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He should be eased back into the team. I'm a big fan of Jack but right now he offers the team nothing, he clearly doesn't look anywhere near to being 100% fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
I have no idea why Rosicky or OX couldn't have started last night, we actually have options at the moment.
He does need easing back in to an extent but we're running out of games and we need him match fit.
I don't agree he's adding nothing or that we only dominated once he was off the pitch.
He's clearly not at his best but I thought he was a lot better last night than on Saturday.
The result last night was nothing to do with Wilshere, we dominated most of the game but lack a really top class, clinical striker.
He should of had 20-25 mins at the end.
No way should he have started after starting on Saturday.
Yes he needs games, but we've seen before that he breaks when he's rushed back into it. What's the betting he'll face a late fitness test for the weekend after picking up a knock against Everton.
Thing is they're all must win games right now. Obviously we're not going to win all of them but unless we're comfortably ahead there's no point bringing on a player lacking match fitness.
It's worth rewatching that match and seeing how things changed in the 2nd half.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Things changing in the second half doesn't mean it would have been like that from the start.
Walcott, for example, often changes the game when he comes on as a sub. Everyone then wants him to start and he then often disappoints.
Wilshere is head and shoulders above any midfielder we have so it's worth risking a not match sharp Wilshere because he could have won us the game. Turns out he was pretty shit. That's football.
I'm not disagreeing that the subs freshened things up and taking Jack off was the right call, but I don't think it was only after the substitutions that we started to dominate. Just how I saw it :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I do think we had better options on the bench, I didn't see the need to play a less than 100% Wilshere. But yes, the main reason we didn't win is because our forwards are not very good.
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Originally Posted by Letters
It’s worth watching the game again cause you’ll see how many times Wilshere gives away the ball. Fresh legs is one thing but our best players were Ramsey and Cazorla once they took centre stage in the middle. It was a huge difference and the stats showed 70% possession 10 minutes after the subs. That wasn’t the case in the 2nd half and it was a very scrappy affair with some poor play. We don’t need to rush Wilshere back because we’ve been winning without him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters