He makes a tackle on average one minute less often than Arteta.
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Statistics can be skewed by the position on the pitch.

Is suspect that Ramsey's better tackling success rate is because he plays slightly higher up the pitch. This means he is tackling midfield players or smaller wingers.

Arteta has to deal with strikers who are physically a mis-match. And because he has to tackle more, he averages will reduce automatically as the tackles will more than likely be last ditch, generally to stop long shots or crosses.

I hope Vermealen is dropped. Kos and Mert have a far better understanding and are physically better than the quite weak Verm.
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Mert need to start, specially if Giroud is dropped (hopefully).
Also from the Norwich game, it seem like even Kos doesn't trust TV5 defending skills, specially aerial abilities!

Ramsey has completely won me over. After the Bradford game I had completely given up on him. The form he is in at the moment makes it pretty much impossible to drop him from the first team. Long may it continue.
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biggroin

Just kidding, <smallgroin>

I hope, with arteta instead of wilshere that is the team.

Is suspect that Ramsey's better tackling success rate is because he plays slightly higher up the pitch. This means he is tackling midfield players or smaller wingers.

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Perhaps, but the stat is enough to suggest that he's far from being bad at winning the ball, which was the original point I was addressing.

Cazorla and Rosicky have to start so we can watch their sexy passing skills. Podolski also should start ahead of Gerv.

Rather see iPod upfront than Lewis Hamilton.

not looking forward to this game, i think everton will take points off us whether its 1 or 3 im not sure, i'd be more confident if the game was on the weekend as we would have more rest.

I just hope Ramsey doesn't get dropped. He has put me in my place since the West Ham game when he was MoTM in our best performance of the season by a mile. He will be instrumental next season that's for sure.

not looking forward to this game, i think everton will take points off us whether its 1 or 3 im not sure, i'd be more confident if the game was on the weekend as we would have more rest.
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Didn't Everton play on Saturday?

Whereas for Arsenal it's a home game.

Geoff Arsenal ‏@GeoffArsenal 1m
Rosicky was doubtful this morning. Chesny & Per back in.

6ft is nothing special

It is if you're 5ft 8

Podolski should start, but we cannot drop Giroud. We need his physical presence.
Still believe our best front 3 should be Poldi-Giroud-Theo.
Ox can replace Poldi/Theo as starter, and Gerv should not play ahead of the mentioned 4.

I missed a discussion about height. Gutted.

Hate to say I told you so, but....

ITK?

Yeap, Kam. Everything I said was proved to be correct.

Well done me.

DJ!