The thing that annoys you most about Ramsey

He's played 30-35 games, plus he hasn't started in the last 10 or so. Even though he's not that physically off, he' still way behind the rest of the Arsenal team that is on a momentum and on full flow. It makes Ramsey look slower compared to the other players.

The problem with Ramsey is the effect he has on Song. Alex Song and Arteta have formed a remarkable, and not surprising, partnership in the middle made out of mutual understanding of each other. Arteta is using the knowledge from his Barca days to allow Alex Song to play his brand of football freely.

However, when Ramsey plays alongside Song, he's not able to play in that free fashion because Ramsey does not cover him in the same effective manner that Arteta does. Therefore the team looks unbalanced because Song is forced to do the defensive work by himself, which he is ill-equiped to do.

Ramsey's lack of match fitness will play a part, but if he sorts his defensive responsibilities well, then he will be fine. He certainly doesn't deserve the level of stick and individual critisicm that he's been receiving.

The thing that annoys me about Ramsey is that there is a perception that ALL Arsenal fans hate him, whereas if you actually go to the games, most of the fans like him and think he has potential but is not playing well.

It's only on sites like Twatter that you get morons giving him abuse for his below-par performances.

The thing that annoys me about Ramsey is that there is a perception that ALL Arsenal fans hate him, whereas if you actually go to the games, most of the fans like him and think he has potential but is not playing well.
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Agree with this, but at home games the crowd is audibly starting to get aggitated with Ramsey. It's only a matter of time before the great Arsenal home support decide to boo another one of their players.

most of the fans like him
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This is also a problem. Most of them may like him, but we're not exactly the loudest of the homes supports and so it's the minority we can clearly hear.

If the majority would take the radical step and actually loudly cheer their team, then we wouldn't be know as the worst hoem support in the league.

Ramsey highlights the minority in our fan base who cannot get along without having an Arsenal scapegoat...

This month its Ramsey



Leave the kid alone.

It's seems that some other Arsenal fans have completely forgotten the contribution Ramsey has made in the past and that he never was that good in the first place.

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And yet when I used to defend Eboue with similar arguments, I would get flanned.

And yet when I used to defend Eboue with similar arguments, I would get flanned.
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Yes but....Eboue is sh|t!

There is no issue of 'match fitness' with Ramsey. There is a question whether he has the pace, acceleration or bottle in challenge in the originally chosen position for him, box-to-box midfield player.

Aaron has been tried, and given ample opportunity in the creative role and has failed because he lacks the vision and speed of passing required of a Arsenal central midfield player. You cannot develop those skills. Thats why players like Cesc, Modric, Xavi, Ozil etc. are valued so highly. Aaron slows the play down and that destroys our creativity which in turns opens the team up to counter attacks. Its quite obvious to all fans in the stadium.

Aaron has fully recovered from his injury and that is why he is in the squad. Football is a multimillion pound business. Fitness assessments are not done on the basis of favoritism.

The 21 argument does not hold either. Aaron will not recover physical attributes lost because of his leg break. We have experience of that with Eduardo and to some extent Diaby. Thats why Arsene has tried him on the wing, as a holding player as well as in the creative role. Arsene has been desperately trying to find a place for him in the team. Somewhere he could succeed.

The reason why there is so much frustration is not that Aaron hasn't been given a chance. Its precisely because he has been overly protected. Arsene promised after the 8-2 he will change from this behavior. The fact is he hasn't and thats why Aaron is getting grief. Points and cups are valuable. Arsene has sacrificed both in the past on lost causes. Arsene is on record as saying that he will walk away if he is unable to get a CL place. Even that was put into jeopardy this year. Season ticket sales are down. There were empty seats at the stadium at the beginning of the season. Football is about the here and now, not a promise.

Yes but....Eboue is sh|t!

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One day, Serial, we will meet on the field of battle. On that day, I will slap your t|ts off.

Football is about the here and now, not a promise.
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sums it all up nicely