Match reaction vs Anderlecht

[BOBN]

http://www.espnfc.us/club/arsenal/35...ut-for-gunners


A good summary on how I feel about the Ramsey situation from ESPN. Wenger told once before that he needed to simplify his game and he said it again in the press this week. Ramsey took the advice on board last time so it will be interesting to see what he does with his next start. He just needs to cut out the Hollywood crap and get back to basics. We often blast Wenger for not giving in instructions but I think this one is on the player. Wenger never usually gives incite to specific instructions on the pitch and this was a bit of an eye opener.

Wilshere is another player that this can be applied to. He's been on a selfish streak for a while and it explains why him and Ramsey just don't work together. With both of them looking for glory up field, we're left vulnerable. I see no communication or link up play between the two when they play. Wilshere has a bad habit of trying the impossible before the simple and it's hampering his game. He's another that seems to be putting his form before the team. Wenger needs to sit down with the pair of them and hash it out. If we intend on playing Sanchez behind the striker like we've down over the past few games, we won't need two CM's that produce little going forward and zero work rate at the back. Just sit two destroyers behind Sanchez and he'll get the goals, provide creativity and work his socks off on defence. These guys need to sort their game out quickly because their little scramble to get back on form and score goals may cost them starting positions.

So it seems Wenger is shyt scared of people a third of his age. "PEOPLE dont like your game at the moment"? Embarrassing.

Any manager worth his salt wouldnt be able to wait to blast Ramsey over his current game, Ramsey will probably come out in the next game doing exactly the same thing, he couldnt afford to not score against the rivals of his boyhood club now could he.

This is what somebody whos not scared of 90s brats does:

"Every coach plays the way that suits him, so I don't mind that," Suarez wrote, the Guardian report. "The only thing I didn't like was the way that they wasted time from the very start.

“We had gone into the game knowing that a draw was good for us. With the atmosphere at Anfield, with the fact that we had just beaten Manchester City, our attitude remained the same: we wanted to win.”

"I was asking myself: 'Why are they doing this from the first minute?' I even asked one of their players. 'What do you want me to do if he [Mourinho] makes us play like this, I have to play like this' he replied. 'What else can I do? If I don't, I won't play. What would you do?'"

We keep waiting for pundits to bail us out. Neville destroying Vermalean helped us big time. Now Hamanns "selfish" blast was all over the papers and Ramsey will have seen it, thank you Hamann.

[Penguin]

The problem with Ramsey is that he doesn't excel at anything, so to make up for that he feels like he HAS to score goals. Ok, last season he managed to make a couple of 35 yard passes and some fancy flicks and tricks (after several failed attempts) every game, but if you strip away the goals he scored his performances weren't that great. He took too long on the ball, slowed down our tempo, chose the wrong options, and lost the ball carelessly. But nobody cared about any of that because he was the one knocking in those important, match winning goals.

In some ways last season is kind of detrimental to his development because the media will always compare him to his goal record instead of his all round performance.

[Master Splinter]

but if you strip away the goals he scored his performances weren't that great. He took too long on the ball, slowed down our tempo, chose the wrong options, and lost the ball carelessly. But nobody cared about any of that because he was the one knocking in those important, match winning goals.

In some ways last season is kind of detrimental to his development because the media will always compare him to his goal record instead of his all round performance.

This is quite simply wrong. Did you actually watch full matches or just highlights? He was outstanding in nearly every department last season. His game clicked together and the goals were the bonus result of his outstanding all-round game. He may have gotten back into old habits so far this season but that doesn't mean you should completely dismiss what was a genuinely fantastic output from someone who appeared to have transformed into the complete midfielder.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It should be blatantly obvious that if someone is not performing well now, that they have always been shit since the beginning of time.

Regardless of what they may have done or achieved in the past.

[Master Splinter]

Middle ground .

Awlful terrain.

[Power n Glory]

This is quite simply wrong. Did you actually watch full matches or just highlights? He was outstanding in nearly every department last season. His game clicked together and the goals were the bonus result of his outstanding all-round game. He may have gotten back into old habits so far this season but that doesn't mean you should completely dismiss what was a genuinely fantastic output from someone who appeared to have transformed into the complete midfielder.

Very wrong. He was a beast last season and the complete box to
box midfielder we hadn't seen in this team for years. He was never a slouch when it came to defending.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

The problem with Ramsey is that he doesn't excel at anything, so to make up for that he feels like he HAS to score goals. Ok, last season he managed to make a couple of 35 yard passes and some fancy flicks and tricks (after several failed attempts) every game, but if you strip away the goals he scored his performances weren't that great. He took too long on the ball, slowed down our tempo, chose the wrong options, and lost the ball carelessly. But nobody cared about any of that because he was the one knocking in those important, match winning goals.

In some ways last season is kind of detrimental to his development because the media will always compare him to his goal record instead of his all round performance.

Excellent post.

[Penguin]

This is quite simply wrong. Did you actually watch full matches or just highlights? He was outstanding in nearly every department last season. His game clicked together and the goals were the bonus result of his outstanding all-round game. He may have gotten back into old habits so far this season but that doesn't mean you should completely dismiss what was a genuinely fantastic output from someone who appeared to have transformed into the complete midfielder.

Ok I take it back, It's wrong to say he doesn't excel at anything, which is clearly not true. But he doesn't excel in the things that make an attacking midfielder stand out like technique and playmaking. Players like Pirlo, Xavi and Cesc can look world class even without goals and assists, whereas players like Gerrard, Lampard and Ramsey are arguably put in that bracket because of their goal output. Ramsey feels like he HAS to score goals to stand out, hence his obsession with getting forward and scoring rather than getting the basics right and holding the shape of the team. I'm not calling him a shit player.

The best thing about Ramsey last season, aside from the goals, was his energy and stamina. He was all over the pitch. Snapping into tackles and winning the ball in our box, getting into great positions in their box and then back again in a flash. He was the player that covered the most distance every game. He was brilliant, but he wasn't perfect. I stand by my criticisms of him, even last season he was doing those things I mentioned - taking too long on the ball, choosing the wrong options and being careless in possession. I said as much when we were linked with Cabaye last season, who was actually playing better than Ramsey at the time.