“Arsenal WILL win the league under Mikel Arteta… Eventually” ⚽ Jack Wilshere | Up Front
On today's episode we are joined by a player who burst onto the scene for Arsenal as a teenager, showing a tenacity and technical ability that few English players have ever possessed. After a breakout performance against Messi and Guardiola’s Barcelona, the sky seemed to be the limit for Jack Wilshere but an ongoing ankle issue would lead to him retiring from the game at age 30 after spells at Bournemouth, West Ham and AGF in the Danish Superliga.
Now a coach in the Arsenal system under Mikel Arteta, Jack joins the show to discuss a career that excited and frustrated in equal measure whilst also giving the inside scoop on Arteta’s Arsenal revolution.
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00:00 introduction to Jack Wilshere
00:52 Podcast starts
01:25 Retrospective view of Jack’s career
04:00 Joining Arsenal at 9
07:02 Confidence / Belief
08:35 His temperament
15:22 Being in Arsenal 1st team at 16
22:31 The Barcelona game
25:16 Coming back from injury in 2011 to a different team
29:43 Mikel Arteta as a player
33:00 Top 4 being a trophy
37:13 Injuries
45:28 Jack’s off field behaviour
48:50 Going to West Ham
54:33 Going to Denmark and retiring
57:00 Going to Arsenal as a coach
59:33 Will Arteta win the Premier League with Arsenal?
Simon crowbars in "buying Crystal Palace" at 4 mins 11 seconds. A new personal best.
lol
That'll be hard to Beat but he will give it a good go I'm sure 😂
😂😂
But did he fight at Wembley in front of 80,000??
You'd think he owned Buckingham Palace the amount of times he mentions it.
In that match against Barca, I kept thinking how can someone so young and previously unheralded kid can do that to the Barca midfield, it was unreal and remains fresh in my memory to this day.
Very well said it was insane🎉🎉🎉🎉
Jack was on a mission that night, unreal performance!Shame about the injuries great to see him coaching the youth team with Per, Edu & Mikel we've a real identity again...
Man , Jack was a phenomenal. I still remember that like it was yesterday
Completely blazed through peak Barca that night, it’ll always remain magical.
Good luck to Jack. I wish him well.
Tackled Messi & popped past Iniesta.... 😎🤯 Once a Gooner always a Gooner Jack ❤
Simon tries to make it sound like the club willingly lowered its standards. Taking on the stadium debt and being unable to spend at the same moment that Abramovich and the Glazers and the Saudis made money more important than ever inflating the market was the biggest factor. But you can’t say the new stadium was a mistake. It was something that had to be done to secure the long term future of the club and make them able to compete in the new circumstances in the long run, which it did. And everyone underestimates what it took for Wenger to keep Arsenal in the CL for ten years after the stadium move. And people also forget that there were a number of title challenges in there even though they didn’t end up winning it, as well as 3 FA Cups in the club’s “darkest period.”
I still miss Highbury though.
this guy has matured so much since he left arsenal. Becoming a very good youth coach and role model in the academy
He never left Arsenal
@@mak00ilevenmight want to check your facts there mate 😂😂
@@twoguysonedogpodcastit went over your head mate. He left as a player but his heart never did and now he's back where he belongs coaching our youth.
@@joelgriffith1654 what a load of bollocks 😂
He hates tottenham too 😂😂😂
That goal against Norwich always gives me goosebumps. One of my favorite Arsenal players
The prince who never became the king. ❤
I feel like the "injuries" card gets played far too often as an excuse. No doubt, he didn't have the greatest injury record by any means, but I still feel like he lost that bit of magic once he started developing from his early twenties onwards. I personally felt that he filled out too much later in his career by putting on body mass which impeded the main attributes of his game of carrying the ball, commiting opposition players & being agile & mobile enough to swiftly turn away & wriggle past opponents with a quick change of direction. He was nowhere near as silky a player after that 2010/11 season. Of course, injuries didn't help, but I don't buy into the narrative that it was plainly a case of "injuries robbed him of going on to achieve greatness in the game." Even when he did go through spells of getting a consistent run of games in the side later on, as I said previously, he'd lost that bit of magic that he showed when he was first breaking through & failed to ever recapture it. I think too much emphasis is placed on the Barca game when he was 19 & his "injury record" as way of explaining as to why he never went on to become world class.
