Jack Wilshere
“Jack Wilshere, he came on the scene and what a really top young player he looked but he’s never really gone on,” Scholes remarked. “Now he needs people like [Patrick] Vieira next to him to take him to the next level.
“Injuries haven’t helped him, no, but his development from being 17 years of age … he doesn’t look any better a player now than he did when he was 17.”
However, recent showings by the 22-year old has illustrated a player who can become one of the greatest English men that ever graced the football pitch.
Wilshere played 180 minutes for the Three Lions in the Euro 2016 qualifying wins over San Marino and Estonia, and on both occasions won the man of match award.
Wilshere is certainly not looking back
“I thought Jack Wilshere had two very good games for England during the last week,” he wrote in the Independent.
“I would go one step further than that and say that, at the moment, Wilshere is England’s best player.
“The penny has dropped and he has added another dimension to his game. He has always been capable of that intricate passing game. Now he can play the ball long, too.”
His recent bond in the England team with new captain Wayne Rooney is also a concept that Scholes fancies:
“The quality of some of those passes into Wayne Rooney in Estonia was very high,” he added.
“You cannot underestimate the importance of eye-contact between a midfielder and a striker in those situations. Wilshere mentioned it in one of the interviews that he gave and I would agree that it is critical.
“With the great forwards I played with, it was often the case that you did not need a call or a signal. Often, it was just a look and it was enough to know where they were going. Wilshere and Rooney seemed to have that.”
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