed. Give the playing time to someone else who is more consistent, like Coquelin.
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I think one thing you havn’t mentioned in this article is the effect of Gary Speed’s death on Ramsey. Ramsey was rehabilitating well into the Arsenal squad following his horror injury, and Speed was a role model and mentor for Ramsey during this time, even making him the Wales captain. After Speed’s death, Ramsey’s form declined rapidly, with a section of Arsenal fans outrageously calling for his sale – ridiculous, because he is young and has bags of potential, and unthoughtful, because he is still trying to find his feet through too many career setbacks. Like the article says, perhaps this can be the season where he finally does.
Arsenal fans, get behind the Arsenal players.
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