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I'm All Right Jack - For Now

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 11:22

Hammers injuries sustained list has grown alarmingly during the course of the season and pre-season, the latest to succumb being Lucas Perez with a foot injury that looks as if he were shot! So another player down but at least one is due back, only problem is that the player in question is Jack Wilshere. The midfielder is available for selection against Fulham this weekend having recovered from yet another injury sustained while recovering from an earlier ankle operation.

Despite players 'dropping like flies' and the squad being down to the bare 'Arry's', quite how Manuel Pellegrini will utilise Wilshere is difficult to see unless it is as a substitute to replace captain Mark Noble for the latter stages of matches, if he is used as a 'super sub' then he is a bloody expensive luxury given the wages of reportedly £100,000 per week that he is receiving. The preferred midfield of Rice,Noble and Snodgrass is perfroming well so it is unlikely to be changed which means Wilshere would have to replace someone else, but who?

It appears the best that Wilshere can hope for is a place on the bench, but even then who would he replace on the bench? Diangana maybe, but he is a different player entirely, however as this is West Ham United it is entirely conceivable that someone will get injured sooner rather than later, so Jack may have to bide his time, perhaps he might do a bit more gymwork as he has hardly been looking lithe of late. He might even take a leaf out of Snoddgrass's book and lose a few pounds. - Ed

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