Aaron Ramsey must ensure no mental scars remain from Ryan Shawcross tackle

By Henry Winter Published: 6:21PM GMT 01 March 2010

Crying shame: Ryan Shawcross is a earnest player who done a forward plea on Arsenal"s Aaron Ramsey but not a antagonistic one Photo: AFP

Some reflections on events at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke City are a singular group but not a unwashed one. Their centre-half, Ryan Shawcross, is a earnest player who done a forward plea on Arsenals Aaron Ramsey but not a antagonistic one.

Shawcrosss distress was patently genuine. But if he is to grown up in to a top-class centre-half, one able of any postulated inflection with England, Shawcross contingency sense that there is a sure sort of aggressive, high-speed plunge into tolerated in English football that draws benefaction permit from unfamiliar referees, even if no hit with the competition occurs.

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Shawcross contingency sense to scrape the ball.

As for Ramsey, a excellent immature bent with technical gifts that Shawcross can usually mental condition of, the Welshman will redeem medically.

The earthy scars will blur but Ramsey contingency safeguard no mental scars sojourn that could stymie his development. Just see at Eduardo.

History"s derisive lessons for England

If England physical education instructor Fabio Capello seeks a low-pitched miscellany to retard out the sound from the John Terry-Wayne Bridge saga, he would be well suggested to equivocate the singles that dominated the charts during past World Cups.

Secret Love by Doris Day and Whos Sorry Now by Connie Francis were the songs that averaged the top positions via Switzerland 1954 and Sweden 1958 respectively.

Historys derisive lessons for Englands benefaction continues with She by Charles Aznavour at West Germany 1974 and Brown Girl in the Ring by Boney M at Argentina 1978.

Terry competence not conclude the mental recall from Mexico 1982 of the touching Happy Talk by Captain Sensible. Or Bridge for Sacrifice by Elton John at Italia 90 (with England/New Orders World In Motion at No 2 and Luciano Pavarottis Nessun Dorma at No 3). Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet dripping all the weeks of USA 94.

Most recently, dual apposite classics ruled the charts during Japan/Korea 2002 and Germany 2006: A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley and a important charity from Gnarls Barkley that encapsulates the stream playground around Capellos squad. Crazy.