What a moment to see Aaron Ramsey become captain for his country at the age of 20.
After all what he has been through, Ramsey´s return over the past couple of months has been enough to convince new Wales manager Gary Speed that he has the right leadership skills to captain his country.
Ramsey has impressed for Cardiff on loan and did also quite well for Nottingham Forest, who wanted to keep him. He played 12 times in the Championship in the December and January period, and Wenger decided to recall him.
Introducing him when we were down at Old Trafford showed the trust that Wenger has in him and the manager promptly started him in the next game at West Brom.
I have always seen him as a creative midfielder who can develop to become the next Gerrard.
The decision has not pleased everybody though. It does not suit some tabloids (and others like BBC Spurs who would have preferred Gareth Bale) - it makes their job more difficult as it does not really fit in their "Arsene does not like British players" party line.
But Speed says it best: "I made the decision because I thought it was best for the team and the future of the team.There have been young captains in the past.
"I think Cesc was very young when he got captain of Arsenal, Tony Adams was also very young.
"Once I had stopped worrying about other factors - what people outside the team think - it was a no-brainer in the end."
I wonder how fellow Welshman Pulis feel about it though. Having played the Shawcross victim card so many times in the tabloids, it would be interesting to hear his views about the new captain of his country.
The fact remains though that Arsenal is supplying another captain to an international team.
Well done to Aaron and let us hope he will now go and enjoy a very successful career for Wales and Arsenal.
