Jack Wilshere. A name you should, by now, have heard. Arsenal’s youngest ever league debutante and future England great is currently on the sidelines nursing an ankle injury, but here’s why I think he will one day be huge.
Movement, aggression, dribbling, vision and passing. Attributes which I think sum Wilshere up brilliantly, on the break and attacking he is a serious threat with his snappy short passes and his ability to put in the defence splitting long ball. He sees the pass in ways very few players can but also has the ability to execute them too, a winning combination. However without the ball he is just as brilliant, despite his lack of height and stature he still goes in for every tackle, no matter who he is up against and comes out on top most of the time. The ability to stick a foot in and win the ball is something you look for in every player and Wilshere is the perfect example.
He is also very smart, and at just 19 you can’t help but be in awe. He has a brilliant football mind and is already playing with the intelligence of a lot of older players, no wonder he is a first team player for Arsene Wenger – although I guess age is just a number for the Frenchman. I can only imagine how much his football intellect will develop as he gets older but I fear for the teams who will have to play him because if he is already a handful, in ten years time he will be subject to a lot of man marking, that’s for sure.
The player’s hunger is enviable. Through my years of watching football, and the players playing it I have always noticed one thing: if a player is hungry nine times out of ten he will be better because of it. Wilshere has a hunger that comes straight at you through the screen, with every tackle, every pass and every step you can see it, and it’s infectious. At 19 that sort of hunger is what makes players into stars and I think that all the Arsenal and England fans out there will be extremely grateful for having him.
He can play the perfect role too. Yes, he is versatile but as a central midfielder he is perfect. As said above he can attack and defend with proficiency and it makes him a massive prospect, especially for England. The national side has been falling short in certain areas on the pitch and I think Wilshere will definitely be able to fill the void, especially with other youngsters like Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley and Phil Jones and who knows they could become England greats together. The idea that Wilshere will be the central figure of the future England team is something that I’m definitely looking forward to.
Scared of what Jack Wilshere is and might become? You should be.
i hope Wilshere doesn’t get burned out tho
NOT BAD
…someone has time….
I think Wilshere is good, but this smacks of English hyperbole. Any
decent player from England that’s White-I’m not afraid to say- gets
overhyped. For example: Not to say that Wayne Rooney hasn’t
delivered to goods, but on the level of Xavi, Ronaldo, Messi?- I
think not. I have yet to see that final ball that the author says
Wilshere has. Yes, he is committed to tackling, but the midfield
maestro that Xavi is- no way. In fact I think that it is a crime
that you mentioned Tom Cleverly, and Phil Jones- I know they are
all midfielders- and not mention Daniel Sturridge. He’s the best
young player England have coming through. Please don’t think that I
have it out for white players- I don’t. But the hype for English
players is ridiculous. I hope he comes back, proves me wrong, and
leads the Arsenal to a title. I’ll be on the band wagon for real
then.
Excellent work
Ummm, is this from 2 years ago? Wilshere is already feared. Just
because he is injured now doesn’t mean he goes back to prodigy. He
DESTROYED Barca at the Emirates in the match that the racist
whining about white players MUST have missed and lead the mid well
until his injury this year. He will be back in January and then we
shall see if the cushions made by the ladychester sides can
withstand the Arsenal onrush. Anyway, can you get me in touch with
your editor? I have a great story I’d like to write on how Spain
will finally win a World Cup and the young Argentine NO ONE is
talking about, Lionel Messi.
lol yeah completely agree with you