Devastating that is. Him and Abou Diaby should be at the top right now. Wilshere in particular just loved a tackle and always got caught with the worst of it ☹️
@@oisin5684hence messi
Oh stop it, his injuries where horrendous. The guy was a super talent. @@oisin5684
we saw this comment already mate, you don't need to post it everywhere. The injuries card does get played a lot but not in the case of Wilshere who clearly had a career threatening injury where he admits he was never the same player after, this could be the magic your referring to @@oisin5684
His monotone voice and lack of facial expression makes him seem like a dour chap but it's a rare interview from a player where he actually gives you a very clear explanation of what was happening within his club and in his career. Excellent interview
“Monotone voice and lack of facial expression” I honestly couldn’t tell if you were referring to Jack or Simon at that point.
@@hyperprotagonist lol could apply to both but simons voice isn't deep enough to be described as monotone
@@leroysmart9363ah yes, I got monotone and mundane mixed up. 😂
@@hyperprotagonist 😂😂
Who do you sound like? Ainsley Harriott?
Jack Wilshere will always be my legend such an unfortunate plight with injury. The way he would touch the ball while static straight into driving through the middle was unmatched
I feel like that "injuries" card gets played far too often as an excuse. No doubt, he didn't have the greatest injury record by any means, but I still feel like he lost that bit of magic once he started developing from his early twenties onwards. I personally felt that he filled out too much later in his career by putting on body mass which impeded the main attributes of his game of carrying the ball, commiting opposition players & being agile & mobile enough to swiftly turn away & wriggle past opponents with a quick change of direction. He was nowhere near as silky a player after that 2010/11 season. Of course, injuries didn't help, but I don't buy into the narrative that it was plainly a case of "injuries robbed him of going on to achieve greatness in the game." Even when he did go through spells of getting a consistent run of games in the side later on, as I said previously, he'd lost that bit of magic that he showed when he was first breaking through & failed to ever recapture it. I think too much emphasis is placed on the Barca game when he was 19 & his "injury record" as way of explaining as to why he never went on to become world class.
@@oisin5684talk shite .....he was outstanding and because of injury it caused him not to be able to be his best ......better ability than ANY English midfielder apart from Bellingham but he was up there but injury killed him ....rice .Henderson. phillips couldn't lace his boots ability wise ....was closeted youd get to gazza ....im scottish
I met Jack Wilshere 3 or 4 times and I spoke to him and he is a nice guy and one of my favourite Arsenal players of all time. ⚽⚽
Tottenham fan here and do you know what Great interview, Jack comes across brilliantly, found myself agreeing with so much with him, I reckon he becomes a top coach!
As a Gunner I can honestly say that whilst I hope they lose every game they ever play, Spurs fans are certainly more tolerable than the Blue Russians and east enders. I deny this post ever existed.
Jack was SO good! He really made it look like an artform. One of my favorite Arsenal players ever. OAGAAG
Outstanding player …. 100 caps if injury had not blighted his career. A genuinely intelligent ,thoughtful person … one of the good guys. Legend❤
100 caps😂😂
Jack will forever be my favorite Arsenal player. Yes we have Bergkamp, Titi and co but he was one of our own. I was so gutted when injuries plundered his career.
Simon might learn something, and more importantly, so might you!
Your a football expert as well as boxing Huw the donkey 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How vacuous and uninformed you must be to repeat this line on every video
@@garyambrosini1427 Cheer up Gary 🤣
Can you say it again, please?
Simon = top LAD proper clobber
Grew up watching you Super Jack, people will always say “what could’ve been” but I enjoyed every moment you gave us regardless, one of the most naturally gifted ballers I’ve ever seen.
