Ramsey holds all the cards as suitor emerges

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So overall, you’d have to say the preseason is going rather nicely.

  • A specific style is emerging
  • No one is injured.
  • We have breakthrough kids looking VERY good
  • The morale looks excellent (noteworthy when you hear Mourinho squeal like a spoilt brat)
  • There’s still a chance we might sign another name

There are still a couple of worries, the main one being that Aaron Ramsey still hasn’t signed a new deal. The 27-year-old is coming off the back of an excellent season, he’s finally fit, and he knows he’s likely hitting the peak of his dealmaking powers. He straight up wants Ozil money, his agent knows the fans and the new backroom team love his player, but once again, Wenger has left us in a situation where all the leverage is with a superstar player. Like an abusive parent who leaves the estate to a cactus.

The way I’d be looking at the Rambo situations if I were his agent is:

  • £350k a week from Arsenal
  • A deadline day move to a team with title-winning capabilities (CFC lingering)
  • Roll into the final year of your deal and gamble on a FAT fee so you buy a nice flat in Cardiff town centre when you retire.

He doesn’t need to do anything else. He wins in almost every situation. Well, unless he breaks down with injury this season, but even then, people will take a chance on him. Maybe not on the £350k a week deal he thinks he deserves, because let’s be fair here, no club in Europe was prepared to give Ozil that until Ivan shit the bed. Aaron is a £200k week player in this market at the absolute tops, and he’d get that at Chelsea. Arsenal have the pay the premium to keep him, can we afford that after we went all in on Ozil?

I thought it was telling that Emery dropped Ozil the captaincy. Usually, I’d do a little vom into my mouth upon hearing a player with questionable commitment to the cause could be afforded such an honour, but if Ramsey says no to a deal, it wouldn’t be the dimmest move to focus Mesut with the captain’s armband. If we have ANY hope next season, it has to be with Ozil playing like he did vs Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final on the regular. It’s still a huge risk because you’re giving the armband to a player who gets tough away games off, you’re also giving it to a player who has questionable fitness in the backend of most seasons, but, a firing Ozil is unstoppable.

I’d be giving it to Guendouzi myself…

The second concern we have going into the new season is our center backs. Jury is still out with these guys in a new system, but I do have reservations about the desperate lack of pace across the board. Laurent K is not going to come back the same player, Sokratis looks very slow, Chambers is slow, Mustafi is fast but always a worry due to brain farts, Holding and Mavrapanos are the only two anywhere near where we need to be. A high line is going to be suicidal this season.

It looks like Emery is pushing for a 4-1-4-1 this season. We look to finally have two DMs in Torreira and Guendouzi. We have an abundance of bodies and names in Ramsey, Ozil, AMN, Xhaka, Elneney, and Smith Rowe through the middle. If we’re going to play a high-press, I’m not sure how Xhaka fits because of his lack of pace, but we’ll see. I really wouldn’t be surprised to see a breakthrough player as a mainstay by the end of this season.

We’re struggling with wide players, unless Auba is seriously being considered there, which feels like a huge waste of a world-class finisher. Mikki, Iwobi, Welbeck, Nelson and maybe Ozil feels a touch thin on the ground. We really do need to invest in an exciting wide player or at least a loan before the season is out. We still haven’t replaced Alexis, with a strong move there, we really will be looking formidable moving forward.

Striking options of Auba, Lacazette, Welbz and Eddie feels very comfortable. It’ll be interesting to see if the manager adopts a 4-4-2 at any stage this season, he certainly has an interest in trying it out.

“The 4-4-2 is designed more and more for zonal positioning. It’s less aggressive but is harder to get past. I am not ruling out the possibility of a 4-4-2.”

Hector Bellerin seems to be enjoying himself.

“As I said the other day, it’s all about learning the new system, about getting used to each other again and used to the new players,”

“It felt like things were clicking more today. Slowly we are coming more together – training every day with the new concepts we have is working better.”

Football is just like your day-to-day. If you have a manager who challenges you and keeps you thinking, the work becomes more interesting. Our players have been sleepwalking in a very comfortable environment, they’re now being pushed to their limits physically and they’re being stretched mentally. Emery is having to upgrade the way the players see the game, which is basically 10 years of neglect from the manager. I think that’s why he’s been so keen to bring in old heads, because they can help carry the message in the dressing room (and calm it when it goes wrong).

