Aaron Ramsey is close to agreeing a new deal with Arsenal as he enters the final year of his contract, but it could be argued that the Gunners have yet to deploy him in his best position on a regular basis despite him being at the club for over 10 years.

The 27-year-old has made 335 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions since his move from Cardiff, but most of these have been from a deeper central midfield role or off the right-hand side under former boss Arsene Wenger.

Ex-Paris Saint Germain boss Unai Emery took over from the Frenchman this summer though and after a poor performance on the opening weekend against Manchester City, the Spaniard dropped Ramsey to the bench for the visit to Chelsea, which the Gunners lost 3-2.

Perhaps understandably the Arsenal players were shocked by this decision, according to the Daily Mirror, but the Welshman has since been brought back into the fold and has finally been playing in a position more similar to his favoured attacking midfield role, although Arsenal could still get more out of him with a slight change.

During the international break Wales boss Ryan Giggs has deployed Ramsey just off the front man, Gareth Bale, and has given the Arsenal man the license to make runs beyond Bale.

During the 2-0 loss to Denmark, Wales were largely outplayed and struggled to create any clear-cut opportunities, but Ramsey’s role was clear and there were glimpses of the attacking intent that Wales had proven was there during the 4-1 win over the Republic of Ireland.

At Ceres Park in Denmark’s second-city Aarhus, Ramsey had four shots and made three key passes, which represented good numbers considering his side had just 48 per cent of the possession. Playing further forward also didn’t mean that Ramsey was any less involved in the game, and with 82 touches he was second to centre-back Chris Mepham in the Wales side.

Ramsey also put in two crosses during the game as he finds himself on the ball in more dangerous positions where he can create chances for others. His three aerial duels won on the other hand is a side of his game that not many would have expected, and it’s fair to suggest that this is influenced by the confidence that he feels while playing for his country compared to his club.

Even while he is playing in the attacking midfield role at Arsenal under Emery, the two players either side of him are often either Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who all naturally drift inside and limit the space that Ramsey likes to drift in to.

If Emery is to get the best out of the extremely talented Welshman then he could drop Ozil and play Ramsey in a forward role with license to roam.

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