Claudius wrote:
we constantly talk about a drop-off which I think was wrong. Ramsey has been here since 2008. in that time he was either very inconsistent on the field or out injured. he has 3 months where he plays in god mode, and we suddenly think about that as his new norm. that period in the first half of last season is an outlier. he needs to repeat those 3 or 4 months for us to consider that the new norm. for now, i see it as a purple patch that he can hopefully repeat in future.
Ramsey was very good for most of 2013, he was POTM for us a couple of times at the end of 2012-13.
I don't doubt his ability for a moment, even as a kid, it was there for all to see. Maybe he needs a breather from the first team to reevaluate his game. There was that period between leg break recovery and God mode where he was quite infuriating, and Wenger said he had a chat with him about simplifying his game. I think a similar chat is needed.
The best players don't overthink their game. It's all instinctual. It's just my opinion, but right now Ramsey is overthinking things.
