Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey is hoping to get better this season, or maybe the next one!
The Wales and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey had a nightmare return from injury last season, and he has hardly improved in this one, despite being given endless opportunities by Arsene Wenger to regain his old form.
It seems that he fully aware that last season wasn’t good, but he puts that down to being his first full season in the Premiership, and now he is hoping that he can regain his former glory before the end of this present season, or perhaps the season after….
He said on Arsenal.com: “At the beginning, I was really excited to have an opportunity to have a full season and to be involved in everything,”
“I played 44 times and that was quite a shock to the system at the time, having been out for so long.
“I haven’t had a full season before in my professional career so it was a shock and definitely took its toll towards the end. Hopefully this one will be different and the form towards the end of the season will be better. I’ll be more used to dealing with that.
“Next year I want to progress as a player and turn into the player that I know I am capable of turning into. I know I still have a few things to learn. My aim is hopefully to show what I’m capable of doing on a more regular basis, and to get more goals as well.
“Last season I had quite a few opportunities, and looking back, I could easily have got into double figures with the amount of chances that I had. That’s something I need to improve on. I need to be a bit more composed in those final situations.
“I think I’m more than capable of doing that, but, like I said, it’s about being more composed. This season, I’ve scored one and I’ve hit the bar. Hopefully I can get into those situations more, learn from last season and get a few more goals.”.
It’s good that Aaron recognises that he is nowhere near the player he used to be yet, but surely Arsene Wenger should have noticed by now and perhaps rested him a little more often?
he hasnt been great but good to see him and the others (especially jack) sign on! just need theo to follow his example and sign da ting!!
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he will be a legend But u must work hard like wilshere
in r mind u must tell u r the best like wilshere
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He hasn’t played that well this season but he’s only 21 he’s got plenty of time to improve.
Hopefully has a good future with Arsenal!
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I personally think that he’s lost a little of his creativity since his broken leg, but he has lost none of his ability, maybe it could be worth in the close season and pre-season games, Wenger giving him a trial at the CDM role? Could be handy to know we have another option other playing Arteta in the role and wasting his passing abilities? Just a thought.
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Good that he remembers hitting the bar.
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Anyone else consider the fact that 5 Arsenal players including Wilshere, Gibbs, The Ox, Jenkins, and (oh dear) … Ramsey, but no Walcott, as proof that he’s gone in Jan? Seems blatantly obvious to me. Now that it seems Sturridge is off to Liverpool, I bet we give him to Chelsea for a bargain price. And I bet his best years will go to them – like Cole. I truly hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see why else he would not sign. I called it for RVP in June, I have the exact same feeling about Walcott now. Again, I hope I’m wrong.
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loan out ramsey to another prem laegue club for the rest of the season and promote eisfeld.be good for both players
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Also not surprisingly struggling with his confidence, as a loyal and hard working player…deserves fans support.
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well de gud news is he cant get any worse
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he needs the reserves or a loan streach simple as that. He has had alot of chances in fairness and we are too big a club to afford a player this lee way
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Its good he knows where he is wrong.
last month on arsenal tv there was a old match agst west ham and i was stunned to see him play better than cesc and looked quality.
i have seen him miss simple chances and should do shooting practice more.
i feel he would be a great player and also request fans to show some support to him, may be sing his name.
i think its just a matter of confidence and we might find a quality player.
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Commitment is the. Key he just took the 1st by not listening to harsh criticcisms but signing a new. Contract that’s faith in your ability and the club
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Ramsey: i still have a few things to learn
hey dude! U ve got loads to learn , u current ability wont get u near the first team of a championship cllub ,
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sHame its only mediocre players who actually give a shit (apart from jw19)
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Before his injury he looked like our best prospect. So quick on the ball and incisive with his passes. I think if we can give Walcott and Diaby 7 years to mature, surely we can cut Ramsey some slack given the severity of his injury. Even if he becomes 70% of the player he was destined to be, I’m sure it’ll be worth the wait. People need to stop giving him such a hard time, his leg was snapped in half 2 years back!