In other news, City lost Laporte, Mahrez and Foden to injury in Miami yesterday. I also watched Chelsea vs Inter yesterday, they had a great half in a very nice canary yellow kit, but looked quite average in the second half. Really hoping they start the season with Cabellero in goal. Two very winnable opening games… for once, being utterly shite could pay dividends.

Anyway, all very exciting. Let’s just hope we don’t lose Aaron to Chelsea. I’ll leave you on Arsenal playing out the back like heroes.

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DM

DM

Not going for tr4phy today, someone else can have it

Bankz

Bankz is here for the Tr4phy again

Akilan

Tro4phy

Bankz

4

Akilan

4?

Bankz

I came for the trophy, I got the trophy.

grooveydaddy

Late for the back-to-back

DM

You’re welcome

Rambo Ramsey

CUNT

Bamford10

While I have defended Ramsey in the past, I don’t like his attitude re the new contract, and I think he is asking for more money than he is worth. Provided we can sign a quality CM (e.g., Kovacic) to replace him, I have no problem with selling him. But we should demand more than £30m. That’s peanuts in this market.

Mr Serge

We can’t drop 200k a week on an injury prone player as much as I like the guy sell him and move on

Mr Serge

If Ox was £40m then Ramsey is £50m surley ?

Receding hairline

Kovacic is an okay midfielder. From the other post some seem to think he is something special.. He isn’t.. Not even equal to Rakitic ability wise.

Ramsey hard to replace? Lol…sell him if he won’t sign sharpish. Ordinary player and that’s being kind. Take away his goal scoring what are u left with?

Always maintained that the Sokratis signing made no sense and I am yet to see anything to change my mind.

HighburyLegend

“Mustafi is fast but always a worry due to brain farts”
lol

Receding hairline

Well Besiktas has made their offer for Ospina and it’s 2m pounds. So much for generating money from sales.

Michael24

B10

Point taken.

Unfortunately, Arsenal cut their own throat on this by giving Ozil 350k.

Ramsey, imo, has every right to hold out for 200k.

Marko

Further evidence DM is Pedro.

Anyway on Ramsey one he wasn’t excellent last season and two if he’s looking for more than 180,000 a week I’d tell him to fuck off. He’s not that good

TR7

Wonderful opportunity to get rid of Ramsey. A very average player who has his moments once in blue moon.

leon

I saw this coming a mile off, the club are paying for lax way they deal with contracts. To me there is no way I would give in to his demands, he is good player but there at least 10 players out there that are better than him. I would put him on thecmarketband sell him and use the money to get a winger. We have good players coming through , so should the club held to ransom by this guy

Marko

2 million for Ospina? Don’t they realize that’s 58 million pounds Short of his valuation

Receding hairline

Judging from online reactions the Chelsea fans don’t see the point of that transfer. A superstar in his own mind alone.

Ramsey should not be offered more than 200k. And should not be allowed to run down his contract.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Rambo is off

Playing the polite game a5 the mo…

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Is Ramsay a fit Ross Barkley .

Receding hairline

Redtruth is on his way to Turkey to protest this insult on Ospina. 2m pounds goodness gracious. For the best goal keeper of his generation

Michael24

How much is Ospina worth?

Personally, I’d keep him and off load Cech.
.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Tr7

I agree in a way … but not totally sure, again with someone telling him what to do he could be good,,,

Won’t forget his walking as the oppo scored last season tho..

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Reds one man brigade to stop the move,….

He could join forces with the world is flat mob…

Marc

We need to make a decision on Ramsey. He’s either gone by the middle of this week or we hang onto to him no matter what. We can’t let our most senior CM leave on deadline day and not be able to replace. If he’s after £200k per week well that’s the market we’re in now, if he’s looking for £250 – £350k per week then no.

Bamford10

Michael

Pedro’s post made me think Ramsey is looking for more than £200k a week. Based on the market, I think he’s worth £170-190k.

But I don’t like his attitude. His comments to the press re his contract have been a bit off-putting, lacking in commitment to Arsenal.

And his idiotic, Hollywood-ish attempt to dribble out of our own six against PSG reminded me of the old “bad Ramsey”.

For team morale and cohesion, I might be willing to pay him £200k. But again, I don’t like his attitude and there are other quality midfielders out there.

Bamford10

Marc

Agreed.

Marc

One thing I will say is that are Chelsea the move you’d want to make at the moment? Are they going to challenge for the title over the next few years or has Abramovich lost a big chunk of interest.

