Quote Originally Posted by AFC Leveller View Post
I dunno why he has benched the OX for the last 2 games, it is pure idiocy. He was man of the match against Chelsea and was our best player aainst West Ham so it is mind boggling why he has been benched. Yes he does give the ball away in dagerous positions at times but so does Ramsay.

Wenger just loves Ramsey and seems intent on playing him anywhere even if means fielding an unballanced team. Liverpool's LB is their weak link, he was skinned as soon as the OX came on but most of fans on here knew that before the game and called for him to start, the manager had other ideas however and then he has the nerve to come on tv after the game and say we lacked sharpness and speed in the final third.
The Ox is going to need to be pretty productive going forward if he insists on giving the ball away at such crucial times regularly. He doesn't have Wenger's total trust yet, though neither does Theo. Ramsey is notflawless but he had a season where he pretty much had the best defensive stats in the league as well as attacking so he earned a level of trust from the manager back then.

Gabriel is good but he could have given a pen away and will next time if he isn't careful and as much as I appreciate the cynicism, I thought his yellow was unnecessary. Harry the opposition but release him before the ref looks at you and sees a clear foul!