{"id":18340,"date":"2018-03-08T16:52:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T16:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=18340"},"modified":"2021-03-24T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:55:44","slug":"aaron-ramsey-should-attract-attention-from-europes-best-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/aaron-ramsey-should-attract-attention-from-europes-best-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Ramsey should attract attention from Europe\u2019s best clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Sam_Cox&amp;utm_campaign=none&amp;utm_term=Blog_Feature&amp;utm_content=none&amp;btag=Blog_Sam_Cox_none_none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit www.colossusbets.com<\/a>\u00a0to play our lotto-sized Jackpots<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, the Daily Mail reported that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-5458613\/Arsenal-ready-sell-Welsh-midfielder-Aaron-Ramsey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal were willing to sell Aaron Ramsey this summer<\/a>. The midfielder was at the centre of the Gunners\u2019 criticism during their pair of defeats to Manchester City last week and is now unlikely to sign a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey has appeared in 19 Premier League matches so far this season, including 17 starts. The Welshman started only 13 times in the league last season with 10 substitute appearances during a campaign limited by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>His career has been impacted by spells on the sidelines all the way back to the horrific leg break he suffered against Stoke City in 2010. He is yet to start 30 league matches in a single season as a result. An example of reliability compared to his midfield rival\/accomplice, Jack Wilshere, but Ramsey\u2019s inconsistent availability has damaged his development and reputation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Sam_Cox&amp;utm_campaign=none&amp;utm_term=Blog_Feature&amp;utm_content=none&amp;btag=Blog_Sam_Cox_none_none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack of All Trades<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being in and out of the side has seen the Welsh international moved into different roles. Used as an inside-forward, an attacking midfielder, and, primarily, a box-to-box. That is, perhaps, the greatest blight on Ramsey\u2019s career thus far; a misunderstanding of what he is.<\/p>\n<p>For so much of his development he was expected to become an all-action central midfield player. As effective in his own 18-yard area as in the opposition\u2019s, and looked the most natural Premier League successor to Frank Lampard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/steven-gerrard-art-ageing-premier-league\/\" >Steven Gerrard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Had Arsenal opted to build around Ramsey in their midfield he might have turned out like that midfield dominator. There\u2019s no question he has the engine and rounded game for it. Perhaps it was due to Arsenal\u2019s disorganisation, perhaps a decision from Arsene Wenger, but Arsenal never did such a thing. Ramsey has \u2013 for the vast majority of his career \u2013 been a role player in this Arsenal side.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s a cause or effect question. Ramsey\u2019s defensive weaknesses have seen his role become increasingly offensive. For Wales, he is basically a forward. This has limited his versatility, and it might be why he was never really become the box-to-box midfield general so many had expected. Or it might be a result of being shoehorned into attacking roles rather than taking time to develop his all-round midfield game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Sam_Cox&amp;utm_campaign=none&amp;utm_term=Blog_Feature&amp;utm_content=none&amp;btag=Blog_Sam_Cox_none_none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Still Versatile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though putting Ramsey in a midfield two is a risk these days, the rewards are significant. His surging runs from deep and link-play with the forwards are as good as anyone in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Although the presence of Mesut Ozil at the Emirates Stadium has meant we have seldom seen it, Ramsey is tailormade for a three-man midfield. Put the Welshman with a disciplined, deep-lying midfielder and a box-to-box and you get the best of both worlds. The freedom to attack from deep, but accompanied by the extra defensive cover.<\/p>\n<p>None of that is to say Ramsey in a two could not work. It depends very much on the players around him. Alongside Granit Xhaka it\u2019s been rocky at best, but that\u2019s as much down to Arsenal and Xhaka as it is Ramsey. Put him in a pair with Ngolo Kante or Sergio Busquets and things might be a bit different.<\/p>\n<p>If Arsenal are willing to let another of their prized assets go, they should not be short of suitors. Ramsey \u2013 like so many \u2013 grew at Arsenal like he would not have done at so many other clubs, but \u2013 in exactly the same way as those others \u2013 there\u2019s a feeling he has gone as far as he can at the Gunners. A rebuild beckons in north London, and maybe a split now, a decade after Ramsey was signed, would be beneficial to both parties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Sam_Cox&amp;utm_campaign=none&amp;utm_term=Blog_Feature&amp;utm_content=none&amp;btag=Blog_Sam_Cox_none_none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ideal time for divorce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players of Ramsey\u2019s ilk are rare. A midfielder capable of playing just like a forward, comfortable interchanging with Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, who could \u2013 with a bit of guidance in the right system \u2013 yet develop into one of the most complete midfielders in the world.<\/p>\n<p>We are always pushed towards \u2018winners\u2019 and \u2018losers\u2019 of a specific transfer or an entire window. It makes great headlines, sure, but often the transfer market works just right for everyone. Ramsey is a perfect case in point.<\/p>\n<p>It just about makes sense for Arsenal to wave goodbye to one of their best players given the balance of their team and Ozil\u2019s new contract. Ramsey gets a needed fresh start and a move most likely to a club where he can play without the baggage of Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Sam_Cox&amp;utm_campaign=none&amp;utm_term=Blog_Feature&amp;utm_content=none&amp;btag=Blog_Sam_Cox_none_none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit www.colossusbets.com<\/a>\u00a0to play our lotto-sized Jackpots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit www.colossusbets.com\u00a0to play our lotto-sized Jackpots &nbsp; Last Saturday, the Daily Mail reported that Arsenal were willing to sell Aaron Ramsey this summer. The midfielder was at the centre of the Gunners\u2019 criticism during their pair of defeats to Manchester City last week and is now unlikely to sign a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[643],"tags":[145,272],"class_list":["post-18340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sport","tag-arsenal","tag-featurehome"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aaron Ramsey should attract attention from Europe\u2019s best clubs - Colossus Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With reports that Arsenal are now willing to listen to offers, Sam Cox argues that Aaron Ramsey deserves attention from Europe&#039;s elite. 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