Wenger: Returning to Stoke is important for Ramsey

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
07 May	3:00 PM	P	Stoke City (A)	1	3	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger believes that the sooner midfielder Aaron Ramsey returns to the venue of his serious injury, the better it will be for the Welshman.

Fifteen months ago, Ramsey left the Britannia Stadium in an ambulance with a broken leg. The 20-year-old has now recovered from that injury and will be lining-up in Arsenal's midfield today.

Wenger said: "Yes [it is good for him to go back and] the earlier the better because there will always be a question mark about that.

"At the end of the day you focus on football and you play. It is like if you have a car accident - you do you never drive again? Of course you drive again and the earlier the better.

"What I found when I was injured is you come back and for a long time you play in one gear.

"It takes you a bit of time to find that fraction of second extra pace which allows you to get away from people. And for a while you wonder if you have lost it and whether it will ever come back. And that takes quite a while.

"Today the players are better prepared in their rehab than we were and they find that back much quicker.

"Aaron is a quiet but strong character and I think there is no better maturing system than what happened to him - blocked at 18 suddenly when you are just flying. Being knocked down and having to wait for a year, not knowing what really will happen.

"He is certainly mentally stronger now. After what happened to him you have to be strong."

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