The Dragons boss believes that his charge was played before he was ready by the Gunners manager, and believes he should have had a chance to rest
Coleman vented his frustration and astonishment after Ramsey was ruled out of next month's World Cup qualifier against Moldova on September 5 due to a hamstring problem.
Ramsey, who said he expected to miss the start after helping Wales to the semi-finals in France, suffered his strain during Arsenal's 4-3 loss to Liverpool on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
Coleman is baffled as to why the 25-year-old was not given more of a chance to rest following his exertions at the European Championship.
"I think we all expected him to [ miss the start of the season ], so I don't know what happened between then [ when Ramsey suggested he would be rested ] and when he ended up on the pitch, " Coleman told reporters.
"I think, to man, if you were looking at that [ team-sheet against Liverpool ], it was a bit of a surprise he started. I think Aaron said himself that he wasn't expecting to.
"If you look at Rambo's physical stats, they're higher than anybody on the pitch in terms of his high-intensity sprints and the kilometres he covers.
"But he's still a human being and it's not like we were knocked out in the group stage. It was a long tournament for Aaron, after a long, hard season.
"So I don't know why he was treated differently. For me as a manager,when I'm missing one of my best players, I think anybody would understand my disappointment."
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