Agree. His stlye of play invited tackles and pressure and he needs to work on the isues you touched on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
Great potential but for me he lacks the attitude and temperment to fulfill it.
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Agree. His stlye of play invited tackles and pressure and he needs to work on the isues you touched on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
Great potential but for me he lacks the attitude and temperment to fulfill it.
Another mistake Wilshere made was bulking up recently. Just look at his massive thighs. Probably thinking it would help him in those tussles. Again bad management by us. You cannot use size to compensate for a deficit in technique. All it has done is limit his mobility. As with the Santi example and also with other players like Makalele and Dennis Wise, not to mention the notable examples of Xavi and Iniesta. Size isnt everything. As much as we would wish to think otherwise. I have long come to the conclusion, that our English players rarely improve under Wenger. Gibbs, Walcott, Wilshire. Not much better players than they were 5 years ago. Ox however, I have great hopes for, there is a potential world beater in there, same for Chambers if we can find him a defined position.
I don't think Wilshere has bulked up that much. He always looked a little stocky from when he first arrived on the scene. He's very short but never looked like a frail kid. I don't think the problems physical and technically, he's good at dribbling, trapping the ball, etc. He just lacks awareness and holds on to the ball for two long which invites a crunching tackle. He doesn't shy away from 50/50s and I think that's the double edge sword when it comes to English players. Foolish pride where he won't bow out of a challenge even if he risks snapping an ankle. It's the sort of thing pundits clap for and frown at the foreign fairies that jump out of a tackle. ;) Barbarians!
We just need to give him time. He's had his struggles but I'm hoping he comes good because you can see he cares for the club and even when he's getting it wrong he gives everything on the pitch. I've given him a hard time when he's performing badly but really need to bear in mind that he's had a long stretch out. He was looking great when he first arrived on the scene. I blame our staff and Wenger for rushing him back from injuries that's aggravated the problem but I;m not so sure about the bulking up thing. From what I recall, Wenger is against the players doing too much weight training like that because it restricts movement.
If the only reason to hold onto him is because he fills the English player quota, that'll be a big mistake. He doesnt look likely to change his style of play or his antics off the field. I'd rather we flog him off to the highest bidder and get in Schneiderlin with that money. To fill our english quota, we can bring in James Milner! :lol: :ilt:
TBF Jack is a very talented player, he is just very injury prone and inconsistent..but the talent is there, we have all seen it. We need to keep Jack, he's still young and IMO has a good looking career ahead of him. If he can stay fit and put a decent run of games together he will back in the starting XI in no time.
So apparently we want Jenkinson.
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You can't have him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss, I guess
Give us 20 million and Sterling and we'll start talking. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss, I guess
He'll banter the hell out of you :blah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss, I guess
Chamberlain is out injured as we speak and also has yet to prove his consistent fitness so I don't think Wilshere's fitness is enough reason to turf him out. That kind of thinking would have seen us flog RvP before he did anything of note too.
You might think that is a good thing, but we probably wouldn't have got the money we got for him had he not finally shown what he was capable of.