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Look at 21 ramsey is just a kid all these mugs wanting him out are aiming their frustration at the wrong people. you want to be slating the manager for not adding depth to the squad so that kids returning from serious injuries are not forced to play 44 times in a season. then u want be slating players that are on three times ramseys salary yet cant manage more than 20-30 matches over 3 seasons like rosicky bendtner chamakh and diaby and still they have a worse goal record!
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It is unbelievable that we still have this argument. It is simple, Ramsey has been outright terrible for the past year or so.
The fairy tale of Ramsey the superstar was created but unfortunately it was before he had ever accomplished anything at all at the top level.
Many fans, it appears, just cannot let go of the fairy tale. We get one excuse after the other for WHY he is terrible. These excuses are meaningless. This is a results-oriented business and he does not produce – end of story.
Let it go. Finally, let it go.
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I am glad the lad has the bottle to front up to the many criticisms, some valid and some unfair, that he has faced this past few months. There may be a case for a loan to another Premiership club where he can play in the midfield to regain confidence. Playing him on the wing is a total waste and unfair, look what happened to Arshavin we really do not need a repeat. We have to remember that in the UK team last Summer he was ahead in the queue of Cleverley and was without doubt a better player. I doubt if AF thinks Cleverley is only good for a Championship side? For those myopes amongst many on the blogs please look fairly on our players – they all make mistakes but do try to win. We have signed five good players today on long term contracts and I would expect all these to excel in a winning Arsenal team in the near future.
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Shall I repeat some of the ridiculous excuses for Ramses the Terrible.
1. He is still young (so is wilshere by the way)
2. He needs (years) more time to recover from injury
3. He is playing out of position.
4. The other players won’t pass him the ball.
5. He is still sad about losing the Welsh captaincy.
6. He is too good for the other players to comprehend.
7. He has the wrong boots.
8. Wenger does not kiss him goodnight any more.
9. He misses his mum.
You guys are hopeless. If Ramsey was not British he would and was not a Wenger protege he would have been sent packing long ago.
What other top team would put up with this nonsense = NONE.
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Go on a full season Loan where he can play 38 league games
and monitor his performances..if he improve he stays…if not
there are heaps of talented youngster to replace him….
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@ mohawk35
the media has been very lenient to him coz hes British….if hes English..Wenger will be forced to play him every game…
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When young Aaron wildly misses his shots on goal he has a habit of producing a sly grin and gritting his teeth. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think it is so blessed funny that he has once again made a horrifying play.
This happens now less and less because he is so poor that he seldom even gets any chances on goal anymore.
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Yo kid forget about all around u and do what U do
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lol he sees hitting the bar as an achievement…..ramsey is the most overrated player i eva have seen….u just need to ask non arsenal fans or listen to foreign football comentator what they think of him…i assure u it aint good criticism….neverless i hope he proves me wrong and becomes a decent player which i highly doubt coz of his injruie…but plz not at the cost of Arsenal…a loan to another team to improve his ablities is what he needs
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Give Ramsey a break. So easy to kick someone when he is down on the internet. He has the determination to improve and will do. Some of these criticisms are easy to make. Would they be made to his face – very unlikely.
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Hilarious reading all the shameful excuse making for Ramsey. He’s a very good kid who’s playing very badly. He’s been terrible for at least a year now, and yet everyone is cutting him every excuse under the sun. I’ve even heard people say that he’s still adjusting after his long lay-off…are you kidding me?!!! Wilshere was out for 17 months and it’s taken him, what…5 or 6 matches to get back to his best.
Ramsey’s current form is so bad that I got know real pleasure from reading that he signed a new contract. If he continues his current form, he will be useless to Arsenal.
Maybe those suggesting a loan spell have it right because now I get frustrated every time I see his name in the starting line-up.
He’s absolutely terrible right now, and doesn’t deserve any excuses being made for his form.
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Im not his biggest fan but I don’t want to give up on him just yet. I think a year loan would be great for him.
