Jack Wilsherehas not started in an Arsenal game in this entire season and this is due to the fractured fibula that the English midfielder suffered during a training session which took place way back in August of 2015.
It was later confirmed that Wilshere had sustained a surgery which kept him out of the pitch for a few months but according to reports, Wilshere is now finally reaching the last few stages of recovery and he has even been able to train alongside his Arsenal teammates, something that he hadn’t been able to do for a significantly long period of time.
Francis Coquelin is another Arsenal player who has also been restricted with limited playing time due to injuries but the French midfielder is wrapping up his recovery and is expected to be back in action in February along with Jack Wilshere who is also believed to be back in the pitch in around the same time.
Coquelin’s return can spark out more competition in the midfield department of Arsenal as the French player will be trying to earn his spot back in the team but has to make better performances than Arsenal’s winter signing Mohamed Elneny.
Wilshere has a much more difficult mountain to climb if he wants to get back in the main team of Arsene Wenger as the French coach of Arsenal has a number of players that he can utilize and has been utilizing during the absence of Jack Wilshere and these performers are: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Alexis Sanchez, Campbell, MesutOzil, MikelArteta, Mathieu Flamini, Rosicky and a few more players.
However, even with all the work that lies ahead of Jack Wilshere and with all the competition that he faces in his search of securing a first team spot, Arsene Wenger has stated on a few occasions that he is going to be giving the English midfielder a lot of chances for him to prove his worth.
Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger told reporters: “I always think: Okay, it’s true that he hasn’t played many games in recent years. I hope at some stage that will stop because he is young and I hope I’m right. He is a special case because he is a special talent and he comes out of the club. And he is an England international and I hope his injuries will stop at some stage. They need support and I try to give it to him. But he is strong and he is dealing with that’’