Marc

Bamford

The good news is that this summer should be the last time we have this situation. Everyone seems to have forgotten that Welbeck is in the same position.

Michael24

Leon

Could be right.

Let’s set a precedence.

£20 a week plus add-ons.

Would be great seeing Ramsey doing a paper round to offset his loss in earnings.

Michael24

Is anyone worth £200k a week?

Marc

Michael

Is anyone worth £100k per week? It’s where football has gone the gap between the fans who go and the players on the pitch is ridiculous now, in saying that if I was in Ramsey’s boots I’d be a bastard to get as much as I could as well.

steve

Was that clip supposed to be impressive? A few passes and then a misplaced pass lol.

Emiratesstroller

Pedro You have written more or less what I posted about Ramsey earlier this morning on previous thread. He is a £200K pw player in current market. Arsenal are not under same pressure in this season’s transfer window to offload him, because he is frankly the only player still on our books in final year of contract that the club would probably prefer to keep. Last summer there were two strategically important players that the club tried to keep worth £100 million in transfer fees plus others like Wilshire who were also in final year. My guess is that Arsenal… Read more »

Akilan

France won the world cup because they have the best team in the world. Players like Martial and Lacazette, whom they didn’t even take would probably start for the finalists. Also, their mentality is insane, not a single soft player may be except Lloris.

Following the national team model is stupid. Spain won three championships straight with a shit load of no 10s. That model worked wonders for us, didn’t it?

Brooklyn

Chambers is our fastest CB (not sure about Mavropanos)…. Why didn’t Kovacic start ahead of Brozovic? Kovacic usually plays deepest of midfield 3 to rest/substitute Casmeiro and Brozovic played same role for Croatia. As frustating as Ramsey is bringing Kovacic in for him is downgrade for me…Kovacic is quite good tactical piece if manager wants him, so if he replaces Xhaka and plays alongside Torreira then maybe our team will have better balance…. Kovacic is neither destroyer, neither conductor nor box to box runner, weak mentally(tactically) to play any role in 2 man midfield….decent dribbler but just highlight reel one,… Read more »

Marko

And his idiotic, Hollywood-ish attempt to dribble out of our own six against PSG reminded me of the old “bad Ramsey”.

Did that against Atletico too

Emiratesstroller

For all those who talk complete garbage about Ramsey’s performance level I suggest that they take a look at his stats for last season.

He played 30 games in EPL and European League and scored 11 goals and had
12 assists.

Compare that performance with N’Zonzi and Meyer and you will understand how important it is to keep him.

We are not exactly flush with central midfielders with that sort of performance level.

Ishola70

Akilan “Following the national team model is stupid. Spain won three championships straight with a shit load of no 10s. That model worked wonders for us, didn’t it?” Nobody is saying follow it rigidly and to the max. It was just an example of a team that made sure their midfield was defensively sound and it paid dividends with them knowing as you say that they had forward players that could do the job offensively. Having a deep lying playmaker who is slow and is a suspect tackler and decision maker sitting in front of the defence for the past… Read more »

leon

I would offer Ramsey plus cash to Barcelona for Dembele , they just might be stupid enough to take, and if they don’t bite, if there have my truth in the stories Chelsea are willing to pay 40 million for Ramsey take it. If the worst comes to worst, let his contract run down and let him go on a free. But if they meet his wage demands and he flops, no one is going to pay is wages, and it’s issue with Ozil if flops , who going sign a 29 year old luxury player on the money his… Read more »

Marko

If you come up with a genuine upgrade who is better so be it but the idea that players like Meyer and N’Zonzi are better players or better value is plum ridiculous. Considering that Nzonzi is a proper midfielder and given our need for defensive reinforcements he’s an upgrade. I’d argue that Meyer is too because he’d be free on less wages fitter and actually knows his role these days. Ramsey doesn’t. You see as Arsenal fans these days there is some out there who no matter what can’t see the forest for the trees they’ll argue all day that… Read more »

Ishola70

ES
“Compare that performance with N’Zonzi and Meyer and you will understand how important it is to keep him.”

Why compare these players to Ramsey?

Ramsey has been playing basically CAM for a good few seasons now.

These other players you mention one is not suited at all to be playing how Ramsey has been and the other was converted to play at the other end of the pitch to Ramsey.

