Still does not have a goal or an assist for the season.
How has he actually been playing?
Doesnāt matter if you that isnāt the role heās supposed to be playing for them.
From what Iāve heard from Bournemouth fans they love and think heās really important to their team
The people that criticise him the most are the people that donāt watch the Bournemouth games haha
Through no fault of his own on the assist front, has put some peachy balls in only for the person on the end of it to blow the chance, I think even today he set Afrobe off with a great pass all he had to do is get past one man and he was through on goal but he couldnāt manage it.
Heās had a few chances here and there that he should have done better with but itās clear he is improving game by game.
Today was his third consecutive 90min game, things are going well for him.
Heās been playing the no 10 role in a few games I have watched so yes Goals and or assists are part of the role in that position.
True. Is there any wider point youāre trying to make here or is that just the usual passing comment?
Probably the point Iām trying to make is that if you look at Jacks career as a whole in terms of goals and assists its highly debatable as to if he has the end product to be a starter for a top top club even if he is healthy.
i think he is a waste of squad space really, started well and went backwardsā¦he and ramsey we can do far better than, even as backup.
My response to that perspective is that end product is not defined purely as goals and assists in Jackās role at Arsenal or even Bournemouth.
Jack has played largely as a deep-lying playmaker and peripheral wide-midfielder. Heās an intelligent player, with decisive movement and timing. Both of those roles require a lot more than goals and assists. When he played behind the striker, he perhaps showed he may just not be at that elite level for that position on those occasions. That doesnāt rule out his usefulness in other positions though.
Yes we would like to see more penetration from him in the final third and better decision making. But there are enough examples of his goals, assists, pre-assists, take ons, vision, aggression and incisiveness to suggest he has all the attributes to be a valuable player at a top club. He needs tuning but that can only come with fitness and games. Who knows how much potential he has already lost?
We simply havenāt seen enough of him though. Thatās really the only thing in true question. The question marks about his goals and assists are based on a sample size thatās unfortunately very small. That is the only reason Jack Wilshere is not in the Arsenal squad right now.
Jackās getting called up to the England squad, hopefully this wonāt end in tears.
Heās put it on a plate for others. Not his fault for poor finishing.
They should have just left him at home. It makes no difference if heās in the team now or not and an extended break would certainly do him better than playing better friendlies for England.
I wouldnāt be surprised if he was recalled in january. He is clearly not working at Bournemouth.
Heās desperate to be involved in the England team, being left out is probably the #1 factor he decided to go on loan. If itās that important to him it certainly makes a difference.
?? Heās playing every game lol
What makes you think that Luca? I was of the impression he was doing well.
Heās desperate to save his career and leaving out one call up at the end of the year isnāt going to ruin him. Much rather have him involved at the beginning of next year after putting together enough performances than putting more work load on him now.
I agree, I really canāt see what the rush is, England will always be there and wonāt be forgetting him in a hurry. Bournemouth have fostered a great atmosphere for him to rehab his body and get him back to a consistent level of play. Taking a chance on an England call up when internationals are notorious for fucking players over is a massive risk even more so for someone like Jack.
I hope he sees as little game time as possible since as you said a little break wouldāve been much better for him.
Still no assist for him and everytime i watch him he looks average to me.
His time at Bournemouth isnāt about numbers itās simply about proving he can hack it physically in the league to come back and play for us, for me his quality isnāt in question whatsoever.
To put it into context in the PL Jack has only played 90 minutes on 3 occasions in 8 appearances and yet he has created 15 chances, Ćzil has created 21 in 9 appearances and Hazard 20 in 11 appearances. Therefore itās very clear that if Jack were playing in a top team I have no doubt he would have racked up some assists by now.
This loan is the best thing thatās happened to him for a long time and things are going well for him.