My thoughts go out to Ramsey, but Wenger's reaction was over the top
By Stan Collymore
Published 22:50 28/02/10
My thoughts are with Aaron Ramsey but Arsene Wenger's bitter reaction to his injury makes me question how suited Arsenal's boss is to English football.
The gifted Welsh international faces a long period on the sidelines following his broken leg in a horror injury at Stoke.
And it is always sad to hear about talented young players receiving such a setback in their career.
I have my fingers crossed for him that he will come back stronger in future following the incident with Ryan Shawcross.
But if Wenger, or any Arsenal fans, think there is a connection between Abou Diaby, Eduardo and now Ramsey all getting seriously injured, they are deluded.
And I think Wenger was completely out of order with his post-match comments about Shawcross.
Despite the belief that Wenger is the professor, he has a real bitter and nasty streak.
It is blatantly obvious the Frenchman wants to buck the trend and traditions of English football.
But if he doesn’t like English working conditions, whereby players are physical and try to win the ball, then maybe he should disappear to La Liga or Serie A.
Shawcross was distraught after injuring Ramsey.
He made an honest attempt to win the ball, but sadly, getting seriously injured is occasionally part of football.
If Wenger wants to make football almost a non-contact that is up to him but it won’t happen in England.
These injuries simply can happen to anyone and are purely bad luck.
When I played for Leicester I remember running along innocuously before feeling a pain in my foot.
I looked down and my toes were pointing back towards my heel.
Ramsey, 19, will be a big loss to Arsene Wenger’s side but they still recorded an admirable 3-1 win at Stoke to remain in the title race.
It just shows how Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have gone backwards since last season.
None have been able to add to their squads significantly and they may pay the price.
I don’t think Arsenal deserve to win the Premier League but the shortcomings of their rival teams could let them in the back door.
I have seen Arsenal many times this season and don’t believe they have all the attributes to win the league.
But due to the inconsistency of other top teams, the Gunners could win the biggest prize of all.
I never thought I would say it this season, but it is a reality now.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion ... 38563.html
Stan Collymore must have failed a trial at Arsenal at some stage, because this guy has a MASSIVE grudge against Wenger.
How anyone with so much bias can write for a paper makes me wonder. Not only does he attack Wenger in this article and make Ramsey's injury appear insignificant, but he attacks us as a club, and says we are not worthy to win the league. THE LEAGUE IS ABOUT 38 GAMES! IF WE WIN THE LEAGUE ITS BECAUSE WE ARE THE MOST CONSISTANT! It doesn't matter if you lose to the top 4 but win the league, because every team plays each other twice, so the most consistant team ALWAYS wins, thats the way it is.
I'd suggest checking the comments too, very nice to see people hitting back at him
Also, thanks to Lengooner for bringing my attention to this article with his posts in the shoutbox
