Hmm, I think it's more to do with the philosophy of how we play more than anything. Had Ramsey been at any mid-table team, or even a Newcastle, he'd have been getting plaudits by now, with many a 'pundit' wondering why one of the bigger clubs hadn't snapped him up.
Back to the philosophy thing (very cut-and-shut post, this!) If we didn't decide to play with the tippy-tappy, sideways-passing, better-safe-than-sorry Wengerball, Ramsey may well be winning more aerial challenges, more 50-50s and taking more meaningful shots at goal. In actual fact, I don't think he's doing much more wrong than both Arteta and Song, yet those two midfielders have, by general consensus, had a successful season
If you threw in Wilshere next to Ramsey, I'm dead certain he'd evolve as a player (a little like the maturing-pear effect!)
Give him time. The jury's not out on him just yet, and I don't believe he's turned into the shocking shell of a player we were once promised a la Bendtner and Denilson.
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