Aaron Ramsey has discussed the horrific injury he sustained at Stoke City in 2010 and his belief that it impacted the rest of his career.
The Wales international midfielder broke both the fibula and tibia in his right leg while the Potters’ Ryan Shawcross was handed a straight red card for the second-half tackle that saw Ramsey sit out a year of his fledgling career.Aà
He said: “I think it was a massive setback. The way I was going at that point in time, I was in the team, I was playing regular and feeling good and really sort of asserting myself at that level. And then obviously the injury happened.
“But I did have some really good people around me at the time and a lot of messages from people who had suffered similar injuries – I had a double leg break, fib and tib. I’ve still got the metal rod in the middle of the leg and a couple of screws still in there now.
Asked if he still felt resentment, Ramsey added: “I think the way that Stoke played back then was to try and be aggressive, and against Arsenal [there was a perception of us] being soft, and I think they tried to play on that a little bit, yeah.
“Obviously, I don’t think anybody goes out there to break someone’s leg, but I think there was definitely a ‘leave a bit on the players’ sort of thing.”
Presenter Dave Jones then asked Ramsey if he believed the injury had had an impact on his career as a whole.
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