On today's episode we are joined by a player who burst onto the scene for Arsenal as a teenager, showing a tenacity and technical ability that few English players have ever possessed. After a breakout performance against Messi and Guardiola’s Barcelona, the sky seemed to be the limit for Jack Wilshere but an ongoing ankle issue would lead to him retiring from the game at age 30 after spells at Bournemouth, West Ham and AGF in the Danish Superliga.

Now a coach in the Arsenal system under Mikel Arteta, Jack joins the show to discuss a career that excited and frustrated in equal measure whilst also giving the inside scoop on Arteta’s Arsenal revolution.

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00:00 introduction to Jack Wilshere
00:52 Podcast starts
01:25 Retrospective view of Jack’s career
04:00 Joining Arsenal at 9
07:02 Confidence / Belief
08:35 His temperament
15:22 Being in Arsenal 1st team at 16
22:31 The Barcelona game
25:16 Coming back from injury in 2011 to a different team
29:43 Mikel Arteta as a player
33:00 Top 4 being a trophy
37:13 Injuries
45:28 Jack’s off field behaviour
48:50 Going to West Ham
54:33 Going to Denmark and retiring
57:00 Going to Arsenal as a coach
59:33 Will Arteta win the Premier League with Arsenal?