Brooklyn

Marko,
you are mixing being good tactical piece for being overall better player.
Who is to say Emery won’t want one of three CM to just be quality players and other two to be tactical pieces?? That one for us will be Ozil and or Ramsey.

Marko

He played 30 games in EPL and European League and scored 11 goals and had 12 assists.Compare that performance with N’Zonzi and Meyer and you will understand how important it is to keep him.We are not exactly flush with central midfielders with that sort of performance level. Who the fuck actually cares? Great he scored 11 goals and 12 assists and as one of the two CM’s in front of the back 4 he did absolutely fuck all in stopping us from conceding 60+ goals last season. FUCK ALL. We don’t need another clueless cunt in midfield who cares more… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

Marko Oh please do you actually watch Ramsey in a live game? Arsenal have recruited this summer two new players who can and will fulfil defensive duties in midfield. Ramsey is essentially a central midfielder who plays box to box role and can score and provide assists. His stats confirm this. Meyer did not score a single goal in the Bundesliga last season or provide any significant assists and yet you consider him an upgrade!!! There are far too many posters like you who just like to post negatives all the time about our players without actually analysing the club’s… Read more »

Ishola70

Sorry ES.

The notion that Guendouzi is nailed on to be defensively sound in midfield has no basis in what we have seen from him and his previous CV.

We have seen that he is a promising looking CM so far that is all.

leon

There are allot of good midfielders out there in the market whom are as good if not better than Ramsey who won’t have ridiculous wage demands Ramsey has and based on what, let’s face it the blasts few seasons he hasn’t exactly been steller and he hasn’t demonstrated any massive leadership qualities either. I dought we will be going for Nzonzi not for 30 million

Marko

Meyer did not score a single goal in the Bundesliga last season or provide any significant assists and yet you consider him an upgrade!!! Last season he was very much ostracized from the club but yes I do consider him an upgrade because Aaron Ramsey is not a CM and we need a CM especially a disciplined one. These good things that Aaron does Mhiki and Ozil can do for the team. It’s the things Aaron has failed to do for the team that we need done. We basically don’t need him. But it’s this notion of being difficult to… Read more »

Marko

Arsenal have recruited this summer two new players who can and will fulfil
defensive duties in midfield.

We’ve recruited one in Torreira. Guendouzi isn’t ready and he isn’t a DM.

Marko

There are far too many posters like you who just like to post negatives all the
time about our players without actually analysing the club’s immediate requirements.

That’s rich coming from you. Our immediate requirements on the basis of the last few years is on the defensive side as in CB’s and defensive minded ball winners in midfield. As in upgrades on players like Ramsey

leon

One thing I don’t understand about story is why Ramsey had an excellent season, the team only won one game away from home and quite few times were out battled in midfield , so I don’t know that co new from

englandsbest

The problem Arsenal are in with Ramsay is of their own making. Fancy allowing him to get into the last year of his contract. Particularly as this will be his final big money contract. He would be stupid not to get the most he can. Right?

I think if Wenger were still manager, he would be off if he didn’t get the same as Ozil. But with Emery in control he may take less, and stay.

I certainly hope so.

Marko

why Ramsey had an excellent season, the team only won one game away from home and quite few times were out battled in midfield

Exactly. He was brilliant trying to score a goal all the while we were being overrun in midfield and conceding 60 goals last two seasons.

london gunner

Bellerin really is a shit passer with terrible vision.

In the video included in PEdro’s post, it’s bellerin’s awful pass that leads to that lovely sequence of football ending. Guys got zero technical skills.

Radio Raheem

I wouldn’t mind losing Ramsey without signing another midfielder.

I see Torreira as his replacement and with that a fundamental change in how we approach matches.

Ramsey style has been a problem fitting into a wider team approach despite his positive contribution in terms of goals and assists.
Of all the guys we can raise money from sales he’ll fetch the most.

leon

Marko one of best midfielders we have had is Patrick Vieira and he is not dm player , Ramsey has never been dm player but he doest have any discipline, I feel we are pretty well stocked in dm position we have the two midfielders we signed plus we have Elaine, we also have allot of good young players coming through. If Ramsey were to get I juried the whole season it would not cripple the team that’s the bottom line. You pay the kind of money that Ramsey is demanding to players on the level of Pogba, Cesc Fabrigas… Read more »

Northbanker

So many years of watching Ramsey give away possession that I fail to be concerned as to his status. We should keep our nerve, let the auction begin and meanwhile get on with finding a wide player.. We have so many good quality central midfielders that Rambo will not be a loss. AMN is ready to play in that position, for example.

