gunnerrob says:

Well let’s wait and see, don’t forget Cesc was Arsenal captain at 22 and he’s personally said that he sees Ramsey and Wilshere as major threats to his position as they are both technically better than he was at the same age. Cesc leads well by example, and he’s a good captain, but he’ll most likely be gone at the end of this season, or the next. As for going out with his mates to nightclubs that’s probably a part of his life that he’ll have to sacrifice now that he’s an integral part of the England team, he’s been advised by Capello and Wenger as to what being in the the media spotlight entails (booze and being a professional athlete don’t mix), All the best players went through the same thing and had to make the same sacrifices (look at Giggs), it’s what you have to do if you want to be the very best. As for the controversial incident you mentioned, it was a situation outside of a nightclub where one of Wilshere’s mates was involved in a fight, Wilshere did what any good mate would do and tried to break up the fight before it got out of hand, I’d say that shows character. As to you describing him as 19 going on 9, well you’ve just lost any credibility in your argument, his displays throughout the current year for both Arsenal and England have been nothing short of exemplary. He’s been composed, disciplined and on many occasions the best player on the pitch, what I love about him is he never stops fighting, he has that winning mentality that all great captains have. He’s not ready to be captain now, but 3 years is a long time in football, and although it is in no way guaranteed it will happen, I really can’t see how you can be so easily dismissive. On top of his ability, character, fighting spirit and strength he also happens to be an English player playing for an English club (don’t underestimate the importance of that), not only that he’s Arsenal through and through he’s been at the club since he was 9 years old. He has a very strong chance of becoming Captain at some point, as I said I predict it will happen in the next 3 years. If Ramsey can captain the Welsh national side at 20, then of course Wilshire can be a young captain as well. Using phrases like “infantile” to describe this prodigious talent is overly harsh, because his good traits outweigh anything negative in his character 95/5, as for recalcitrant, no I can’t agree, he has a strong character, and he plays with a bit of arrogance and total freedom and belief without fear (as all the very best players do), but resistance to authority is not something that can be labelled against Wilshere (not yet at least), he’s a fighter with a winning mentality who loves playing football nothing more nothing less.