Ramsey wants/needs games. But where does he play & when? & Coquelin’s ambition

One of the things I hate about people, life if you may, is when promises are broken. If you can’t keep ‘em, don’t make ‘em! I once told my friend I’d visit him when he was living in a different city. But due to one thing or another, I never got around to it.

If we are to believe what Ramsey has said recently, Wenger is looking to start him in 15-20 games this year. On one hand it can motivate him to train harder and maintain a good lifestyle off the pitch. But what happens when around half way through the season he hasn’t featured much? Would he still be as determined?

The trouble is where would Ramsey fit in? He would say central midfield.

But how do you solve a problem like Aaron Ramsey when he has the likes of Song,  Diaby, Denilson and perhaps most significantly Cesc ahead of him? 20 odd minutes against Blackburn 2 weeks ago, was enough for me to realise that he, IS the clone of Cesc. IF he continues to improve that is. He consistently found his long passing range and looked a class apart.

 Dare I say it, is he in the unenviable position of wishing that Cesc gets rested or worse injured so that he gets his chance.

Last year he played a couple of games on the wings, mainly the right side. I guess this was due to the injuries we had. Then again, you sign for Arsenal playing in one position and become a legend in another position. Toure and Henry spring to mind.

Wenger also does it to improve the creativity of players. Ididn’t enjoy Diaby and Denilson on the wings. But they are now better players for it.

I believe a deep-lying playmaker role is ideal for Ramsey. Which means yes, I want him as alternative DM to Song. He is as heavy as Diaby and weighs more than Song and Denilson. And his upper body strength will benefit from the hours spent in Rugby training when he was young.

His stamina will only get better and better. Positioning wise, he has shown that he is disciplined enough to maintain certain zones in midfield.

If Man Utd can get away with Carrick as their DM, we would do just fine with Ramsey as our DM. And Ramsey if he fulfils his potential will be 10 times the player Carrick is.

He’ll have his work cut out though.

Coquelin has featured on the Arsenal news this week. I like this guy. He waits for the international week, when all the players have gone away, to say

 I want to reach the first team. (You better watch out punk)

 I added that last bit, obviously.

You like me, will grow to like Coquelin if he gets more opportunities. He made his debut last like against Sheff Utd and certainly enjoyed making the odd tackle or two. And they weren’t subtle tackles either. They were crunching tackles, the ones the fans love most.

I think the Carling cup is the best he can hope for this year. But you never know with Arsene.