Northbanker

Pedro – why do you say that Smith-Rowe is a central player? The games I’ve been watching he is very much a wide right player.

He is going to be a really special player for us – I see him and AMN being the most likely breakthrough players this season although hoping that Nketiah could be the 3rd.

Marko

I would much rather we replaced Ramsey with a disciplined midfielder and give Smith Rowe an opportunity than give Ramsey a new deal

grooveydaddy

‘I would much rather we replaced Ramsey with a disciplined midfielder and give Smith Rowe an opportunity than give Ramsey a new deal’

This^^^^

I can’t believe we’ve let it drag this far.

Akilan

Ishola,
Exactly my point. Mix it up. We’ve brought in a proper DM. Guendouzi has been brought in as a competition for Xhaka rather than a DM. Would’ve loved another top CM for Xhaka, but can understand as we have a budget of 50m.

A LB and a winger are far more important than a Midfielder.

Marko

All redundant really cause you can see from a mile away that he ain’t going anywhere and he’ll wait until the window closes before demanding more money. By then he’ll have us by the balls. Something deep down inside him knows he’ll never have it as easy as he does at Arsenal and he’ll never play for a bigger club or be an important player for an elite club. If he went to Chelsea he’d be no better than Barkley. Chelsea are on the slide anyway

Northbanker

If we can find a buyer for Xhaka we should do that as well as selling Ramsey. Only buy a replacement if we really have to . Agree with Radio that Torreira is the replacement. Blood in AMN and Guendouzi and we only buy if someone of absolute true world class quality is available at a sensible price.

grooveydaddy

Sod it, I’d rather lose him on a free next summer than be stuck with him on high wages.

Matt

Don’t forget Nacho and Lichsteiner. Two serious quality defenders. Who can both play centre half if needed.

Marko

Mourinho said: “Anthony Martial has the baby and after the baby is born – beautiful baby, full of health, thank God – he should be here and he is not here.”

What a cunt. He’s making it harder to keep Martial every time he opens his cunt mouth

Danny S

I rate Ramsey and think he will benefit from Emery massively. However, this contract business has pissed me off.
If he’s looking for stupid money then sell him. He’s no where near worth 350k. Neither is Ozil but that’s done.
Rambo should sign up and look forward to a bright future, not be a twat about money.

Mysticleaves

“One thing I don’t understand about story is why Ramsey had an excellent season, the team only won one game away from home and quite few times were out battled in midfield , so I don’t know that co new from”

Well, the best CMs are the ones that have the nerve to make forward runs centrally and score goals. Ask Paulinho.

Dissenter

There’s nothing to suggest that Ramsey is staying.
He’s had all the time in the world to contemplate stayin nd he’s balked so far.
£30 -40 million is a good price or him with one year left on his contract.

Mysticleaves

Marko, I think Man utd will choose Martial over Mourinho. They should know his value and know that their club is well positioned to do well in the future with Martial rather than Jose. Jose will be sacked by December latest

Cesc Appeal

Marko

Mourinho will get sacked this year.

I think United are going to be shit and with this whole Martial situation the price a buying club will offer is dropping with each comment he makes.

How can they hold onto Martial now? Buying clubs are going to know that.

Mysticleaves

Pretty sure Ivan and Raul are ringing up potential buyers. Thats why they could accept 30. Better that than nothing.

Ramsey himself said they had been negotiating for a while now. It has to be the disparity in wage offered and wanted

G8

Aaron Ramsey!?
sell.. sell.. sell…

Dissenter

Why all this hullabaloo about Martial.
United will sell him and not miss him.

If he took time off to be with his lovely young wife who’s now delivered, then he should return back to preseason training.

What’s all the drama for. He’s AWOL at the moment from his club.

Dissenter

“ think Man utd will choose Martial over Mourinho”

Not the smartest thing you’ve said here mystic

leon

I have to the way the way ran the club on past, they would haggle over one million but they won’t bat eye lid paying out 350 million on wages. Bizzare

Akilan

Wow. Ramsey bashing again. I wouldn’t mind if we sold him because of the contract situation but some of the shite that’s been levelled at him is ridiculous. For those saying Ramsey is a tactical liability, look no further than Spuds. Can he not play the Dele Alli role, with Ozil/Mkhi playing the Erikson role? Alli doesn’t break up, dictate or maintain position nor he is their chief creator. But he does it all to a significant degree. Ramsey can and has done the same for us. During the Santi-Coq era, he played further up the pitch. We got some… Read more »

leon

Aklian I don’t see Ramsey as a liability that’s taking things a bit far , I just don’t see him as world player and certainly not worth 350 k a week. If he flops no one will pay throws kind of wages

Mysticleaves

Dissenter sorry I disappointed you. Jose is an annoying, past it manager while Martial is a young talent with potential to be not far from one of the best.

