Quote Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann View Post
Agreed.

I don't think it should be overlooked the effect his fitness has had this season.

After a solid pre-season he really hit the ground running. He is faster, sharper, stronger, and his conditioning is phenomenal.
The upshot is, he's finally playing with the confidence of knowing his body will do what he asks of it.
He always had the technique, now the physical is pretty much optimal and the mental isn't a million miles behind.

You can see certain parallels to where Jack is now and where Ramsey was a year ago.
With any luck, and if he works like a a bastard, Jack should be capable of a similar transformational leap.
The other thing that's worth bearing in mind with Jack [beyond regaining his fitness] is that the current team is now quite a bit different to the last one he played in. Before his injury, he was in a midfield with Fabregas and Song, and had van Persie, Nasri and Walcott in front of him - in the side he's come back into this season, however, Walcott is the only one of those 5 that remains, and even he's been out since september. It's probably going to take him a while to find his place in this new look side (although hopefully not too long - the way he linked up with Cazorla and Giroud for that goal against Norwich bodes well)...