Winter Transfer Speculation

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ramsey to Barca for £50million? Make it happen Wenget.

Why sell one of the most talented central midfielders in Europe for no reason? We don't need the money.


Not going to happen.

1) Wenger loves Ramsey and won't sell at any cost.
2) As a GHWL Ramsey doesn't have any ambition to head down to Spain as long as we remain reasonably competitive (which we are).

[Kano]

Campbell has done well since he got his chance but a long way to go until he can claim a to be a regular starter when we have a fully fit squad (...). Ramsey still has to iron out some issues but he is a certified starter almost every week and if that means on the right, then so be it. He doesn't like it out there of course but he added a lot to our play in that position. Barca can fuck right off if this is true. Which it isn't of course.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Campbell has done well since he got his chance but a long way to go until he can claim a to be a regular starter when we have a fully fit squad (...). Ramsey still has to iron out some issues but he is a certified starter almost every week and if that means on the right, then so be it. He doesn't like it out there of course but he added a lot to our play in that position. Barca can fuck right off if this is true. Which it isn't of course.

This.

Ramsey's industry, work rate and his goal threat, pretty much makes him undroppable.

[fakeyank]

when we have a fully fit squad

[milla]

It's really almost as funny as your face dooddd..

[Power n Glory]

I'm probably one of the few gooners who doesn't mind Ramsey on the right, and didn't think he was doing a bad job there? Not a natural winger, but he was linking up well with Bellerin and providing decent cover down that side, he wasn't afraid to take people on, and was getting on the end of chances. I can certainly understand why Wenger would try and find a place in the side for someone who wasn't far off being the best player in the league at one point, and why Campbell had to wait for his chance.

The only real issue I have with it, is that Ramsey (like most British players) doesnt seem to be able to get his head out of his arse about not playing in what he regards as is his best position, and I never feel like he's fully embracing where he's put?

I don't agree with playing him there. It hampers his own development. As you can see, his positional awareness needs work when playing as CM. More discipline and simplicity. Giving him a role on the wing just encourages him to disregard positional awareness even further because he drifts all over the pitch and is just head hunting for goals. Looking for ways to get into the box and score instead of building up play. Besides that, it hampers the development of a proper winger like Campbell. Ramsey never scored or got assists from the wing even though he didn't do too badly. But he wasn't effective.

[Power n Glory]

Guys, calm down a bit. A few semi-decent performances (which is what we have seen from Campbell) does not make a world class player. The trick is for Campbell to lock down his place and then keep putting in the performances and keep improving. We are a while from that yet because we all know he won't be getting the games once the injured starters are back.

Ramsey has show us he is a world class player. He has also shown us he is inconsistent and prone to dramatic dips in form and a long recovery period when he is hit by injury. But still, all the ingredients for a world class talent are in place. Given our transfer policy we'd struggle to replace him if we let him go. This will be media bullshit anyway.

As was the case last season, we have to settle on a squad now and build not just a one-off title winning team but a team that can compete for the title every season. At his age and with his experience Ramsey is surely a key component in that. We can't afford to let him go if we are serious about football rather than business. And we can't afford to replace him with Campbell until Campbell proves he is at that level, which he hasn't done yet.

Too much judged on just a handful of games.

On what basis has Ramsey proven he's world class?

[Niall_Quinn]

On what basis has Ramsey proven he's world class?

Seriously? A couple of seasons back there can't have been a better midfielder in Europe. Then the injury and never the same since. But he's shown he has it in him.

[hobson's choice]

Why sell one of the most talented central midfielders in Europe for no reason? We don't need the money.


Not going to happen.

1) Wenger loves Ramsey and won't sell at any cost.
2) As a GHWL Ramsey doesn't have any ambition to head down to Spain as long as we remain reasonably competitive (which we are).

Cause he's actually not one off the most talented central midfieders, he's a talent, but a great central midfielder, he aint.

[hobson's choice]

Seriously? A couple of seasons back there can't have been a better midfielder in Europe. Then the injury and never the same since. But he's shown he has it in him.

He scores goals, but he's a very flawed central midfielder