Dave Kitson: What happened after Aaron Ramsey’s broken leg made me realise I didn’t want to be a part of this
DAVE KITSON has revealed Arsene Wenger made him consider his future in football.
SunSport's newest columnist has recounted THAT Aaron Ramsey injury in the game between Arsenal and Stoke.
Welsh star Ramsey's leg was ";left at a right angle" after a horror challenge from Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross in February 2010.
Kitson, who was on the Stoke bench that day, says he will never forget the horrified look on Arsene Wenger's face.
He said: "The first person he looked at when he turned around was me on the bench because I was in line with him.
"Even though it wasn’t me who broke his leg, I was on that bench, part of that team.
"Wenger gave me this look of complete and utter disappointment — the kind of look your dad gives you when you’ve f***** up, when he’s gone beyond anger.
"It was as if he was saying to me ‘I’m surprised that you would be a part of this’.
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I WAS there when Ryan Shawcross snapped Aaron Ramsey’s leg in half.
I heard the crack of Ramsey’s leg from the bench. I heard the screaming.
And the build-up to the game contributed to this moment.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis absolutely despised Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, hated the way he played.
While Wenger hated the way Stoke played. They were the direct opposite of each other in football terms.
They used to have little snipes at each other in the media.
All week I had never seen a manager so desperate to win a game of football, it was bordering on out of control.
"That’s how I felt. I didn’t know where to look, I was totally embarrassed.";
Kitson left Stoke at the end of that season, but it seems the damage was done in those horror minutes at the Britannia that fateful day.
Kitson added: "Prior to that happening I was probably quite a tough footballer and a tough man.
"But, in that split second, Wenger gave me that look and I lost something inside of me.
"I thought there is more to life than this. This was not the reason I became a footballer and I really didn’t want to be included in this or put my name to this."