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brillinat article mate..........I wish the banner is brought back to the emirates, as I dont see the cameras on it ever !
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Written by Wenger Boy on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 12:36
With Stoke this week and Aaron Ramsey due to return to Arsenal at the end of the month I’ve been thinking to myself a lot recently about where the young man will fit in with our current squad when he comes back. Just before he was despicably scythed down while playing our next opponents he was starting to establish himself as part of our first choice midfield and it seemed he was on the verge of blossoming into the player we had hoped he would be when he arrived. But times have moved on - in his absence Wilshere has well and truly claimed that place as his own and it remains to be seen exactly how Wenger plans to use him when he arrives.
But there is something which keeps playing on my mind – and, I’m sure, the minds of some other fans – which I can’t ignore no matter how hard I try. Anyone who has read my articles before will know that I am nothing if not an optimist but even so there is a part of my brain which I can’t switch off that keeps asking ‘will he be the same player that he was before the injury?’
I feel so terrible for even thinking such a thought; guilty, even. Like somehow I am taking away from the young man’s chances just by thinking that way - as if anything I think will have a tangible effect on someone who is unlikely to ever hear my thoughts. But the fact of the matter is that, as Arsenal fans, we’ve been hurt before. We know what it’s like to have a talented player stolen from us by a reckless challenge and we want nothing more than for Ramsey to succeed where others haven’t.
The sadness everyone felt over what happened to Eduardo is still fresh in my heart and to be honest it will never leave me. That particular young man, in his debut season, already looked destined to leave an imprint in Arsenal history. Had he stayed fit I have no doubt he would have helped Arsenal to their first title at the Emirates but, alas, it was not to be. He has since moved on and, sad as it is, that is a chapter we have had to close.
But I still look out for Eduardo at Shakhtar (8 goals in 19 appearances this season) because I want to know he has a future. Just like I follow Aaron Ramsey at Cardiff, and followed him at Forest.
The difference is that Aaron Ramsey can have a future with Arsenal.
Maybe I am just impatient. I keep checking the results and match reports in hope of seeing an impact: a goal; an assist; a good shot; a great pass. When I don’t see one I get worried. I think ‘maybe he’s not the same player’. But that’s the easy option; it’s the coward’s option.
Because I am letting Aaron down by not believing in him. Yes I was devastated when he broke his leg. Yes I felt distraught. I even paid money toward a banner in his honour. But a few days later I got up and I walked around and I saw my friends and I lived my life and I forgot about him. Maybe I thought about him a little, but did I really think about him every day for the next ten, eleven, twelve months? Of course not. But he did. Every, single day.
Aaron Ramsey has been working every single day to get back to where he was, and if it is hard for me to believe he can still do it then think how difficult it is for him. He’s the one whose career is on the line, not me, and if he can believe in himself then the least I can do is believe in him too.
I owe him that much. We all owe him that much.
More so because there are plenty of reasons to believe that his case will be different, especially to that of Eduardo.
He is much younger for a start. Wenger, the club and the fans would all have been patient with him anyway, knowing how erratic and unpredictable a young player’s develoent can be. He will be given time to bed in and if it takes a year or more to get back to the level he was at then so be it. He will still be in the early stages of his career even after a rehabilitation period that long. It’s not good that it happened but if it happened at all at least it happened early.
The break was also a clean break in the middle of the bone which means it will have healed stronger and will not affect the joint. This is a massive, massive plus and one which cannot be underestimated. Eduardo’s break was on the ankle, almost the worst possible place (along with the knee) it could have happened and it certainly affected his running post-injury, and also lead to numerous small muscle injuries after his return. We can only hope that Ramsey doesn’t suffer from these but the medical analysis suggests it won’t. Thank god for that.
Also in some twisted way the mistakes following previous tragedies have provided a blueprint of what to do or, more importantly, what no to do and this means that we can be assured our medical staff will have prepared Ramsey in the best way possible for his return. This and the nature of his break have so far combined to produce some already encouraging news – to my knowledge Ramsey has been playing relatively regular football for a few months and is yet to suffer a setback. This is a completely new turn of events and incredibly positive to hear.
The truth is however that we may not know for sure what fate will befall Aaron Ramsey for a good while yet and so the only thing we can do for now is show him the support that he will need to find form again.
It is for this reason that I ask, no, implore the Arsenal to faithful to give this young man the welcome he deserves. The first time he steps back on to the pitch in the red and white everyone needs to sing his name louder and clearer than ever before. Because nothing – NOTHING – will help him get back to where he was like knowing that he has the trust, and love, of thousands upon thousands of Arsenal fans.
So please, please, please, please, please – do it for Aaron. I know you will.
Thank you,
WB
P.S.
I wanted to leave this article as it is because it means so much to me but before I go I feel I must congratulate Vela on his goal at the weekend, something which I meant to do yesterday but I forgot.
The reason this is so important? That was Vela’s first ever important goal in the Premiership – the first points he has won single-handedly in his life and (if memory serves) his first important goal in all competitions since he scored against Wigan in his opening season.
While we are assessing the future of one Arsenal player it would be unfair to forget another who we have all doubted but for different reasons. It must have felt really, really good to him to score that goal and I hope it can kick start some sort of form.
Whether this will have a genuine impact on his career here remains to be seen but again we can only hope. At the very least we can all show our support to someone else who has not always had it easy at Arsenal – victim of the same change to 4-3-3 which significantly reduced Eduardo’s chances at the club.
So well done Carlos Vela, you’ve earned it. Now keep it up.
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22-Feb-2011 13:06 | | Wenger BoyThere is so much love in that banner. It's a real symbol of our support.
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22-Feb-2011 13:17 | | AmazingWell done mate, gave me goosebumps and nearly brought a tear to my eye, can't explain it really.
