Arsenal: Coleman’s Ramsey Frustrations Shows Wenger’s Naivety

Wales manager has stated that Aaron Ramsey’s injury was preventable. His frustrations display Wenger and Arsenal’s naivety in dealing with injury concerns.

With a squad that boasts many international talents, Arsenal are continually having to deal with the case of injuries either affecting them due to international duties or affecting various international sides due to mismanagement of the player’s fitness when with the club.

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Such arguments have once again come to the fore with the recent injury of Aaron Ramsey in the opening week of the season. Pulling up with a hamstring issue, Ramsey has been ruled out of action for a month, not a particularly long spell on the sidelines, but enough for Wales manager Chris Coleman to be forced to omit his midfield maestro from his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

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That though, is only the beginning. When asked about the decision in regards to Ramsey’s injury, Coleman proceeded to, in a vast amount of detail that is rarely seen when an international manager is discussing the issues of availability of certain players and the actions of the club that have caused such issues, question the decisions of Arsene Wenger and his medical staff:

"“It’s disappointing he’s got an injury. Could it have been prevented? Possibly, yes. “I think Aaron said himself [in France] that he wasn’t expecting to [start the opening game of the season]. I think Arsenal have a certain way of doing things. A lot has been said about their injury list, they’re doing the same things now as they’ve always done – they’re not going to change now. That’s up to them, Aaron’s Arsenal’s player. I’ve got to say that I look at it and I’m disappointed because we’ve lost a great player.”"

They are just extracts from his quotes, and I would recommend following the link to read his full quotes as they are rather interesting. Nonetheless, Coleman is clearly calling into question the methods of Arsene Wenger and the club when it comes to handling their players. From a purely mathematical point of view, the number of injuries that Arsenal suffer to a vast array of players means that it has to be more than just bad luck – there is some underlying issue that continues to plague the fitness of various Gunners.

In this case, it is the naivety, stubbornness and ignorance of Wenger to dismiss the build up of fatigue within Ramsey, risk him for the opening game – a decision that is only worsened by the fact that a fully fit Santi Cazorla was sat on the bench after looking razor sharp in the two preseason matches previous – and incur the consequences.

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Ramsey is now ruled out of a month of action (though with Arsenal players, any prediction comes with an element of uncertainty and distrust) and it will take him a few games to regain his sharpness once he returns to the fray. All of this is avoidable, preventable, if not for the naivety of one Arsene Wenger.