Agreed.Wilshere is having a bad patch and he wouldn’t be first on my team sheet. When he first bounced on the scene he played with intelligence and awareness. That seems to have gone and he keeps giving the ball away. Unless we’re short on numbers in the middle of the park, he should be playing from the bench and made to force his way back into the team. Even though he’s looking shabby today, we don’t know how he’ll look next year. I think it will suddenly click for him. Or at least I hope.
Gnarby looked like a nothing player when he first bounced on the scene but then all of a sudden he’s had this performance and he looks like the real deal. But saying that, I remember when Ox made his debut and the excitement surrounding him. The following season he was disappointing and was nothing like we saw the season before. You just don’t know how players will turn out. I still remember Denilson’s debut season. He was terrific and seemed to play with such intelligence but could also tackle with aggression. I have no idea what happened to that kid. We also have Ramsey as the reverse of that. Wilshere will have to work his butt off to get back to his best. It will be hard for him to win his place back if he loses it because I think Wenger is done with the charity. Days of players like Denilson racking up over 150 appearances without doing anything of note are over.
EDIT: though I should say, he's looked pretty decent the last few games.