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He says next year not next season, yet again you try again make him look worse but this time you’re attacking his personality rather than his footballing ability which when you look at professional opinion, really isn’t that bad…
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Was it just me….or did the arsenal players avoid passing the ball to ramsey against reading?…i think that there has been a bust up in the dressing room and the players have had it out with wenger. our team against reading was how it should be…..pod, walcott and chambo up front(theo as striker)
i think wenger is seriously getting his team selections wrong prior to that game. it seems that he suffers fools or has a softness or stuborness for poor players.
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The thing is like we heard too many times, his leg were hanging on by the skin, so he may never regain his former promise.
Also those who say look at how Jack and Sagna recovered should surely realise the difference, Aarons break were similar to Eduardos and nothing like the mysterious set backs with Jack or with Sagnas fracture.
There arent too many things i would love to see happen over the young Welshman becoming the force we all thought he were bound to be, but say la vie.
He does get into great scoring positions but is much too rash and or erratic, i dont think this can be put down to loss of abilities, also he is never aware of his suroundings so does look up/around after receiving the ball, i also cant put this down to loss of abilities and is more a case of focus.
With this i must conclude that he is always going to be a squad player and never a first or second choice player, this i am not too bothered about coz at his best he can look a good player, just needs more concentration. Also your team must have squad players further down the pecking order who are capable of a solid performance, like a Giles Grimandi or a Cristopher wrey, so the young Welshman could yet turn out to be a useful asset.
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@Chris: How many years of failure must we endure under the theme of “Giving Ramsey a Break” Are you frickin kidding! This is top level football – not your son’s U10 recreational team.
Ramsey was bad last season and he is worse this season. When does it finally stop!? It is like a recurring bad dream.
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I think sending Ramsey on loan is a prudent and reasonable plan. He obviously cannot play elite level football right now and on loand he will either prove himself or not.
But he certainly should not play for the Arsenal 1st team until he has proven himself in some significant way. He has been given every chance to succeed and has not.
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@mohawk would you get real, everyone knows hes playing crap so theres no point over stretching, reaching.
Anyone using some of your criteria would obviously have been joking, or you cant understand sarcasm, i have not seen some of your arguments/excuses on any other posts besides yours, which i have seen you list out many times.
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@ Invincibles nice (1) That is the problem – the commenter I responded to was not joking – they really believe Ramsey is really a great player – they don’t ever accept reality.
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Maybe he should just concentrating on passing the ball, without it being intercepted
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Fair enough Mohawk. It can seem sometimes that some people are bereft of sensable knowledge, especially with some thoughts i have read on here, although they might think the same of me, with it just being a difference in opinion.
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I still believe that Ramsey has never got over psychologically his broken leg nightmare. He is still at the cautious bend. He must overcome this bend quickly and come straight thereon with new confidence like Wilshere has. Skill and footballing will come naturally after that.
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Arsene still wants to flog a dead horse
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Wenger has ruined him this season by playing him on the wing.
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Next they will be announcing: “Ramsey will almost certainly play better in this lifetime, if not then perhaps the next.”
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Giving Ramsey long term contract is a delibrate mistake by Wenger because he personally loves him. That money should have used to persuade and sign Felllani from everton, even now Wenger can still sign Fellani from everton and give them Ramsey on loan, i trust Sir Fergie, he can easily do that and thats what Wenger and whoever is saddled with duties of convincing managers and players to sign for Arsenal lacks. Yes truelly Ramsey gives his 100% playing beautiful nonesense football on the pitch but never understands why strayed into the six or eighteen yard box, there he lacks composure, he becomes physically and mentally slow and worse of all he is 100% inaccurate in his shootings, he will be the last person to shoot/direct his shot into the goal post/net, he always sends it to either sides of the outer goal post, this is not caused by injury rather lack of positive ambition and personal practice. Ox is also terrible in his shooting, they should be doing personal understudy of these great players T. Henry, C. Ronaldo,L. Messi,RVP, W. Rooney,and their in-swing shots. I am not saying they are going to be like them no, but they will definitely gain one or two things that would spark them up and turn their careers arround for good and announce them to their generation.
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