Arsenal: Arsene Wenger Need Not Make Same Aaron Ramsey Mistake
Arsenal are reportedly worried about Aaron Ramsey’s slow recovery from injury. This time, though, Arsene Wenger need not make the same past mistakes.
A large squad offers many things. Great versatility. Tactical flexibility. A plan B or C. Crucial rotation against particular opponents, depending on their strengths and weaknesses. These are all hugely beneficial aspects of having a deep and varied squad. But none compare to the way that injuries can be handled, something that is particularly important for an Arsenal squad often ravaged by fitness concerns.
Many of the Gunners’ crucial members are often laid on the physio table rather than out on the pitch. The likes of Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere throughout their time in North London were very rarely key contributors to the side’s successes or failures. However, when in the past such injuries have massively derailed the season, this year Arsene Wenger has quietly and efficiently assembled a squad capable of dealing with such catastrophic injuries.
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Consequently, when news surfaces that the club is concerned with the delay in Aaron Ramsey’s recovery from his latest injury – that being a hamstring issue caused by being rushed back from a summer spent running himself into the ground for the Welsh national side at the European Championships – concern is not the feeling that I myself feel.
Rather, I have a confidence in the alternative. The reliable duo of Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla have performed admirably in his absence, Mesut Ozil has now resumed his role as the primary creator while £35 million man Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny wait in the wings. Aaron Ramsey is not needed now. But that does not mean he is not useful in the future.
Recovering his best form has been a task hard found for Arsene Wenger. The issues of position – whether he is an advanced midfielder, a right winger or an engine, box-to-box type player is still clouded in great uncertainty – combined with horrific injuries, continually robbing him of regular playing time, providing him with a string of matches to build match fitness and form, have seen his quality drop from the heights of the 2013 season.
Giving him an extended break while others play in his stead is a sensible and wise move by Wenger. Ramsey in is his current state as a perpetually promising and yet injured midfielder is of not benefit to this squad. Ramsey in his potential state, one that his form of years gone by has hinted at, is a major weapon for Arsene Wenger.
Let’s not rush back the star Welshman. Give him rest, recuperation and recovery, unlike what happened just over one month previous.
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