It has been a truly disappointing season for Arsenal and for all Arsenal fans there is no denying that, but there has been one glimmer of hope for the Gunners.
After 15 months out of the scene due to a
very unfortunate stress fracture ankle injury, Jack Wilshere returned to the
Arsenal side with a lot of pressure on him.
Since then Wilshere has shown he has what it
takes to be at the very highest level, assisting goals, scoring the winner
against Swansea in the FA cup reply and showing huge passion to even captain
the side whilst Thomas Vermaelen was absent. These performances have not gone
unnoticed either, providing Wilshere with a call-up to the English national
side where he showed up the Brazilian opposition with his talent.
Rumours have been floating around over the
speculation of Vermaelen's future as captain. The Arsenal captain has also been
linked with a £15 million switch to the Nou Camp, but after the dismal time
former team-mate Alex Song is having sitting on the Barca bench, this move
looks unlikely for the Belgian international.
What does look likely on the other hand is
the loss of the captain’s armband for the centre-half. It shows that from his
horrific drop in form that he has not lived up to the player we all expected
him to be, and he has not coped with the captaincy well either. Rarely shouting
orders at the back four lined up next to him and the lack of leadership at
Arsenal suggests he is simply not the right man for us.
Bare in mind we can't be too harsh on him,
having to cover the pace-lacking German Per Mertesacker who plays next to him
and sometimes having to fill in at left back position whilst Gibbs has been
out.
Is there a lack of passion at Arsenal? You
could argue so, yes, but one man who shows signs of hunger and fight is the 21
year old Jack Wilshere and surely with his outstanding performances and passion
for this Arsenal team he deserves the armband? Since Patrick Vieira we really
have lacked a inspirational leader. Henry was made captain to stay, but did a
good job, but many argue strikers are not set out to be captain material.
Moving onto William Gallas, who just threw a
strop if we lost and sat in the middle of the pitch and sulked is also
something we did not need. So came Cesc Fabregas who was made captain at around
the same age as Wilshere but left the following season, and alas did Robin van
Persie. This fresh youngster deserves his chance at such a young age, because
there is no sign he wants to leave the Gunners.
So after recent speculation, it looks almost
certain that Wilshere will become the new captain of Arsenal over the summer
and this is something that Arsenal fans should be looking forward to. It can
help bring success back to our game and the lack of passion and fight we are
showing at this current moment in the season is worrying, so surely setting
this job to our man Jack is what we need?
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