Great stuff from those two, but also loving how many times we had 7/8/9 players back defending in rows there - super team effortOriginally Posted by Syn
Great stuff from those two, but also loving how many times we had 7/8/9 players back defending in rows there - super team effort
late, but nonetheless:when ramsey scored
fucking priceless.
Clear pel when their keeper went right through Kos, tbh.
Yeah. One of those you get only if outside the area but somehow the rules are applied differently inside.
Not sure that's true, we'd have two ultra aggressive CB's playing at the same time again. Plus Kompany can't stop his hamstrings from going.
Rambo!
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.
There are some paralells with Jack. But they are limited to on the pitch. Off the pitch, you never heard from Rambo any of the crap surrounding Jack. I'm genuinely worried that Jack lacks the same level of maturity shown by Ramsey.
I could be wrong though. I was spectacularly wrong about Ramsey - as were many others. When you think about what he went through and the flack Ramsey subsequently got from a significant portion of his own support - it makes what he has achieved even more remarkable.
Make no mistake - Ramsey is a strong character.
Oddly enough, that's why I have less worries about Jack finding his form and consistency again than I did with Aaron: because he is a little bit immature, and doesn't over-think things too much. He's a bit like Gazza in that respect, in that he's a bit of a big kid who loves playing - there's no other thought in his head. And whilst that child-like attitude and immaturity can be a bit of a liability at times, if you don't manage them carefully (on and off the pitch), it can also be an asset, in that such players very rarely seem to suffer from mental hang-ups about anything (e.g. getting clattered again, if they're back from a serious injury) or crises of confidence, and they very rarely (if ever) lack for motivation, because they're just so naturally enthusiastic about playing. Anywhere.
Those players are rare at the top level though, and most are like Aaron: players who have the natural ability (and sometimes even more so), but who, at some point, need to dig deep and find that strength of character and mental determination before they can really hit their true potential. That's not a bad thing either though - it might take a bit longer for them to find themselves as a real top-level player, but you need that maturity and focus in your side just as much as you need the effortless enthusiasm, and some(/most) of the greatest players I've ever seen have fallen into this camp (Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira, van Perscunt, Ronaldo, etc - players who look scarily focussed and/or determined at times when the camera zooms in on them).
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