His speaking skills have improved alot, inspiring
Comes across really well. Can tell he's a stand up guy. Shame for Arsenal that the injuries ruined his career, top quality baller
Jack Wiltshire actually managed to squash and define the bottled it theory! Simon simply had no answer to it😅😂 my bro!
Best Simon Jordan interview Jack is so upfront and doesn’t skirt around answers ❤
So graceful,so appreciative Zola is what we all thought ,a brilliant player but more importantly a brilliant bloke
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Jack was always an intelligent footballer and it seems he's taking that same intelligence into coaching for the mighty Gunners. Also pleasantly suprised by Simon Jordan's interview technique. No too "In Your face" but also not shying away from difficult questions. An hour well spent.
Really enjoyed this convo
Genuinely one of my favourite players of all time idk why. Will be a class listen
Fantastic interview. I could say a million things but I have to mention how much I loved Jack defending the team at the end. To bottle it would mean we fell far short of our expectations and we indeed far exceeded them.
He was a home bird. He should have moved to Italy in 2018. A slower and less intense league would have suited him down to the ground. Warmer climate and relaxed lifestyle as well. Said it himself, going to West Ham was the end of him.
Excellent conversation Simon
I delivered his sofa to him as i do many football players, i am a die hard gooner but i didn't tell him , his is by far the nicest footballer/ex i have met , so down to earth and normal no ego to him at all not like others i met.
Out of curiosity, are there any current or ex players you’ve delivered to that were complete tools? Lol.
Yeah curious also@@nickm2483
plenty yes lol@@nickm2483
@@nickm2483he will get fired if he tells you I’m his boss 😂😂
Insightful interview.. I don't usually sit for interviews this long, but had to watch this in its entirety. Well worth the hour
Great interview .
How you go from a club owner to a podcast host and a radio host. Am broke AF but Simon is a lesson to everyone. Don’t take life for granted 🤣🤣🤣
That hit home bro
@@dizzlekid 🤣🤣
erm he does more than all right I suspect
@@maxfrasier more than alright? Man do you realize, how much is buying a football club? Especially at the age he was? I give credit for not taking an easier route n k*** himself 🤣🤣
Props to Simon Jordan, really good interviewer. He has that knack of breaking a tough question to the guest in a pleasant way.
Thanks for the memories Jack , you were my favourite player
Nice guy jack, great player, shame he had such bad injuries.
Always loved the player and the person. Wishing him nothing but the best for the rest of his career.
I can remember watching a video Jack did with Ben Foster talking about his injuries and one doctor said to him when he was about 22-24 and the doctor said are you still playing?
Wow Simon brought Crystal Palace, he’s kept that quiet
Really enjoyed this interview. Very erudite. Well spoken, thoughful, candid
Jordan is sooo arrogant - but love watching Jack. Smart boy.
I feel Simon genuinely respects Jack
this pod is mesmerizing,
Such a great interview and Jack is mature beyond his years. On the pitch and injury free, he's was a rival to any midfield player.
I enjoyed every minute of this interview 😊
Super Jack ❤ We will always cherish your love for our Great Club ! Once a Gunner Always a Gunner 🔴⚪️
thank you Simon and weee Jack very insightful conversation between two very sharp men
Such a shame about his injuries .... class player !
4:09 is when Wilshere momentarily morphs into Jamie Vardy :O
This is a really great interview. Weldone Simon and Jack. Soo insightful and absolutely no nonsense. I throughly enjoyed it.
He cut through it
You will always be a arsenal legend jack as fans we will always love you bro
What coz he came through the clubs Academy & won a few FA Cups 😂? If he goes on to progress to manage the first team & does a Bill Shankly or Alex Ferguson job for us by winning a few Prems & CL's, then I'll entertain that idea, but nowhere near legendary status as it stands.