Rambo Ramsey

Here’s to hoping Ramsey signs a 200k+ a week deal, if only to piss off Marko.

G8

Ramsey has already reached his prime and has been average..
Really overrated player mainly by the British media, most arsenal fans know this..
One wonder season and several average and substandard ones..he should remember the club stood by him..If he was playing in any other top 4 team he would have been sold back to Cardiff city.
I say we shouldn’t be paying him more than 100k a week ..any dithering then we should move him on..along with Iowbe..

Akilan

Leon,
Bin the cunt if he wants 350k.

Its just that he is in a strong position. He’s gonna squeeze as much as he can. Can’t blame him either after the Ozil fiasco.

I just think some people go over the top when it comes to him.

Leedsgunner

Ramsey is a good player. Is he a irreplaceable player? No. However a decision needs to be made asap.

If we are going to sell him it’s not only about the money it’s about whether we have enough time to find a replacement with the close of the window approaching so fast.

Marko

I wouldn’t be pissed Rambo only disappointed. Would you pissed off if he left and we replaced him with a better midfielder…or just disappointed

Savage

Regarding the original post, Perez as an additional wide player?

Rambo Ramsey

It baffles me to see the sheer number of optimists already convinced that Torreira will be an immediate, guarantee success. A 22 year old player who’s had one serious season in Europe, in the fvcking Italian league.

Lets sell Ramsey AND Xhaka, they say. Don’t even get me started on the deluded Emile-Smith-Rowe, AMN, Guendouzi hype trains.

Savage

“Mourinho will get sacked this year.”

Definitely on the cards.

mysticleaves

“Here’s to hoping Ramsey signs a 200k+ a week deal, if only to piss off Marko.”

Lol. Then Ozil and AMN go on and have a blinders this season. The scenes on here…

london gunner

Bellerin’s shit and gets a free pass once too often. Discuss

TR7

‘Its just that he is in a strong position. He’s gonna squeeze as much as he can. ‘

Strong position? He is an expendible player. He can’t dictate terms to us.

Rambo Ramsey

Defense? Dearie me, does it scare me.

Koscienly was a solid 8/10 player. We are going into the season without a single one of those in central defense.

Emiratesstroller

Marko I have never suggested that Arsenal needed to replace Ramsey with a Defensive Midfielder. I have made the case that the club needed an upgrade in midfield in front of our defence who was positionally sound, can tackle properly and has excellent mobility and recovery. Torreira despite his small size has all those requirements and I venture to such Maitland-Niles and Guendouzi with more experience can fulfil that role as well. Last season we relied too much on Xhaka, Wilshire and Elneny to fulfil that role. Wilshire was defensively useless and spent too much time on the ground. Elneny… Read more »

Moe

Don’t see anything specific that Ramsey brings that would be hard to get with a good mf replacement. Sell sell sell. He can’t dribble, doesn’t defend well, no pace. Cmon, a no-brainer.

Ishola70

london gunner “Bellerin’s shit and gets a free pass once too often. Discuss” He’s been criticised on here tbf. But he gets benefit of the doubt because there is a player in there somewhere and because he is yet another player the fans think Emery will sprinkle magic dust over. Still plays like a teenager at 23yo. He is one of those that will be under the real microscope under Emery sooner than others. This is because he is facing a certain Mr Sane in the first match of the season. Sink or swim time for Bellerin. But tbh he… Read more »

Marko

Lets sell Ramsey AND Xhaka, they say.

Replace they say. No one’s talking about selling and risking the season on kids

KAY Boss

Vidal replaces Ramsey, Ramsey is off to the chavs for 30-40m. simple!

Paulinho

“One thing I don’t understand about story is why Ramsey had an excellent season, the team only won one game away from home and quite few times were out battled in midfield , so I don’t know that co new from”

This is really daft. Our away record was bad after Christmas, and Ramsey barely in any of them due to either injury or being rested due to Europa League.

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