Aaron Ramsdale might be wondering what to get his dad for Christmas.
How about a muzzle? A silencer perhaps, or some sort of filter for his mouth? Because Nick Ramsdale has too much to say – and most of it is not doing his son any good. Just last month Ramsdale Snr got involved in a row with Jamie Carragher on social media.
When Ramsdale was asked about it, he did the right thing and didn’t duck the question. He made light of it, too, by revealing his dad had laid into Carragher following a few beers on a blokes golf trip. Ramsdale has shut down his social media and is ignoring the criticism, as he continues to find himself on the sidelines at Arsenal.
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"This isn't the first time my name has been in the press," he said, "and it has been more negative stuff. I drowned it out before.
"It doesn't help that my dad does it, but it was on a golf trip in Spain with 19 other lads from the local pub! I wasn't too mad at him, he didn't say anything out of turn, it just wasn't helpful for the situation."
Fine. We could just about forgive this pushy parent for wanting to stick up for his son once. But not twice. So what's the excuse this time then? And what's Ramsdale Sir going to do next, nip round to Aaron's house and tuck him into bed on a night?
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To recap. Ramsdale has lost his place in the Arsenal team to David Raya. That’s it. Ramsdale hasn’t done much wrong, he just finds himself playing for a manager who prefers another goalkeeper right now.
And the more Mikel Arteta hears Ramsdale’s old man spouting off about it, to give him a headache and distraction he doesn’t need, the more inclined he’ll be to stick with Raya. What was Ramsdale Snr thinking going on a podcast to pour more petrol on the fire? And what was Ramsdale thinking allowing him to do so? Arteta is not blameless either, because he’s handled the situation badly.
Why doesn’t he just be honest and say he signed Raya because he thinks he’s better than Ramsdale? But Ramsdale is a grown man who earns his living in a man’s game.
He gets paid handsomely, to deal with adversity as well as adulation and success. He’s strong enough to fight his own battles, and doesn’t need his dad sticking up for him in public. Because being famous like he is is hard enough, without this nonsense making things more difficult.
He will be embarrassed. Like thousands of kids will be every weekend when their parents act like children themselves on the sidelines. Elite sportsmen are trained and conditioned to deal with setbacks and difficult periods.
It’s just part of the gig in top level sport. Ramsdale Snr needs to get over himself. But most of all, he just needs to shut up and let his son figure things out for himself, because that's what adults tend to do.
Virat Kohli is as big as Muhammad Ali and Lionel Messi
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England might have made a hash of their Cricket World Cup defence. But if you love the sport, and why wouldn’t you, take a moment to appreciate the gifts of Virat Kohli. The pressure on him to deliver on home soil in the biggest tournament is impossible to fathom.
Because in India, Kohli is treated like a God. The attention and expectation he has to deal with is off the charts. Think Lionel Messi playing in Argentina – and times it by 10. But the true greats deliver when it matters most. And boy, has Kohli delivered.
In the Mumbai home of his hero, Sachin Tendulkar, who was watching in the stands, Kohli struck his 50th ODI century. He overtook Tendulkar on the all-time list and is the first man on the planet to reach the milestone. Oh, and he did all this in a World Cup semi final.
He was a legend long before this moment, but Kohli has now elevated himself to iconic sporting status alongside the likes of Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Pele.
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