Arsenal: One huge reason not to fear Aaron Ramsey relapse

Arsenal has seen Aaron Ramsey perform this well before, but it never lasts. Things are different now, though, for one big, unmistakable reason.

Arsenal was carried in the 2013/14 season by Aaron Ramsey, better known as Super Rambo. He got our hopes up for what was to come, as it looked as though he had finally hit his stride and was set to be the world class midfielder we always thought he would be.

That deflated really quickly. But it wasn’t any fault of his own. He was riddled with injuries in the following years and subsequently replaced by Santi Cazorla.

When he finally returned to health, he didn’t have the opportunities necessary to get back into form. And just like that, many wrote off that we would ever see Super Rambo again. It must have just been a one-off.

But hold your damn horses. Because Super Rambo is back. He was unlocked by the 3-4-3 formation, which gives him the creative license to do literally whatever the hell he wants. Which is what he has always needed – freedom. His performances with the Welsh national team, particularly in the 2016 Euros, proved that easily.

Ramsey is at his best without instructions. let him roam freely and he will be a vital member of the attack and a pretty solid defensive assistant as well. It all stems from his engine. He can go the full 90 without losing a step. Box to box for the duration of the fixture, timing his runs to perfection and winning back balls when he tracks back – that’s what the Welshman does.

We’ve been here before though. What’s to say he won’t have another relapse?

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That’s an easy answer, shockingly. There is one big reason why Ramsey will not have a relapse this year and I’m not even going to knock on wood. It’s because there is no Champions League midweek.

Ramsey was called upon for up to 180 minutes per week while the Gunners were in the Champions League (which they always were) and it left Ramsey’s hamstrings a bit worse for wear. Inevitably, he always got hurt with muscle strain. Sometimes more than once a year. Just look at his injury history and how often his hamstring acts up.

There is always the risk of some unfortunate accidental injury, but as far as avoidable injuries, like muscle strains from fatigue, those are now being avoided. Ramsey is playing 90 minutes a week and nothing more. The Europa League does not concern him, the League Cup doesn’t concern him, and until we are needing a heroic goal in the FA Cup, I wouldn’t concern him with that either.

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Ramsey is back. And we shouldn’t fear that he will be taken away from us again any time soon.

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