Wenger: Wilshere can be the new Bergkamp
Written by Jonathan Chong on Friday, December 19, 2008
Manager Arsène Wenger has heaped on young Jack Wilshere what is arguably the greatest praise imaginable on an aspiring Arsenal player.
Wenger has said that Wilshere could potentially be the new Dennis Bergkamp.
Wilshere has set the hearts of fans racing with his impressive performances this season.
Wenger said: "I believe he will end up a central midfielder, just off the striker in the Bergkamp role.
"I am convinced he will have tremendous penetrative power and we forget that this boy is only 16 and already has so much power - you give him four more years and he will be massively strong.
"He can find the final ball and can also score goals. He is a passionate and committed guy, he is not afraid of tackles and you would want this type of player to finish off central.
"I would not like to put too much pressure on Jack because of the expectation level.
"That is one of the problems you have when you are talented and very young - Theo Walcott went through that.
"At the start there is a lot of enthusiasm around players, and suddenly afterwards people say 'oh he is not as good as we thought he would be', there is a lot of scepticism around the player. He has to survive at the top level and it is not easy.
"Theo coped well with that and I am confident we can surround Jack well enough to deal with it."
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Posted on 19 Dec, 2008 at 12:53 PM - Reply
jack is one of the best young players and he should be playing for england under 21 he is a mix of joe cole and paul gascoin, rooney was ready at 16 why not jack, i think he is a good player and he is a head of ramsey for me.
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