Do you know if JET is playing much at Cardiff, haven't heard much
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22-Feb-2011 13:53 | | The BearMan - A playmaker for Team BThis morning I reflected on Arsenal's last game. What was lacking in that game was a playmaker, my immediate thoughts were on Aaron Ramsey. I am hoping Arsenal do not extend the loan spell, but bring him back and give him opportunity to play the Cesc role in Team B.
Strange that you felt the urge to mention him in this article. The content provided much food for thought!
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22-Feb-2011 14:09 | | Wenger BoyFrom what I've gathered I think JET's form has been a bit erratic.
He's done some nice things but also tried a few too many fancy flicks and has been substituted a few times.
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22-Feb-2011 14:28 | | Wenger BoyJust want to thank you all for your positive comments.
Aaron Ramsey's plight is something which affected us all and I'm just pleased to be able to share my thoughts on the matter with others who understand why his return is so important to the club and its fans.
Thanks again,
WB
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22-Feb-2011 14:32 | | AnonymousWell written and a real tribute to Rambo.. much better than the banter about Nasri's contract and all the other sh** floating about this week
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22-Feb-2011 14:33 | | sapmanmy words might sound a bit harsh but what happened to eduardo is an embarassment to the practices england and the english media use for football.
it is completely inhumane to treat a player who had just got back from that kind of injury with the cheating accusations thrown at him for wanting to avoid a clash with celtic keeper.
what footballing england did to eduardo is something arsenal fans should never forget.
the first person who said " to beat arsenal you have to kick them" was ferguson
the first manager who used anti-football practices to face arsenal was ferguson.
the first person to accuse us about our foregn players was ferguson again
the first person to support mcleish pulis taylor and shawcross was fergie again.
if the english arsenal fans have any guts they will surround the bus of manchester united stoke and whichever b@stard team comes to the emirates and put it up on flames with molotovs ..thats right .
if they wanna terrorise us on the pitch then what are the fans gonna do ..sit and moan to the manager? you all see how they treat us ..and im surprised that the fans of arsenal sit back instead of taking action.
arsenal fans i believe have an assosciation of fans..their role is to form shield of protection for the team and not question the sound financial policies installed in our club.
by shield of preotection i mean marches outside f.a demanding the heads of those clown referees who allow such crimes against arsenal and who jeopardise the safety of our players, i mean banners with huge eff yous to the command and communication centres of the epl who talk out their @sses about arsenal everytime theyr on a microphone.
fans are not just customers to wave their flags when the team wins..fans are there to carry the team on their shoulders when the team is deflated and demoralised by the sick practices of ruthless nazi antifootball methodologies committed against us
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22-Feb-2011 14:43 | | sapmanthe problem is that arsene dont have dein any more to press about such things in the f.a and he cant exactly wage war against the f.a fro the way his players and team is treated on the pitch.
as such....people will forget and it will fade away..we must always remind them and get stuck in the faces of the f.a/sky/chelski/manure/webb consortium with real action.
then you force the parties involved and the authorities that govern englsih football to take action
however we see the opposite ..we see our team getting raped by refs and opponents disgraceful criminal tackling and many of our fans fall victims of media propaganda that we need to tear up our plan and start all over again with a " world class goalkeeper and a centreback" and other such b*llocks...
we have a fantastic lcub an even more fantastioc manager and a bunch of fantastic young footballers whom the spiteful natives want to see them crash and burn so as to avoid having to admit that the foreign french tW2t has OWNED them at their own game in their own back yard
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22-Feb-2011 15:20 | | Zama - Brilliant WorkML man you are something. You got me all emotional and goosebumpy. I have managed to catch a few of Aaron's games for Cardiff on TV and he seems to be ok. Maybe holds back a bit on 50-50 or it could be just me - I dont know. But his ability to generate power on shots from outside the area is still there and as you said we can actually afford to give him time to get back to where he was before that gob faced bastard broke his leg. Hopefully we won't lose Aaron.
Actually the Ramsey injury has a lot of personal significance for me. I used to watch all of Arsenal games with my Mom who passed away recently (she was a big fan) Considering the CL games start at 1.30 am here that was quite something for her. But that evening when the cunt broke Aaron's leg was the first time I heard my Mom swear.
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22-Feb-2011 15:37 | | Wenger BoyHi there Zama,
First of all, thanks for the response. It was actually me (Wenger Boy)that wrote this particular piece and I'm really happy that it provoked such an emotional response. The incident clearly has a lot of personal significance for you.
I'm glad to hear that Aaron has been doing well. From the matches I managed to catch he didn't seem to be doing much wrong but I just felt he wasn't exerting as much influence over the game as he had been for Arsenal previously.
I believe he will get there I'm just desperate to see it happen in an Arsenal shirt.
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22-Feb-2011 15:44 | | ffdwe all love ramsey. wenger should make him the playmaker of the arsenal team-B in order to aid his development
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22-Feb-2011 18:44 | | Zama - Wenger BoySorry about that Wenger Boy, thought it was ML. Anyways, again brilliant work. I do hope Aaron comes back & plays some part in a title winning season for us.
Would really love to see a midfield trio of Frimpong, Ramsey, WIlshere one day.
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22-Feb-2011 21:35 | | N5 - Good news!Ramsey's scored against Leicester City just today! Guess he's not an empty shell!
One Aaron Ramsey!
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22-Feb-2011 22:31 | | charybdis1966I know how you feel, i wrote this last year soon after the leg break.
Here it is:http://arsenalarsenal.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/saint-ryan-slain-by- satanic-frenchman/
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22-Feb-2011 22:32 | | charybdis1966Sorry the link didn't show: http://arsenalarsenal.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/saint-ryan-slain-by- satanic-frenchman/
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