25 Jul 2014 13:44:19
I personally am a huge fan of Wilshere both on, and too an extent, off the field. I feel that many people are extremely overly critical of Jack and I do not understand why many people consider this season to be "make or break" for him.


A few things to consider:

1.) Many Great midfielders were nobodies at 22, Pirlo was still on loan at Brescia!

2.) Wilshere seems to be judged on the grounds of how long he's been around rather than how old he is. Adam Lallana who was hailed prior to the world cup as a possible england saviour was in League one at 22!

3.) And lastly, Modric who is in my opinion the best player currently playing the "Wilshere role" in world football, was still at Spurs at 22!

1.) 25 Jul 2014
25 Jul 2014 14:13:21
The criticism stems from a numbrr of things.
1 the fact he has not improved as a player since he was seventeen - he has infact regressed and got worse
2 his stinking off the field antics. let's just put this into perspective - the guy has been arrested twice - once for an affray where a woman broke her arm. The guy is an person whether you think he's a good player or not
3 then there are the 'injuries' you know, the 2 month lay offs that take a year to recover from. let's put it this way its not his running style that keeps him out as I've read on several occasions on this site, rather his personal life style
4 the guy had rotten fitness all last year infact he looked overweight. Then in off season he's caught smoking - now, don't give me the old 'it was only one' because its never only one as anyone whose smokedwill testify to. If he smokes in a jacuzzi he smokes at home
now I can tolerate smoking if he plays like zidane or pirlo but he doesn't

frankly I think wenger should be giving jack the ultimatum he either sorts his life out or he's off next summer.

and the form he's been in I don't think would even get him in to west hams team

2.) 25 Jul 2014
^^^^ spot on ^^^^

At times he is a silly little boy

3.) 25 Jul 2014
He deserves most of the flak he's getting in my opinion.
Let's see him do what Ramsey did, put his head down and get on with it, and once he's done that let his football do the talking.

4.) 25 Jul 2014
^^^^^ Again agree^^^

Ramsey is a classic example of how you can become a hot property, the transformation he has shown is superb

5.) 25 Jul 2014
^^100% agree. not to mention the sitting down, arms on hips complaining at the ref after a challenge on him. he was touted the next big thing - future captain of the club. can't see it happening unless he gets his thumb out of his you-no-whatsit, and starts growing up. he has so much potential and i'd hate to see it go to waste

6.) 25 Jul 2014
Very good response Original AG

7.) 25 Jul 2014
25 Jul 2014 17:39:28
Great post AG