Unsurprisingly Arsene Wenger isn’t best pleased with Roy Hodgson’s decision to include Jack Wilshere in the latest England squad.
Unsurprisingly as an Arsenal fan I totally agree with Wenger, Wilshere has played just three, that’s three, competitive games since returning from a 16 month injury lay-off and yet he’s back in the England squad.
It’s too much too soon, he needs to be given a run of at least 10 games where he can gain his match sharpness and demonstrate conclusively that he is the same player we all got so excited about during the 2010-11 season.
His inclusion is made more frustrating by the fact that it’s only for a friendly, the first few games back from such a long lay-off are crucial and I think he shouldn’t be given the chance to aggravate his injury or pick up another one in an essentially meaningless game.
England have a friendly against Brazil in February which would be the perfect time for him to be brought back in.
While Hodgson and Wenger have reached a compromise that means Wilshere will only play 45 minutes, surely the most sensible thing to do would be to not pick him, it’s too soon, it’s only a friendly and it’s completely unnecessary.
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