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Overplayed in his breakout season and then ruined by injuries.
One of the most talented prospects I’ve ever seen.
One of the most talented prospects I’ve ever seen.
So true. Brilliant post. Had forgotten about this. Most players anticipate the challenge and react in time to soften the blow. Jack played the ball and worried about his body afterwards. To the detriment of his career.. but he truly opened things up and played some lovely stuff using this style. We've missed a ball carrying CM since him. Hoping Ceballos and Willock change this (to some extent they have)One thing I always noticed with Jack was that he used to wait for a player to lunge in and then nip the ball away, he drew a lot of fouls but got clattered a lot. Maradona did the same, he still holds the record for most fouls at a World Cup, 53 times in 1986. Getting battered all the time is bound to catch up in the end.
I have always wondered if Jack was coached to play like that or if it was a natural habit that couldn't be coached out of him.
I saw this somewhere the other day and I thought it was a typo or something. Spat my coffee out. Not because he was selected but because he was fit so often for England.he racked up 34 caps which is crazy as only played around 200 for us.
One of the very best - one look at him when he was just 16 and you knew he was special.Overplayed in his breakout season and then ruined by injuries.
One of the most talented prospects I’ve ever seen.
Now here’s the real reason I started this thread
Could you answer the same question about Theo Walcott? Now before you all laugh bear in mind how electric he was between RVP’s departure and his massive knee injury against Sp**s in the Cup.
With the possible exception of Cazorla he was our best player until we signed Özil. For me the injury ruined him, when he came back in 2014/15 he’d lost a burst of speed and he was never the same.
He was a top class goal threat between 2010 and 2014 and I think he was someone who was robbed of his best years. He wasn’t as big a talent as Wilshere and he definitely overstayed his welcome but he was still a very good player in his prime.