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A perfect example of Wenger's youth projectWith the news that Jack Wilshere has returned from injury, Arsenal fans have been bouncing off the walls with excitement. The young midfielder, who was given the number 10 jersey during the Summer, hasn’t featured for over a year after suffering an injury in the Emirates Cup against New York Red Bulls in 2011. Expectations are high, fans are already setting targets for him. I’m glad to see him back but I’m being cautious. For me, this is the most important time in his recovery.

He may be physically fit in a short space of time and of course he will be excited to get going again. His return has been hyped up for a long time now as he’s missed many return dates that have been set for him. However, mentally Jack Wilshere is simply not ready to return. The fact that he’s so excited to get back tells you everything you need to know. That’s a bad thing, just look at the way Gascoigne injured himself in that FA Cup final after overhyping the event in the press. He needs to be chilled, calm and controlled before he’s ready to make his return, otherwise we may not see him for a long time again.

Another thing that needs to be avoided is the England squad. He will be a big player for England, but he can’t return for the matches in October. It’s just too soon, there is no need to rush him back.  He’s only 20 years old, he’s got his whole footballing career ahead of him. Rush him back too soon and it may threaten everything he could potentially achieve. Why rush him back into it too soon for the sake of a few matches, we he still has a decade of football to play?

I’m glad to see Arsene Wenger shares my views, stating that he will be taking it day by day from now rather than issuing a return date for him. This is the best approach to take, assess his progress at the end of each day and see how he is coping. Let’s face it, the midfield is coping well this season with Arteta, Cazorla and Diaby so there is no need to rush him back in. In my eyes, he’ll replace Diaby in that midfield trio, but while Abou is performing well and while Jack is still recovering, there’s no need to switch things around just yet.

My final urge to Gooners is to give Wilshere time. He’s missed 14 months of football. He’s never played alongside Arteta, in front of Mertesaker, let alone playing with this Summers 3 new signings. It’s a working progress. He won’t return to top form straight away, he will make mistakes, you will get frustrated. Give him support, don’t get on his back. I’d hate to see another situation like we saw with Ramsey, where the fans got on his back and moaned at every available opportunities. We’re supporters, so we need to support Jack when he returns.

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18 year old Multimedia Journalism student at Teesside Univrsity. Avid Arsenal and Athletic Bilbao fan.

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  • deejay says:

    I’m glad to see Arsene Wenger shares my views,
    My final urge to Gooners is to give Wilshere time.

    A bit patronising of you? Is this ‘the dummies guide to football and expectations’ ?

  • John says:

    I trust you had a quiet word with Wenger telling him to take it easy with Wilshere? Good for you, great for Wenger to have such knowledgable advisors.

  • Flo says:

    I know jack wil come out more stronger can’t wait 2 c u wearing number 10 good luck l dude!

  • dum says:

    Lol..deejay nice one.

  • BADRU says:

    I ALSO HAVE A BAD FEELING THAT WE ARE TOO MUCH EXPECTANT OF JACK MEANING IF HE COMES BACK WHEN OFF FORM ( WHICH Z MOST LIKELY ) HE WILL BE HATED LIKE WE DID FOR ASHARVIN.

  • Lavious says:

    Ples wenger jack .w return is better but do not rush jack.w he needs to takeoff more games this season.I love jack. w LAVIOUS from S/L.

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