@@oisin5684 who said you have to agree this is the prob with the net every feels they need to have a opinion on someone's opinion
@@oisin5684 and let me ask when was the last time you was in his shoes and had to try make it so don't talk like youve been in the man's postion
@dizzlekid That's the entire point of an online public forum, such as a KZhead comments section you melt, to express an opinion 😂. Are you a relation of his or something 😅? Don't get upset & take it so personally pal. As you said, that's all it is, an opinion 😆.
@@dizzlekidI feel like the "injuries" card gets played far too often as an excuse. No doubt, he didn't have the greatest injury record by any means, but I still feel like he lost that bit of magic once he started developing from his early twenties onwards. I personally felt that he filled out too much later in his career by putting on body mass which impeded the main attributes of his game of carrying the ball, commiting opposition players & being agile & mobile enough to swiftly turn away & wriggle past opponents with a quick change of direction. He was nowhere near as silky a player after that 2010/11 season. Of course, injuries didn't help, but I don't buy into the narrative that it was plainly a case of "injuries robbed him of going on to achieve greatness in the game." Even when he did go through spells of getting a consistent run of games in the side later on, as I said previously, he'd lost that bit of magic that he showed when he was first breaking through & failed to ever recapture it. I think too much emphasis is placed on the Barca game when he was 19 & his "injury record" as way of explaining as to why he never went on to become world class.
Jack's actually a pretty intelligent dude. Always had him down as an absolute thicko. Never judge a book by its cover.
One of my favourite ever Arsenal players of all time and im talking top 5
That bit where Jack said he probably didn't realise at the time how much it affected him mentally. All too true. As a teenager, I fractured my wrist playing rugby for my school the day before my district trial. Looking back now, as an adult. That took me a long time to get my head round.
Very good listen 👍🏻
“ what do we think of spurs? What do we think of shit? Thank you “ Hero. Cracking lad aswell.
Jack I remember you limping off after 6 mins in the Emirates Cup never saw you again for at least 9 months,great to see you back at the MIGHTY ARSENAL and where belong the very best of luck for the future mate,it an absolute pleasure to see you play COYG❤️❤️❤️❤️
He definitely cut through the nonsense here. He's gone balls deep
Simon doesn’t do foreplay
The DON doesn’t play around. Simon = top LAD proper player
Simon Jordan = top LAD Proper Clobber 💯 Facts👌
The irony or your intro and the amount of shite you spout on talk sport 😅😅
Nonthenth proper cloba
Can’t wait to get to the bottom line and cut out the nonsensth
HAHAHAHA
So I am not the only one who fixates on that.
Hahahaha
Hahhqhhahahh
Honestly I thought we had the next world beater watching that Barca game a 19 year old kid dominated the best midfield in world football at the time
I,wish after arteta you would the best coach Arsenal ❤ you
Excellent stuff...Love it...Jack
Simon is a good lad we need more commentators like him.
Simon = top LAD proper clobber
Great show thanks to Jack and Simon.All the best for the new show Simon good luck🙏
What an amazing player so sad his career was cut short by injuries
Why is no one talking about how Liverpool have just bottled a 5 point lead in the last month.
because they proved they can win big titles
YO CALM DOWN GABI 😂
5 point lead in the beginning of March is nothing, why do arsenal fans seem so desperate to pass on their bottling title 😂
We'll see at the end of the season who has bottled it. I seem to remember Arsenal losing at home to West Ham and away to Fulham when they were in the driving seat. 👀
Because the season is not over yet.
Excellent show, Simon. Full of Great content and being an Arsenal and Jack Wilshere fan, made it really enjoyable. Thank You.
When did simon buy crystal palace though. He never talks about it 😂
In 2000 and he was the youngest Premier League owner as he keeps reminding us. Other people put money in due to financial difficulties and he lost his stake I think.
Top interview Simon
Jack will always be loved by the Arsenal fans
thank you for this guest, Im an Arsenal fan since 2007. Jack was my favorite player growing up. I'll never forget this game against Barcelona
I’m sorry but that moment on the balcony was legendary 😂
Is he still on 20 Woodbines a day?
This was a great watch , an hour well spent ❤
Jack was such a phenomenon talent, its just a pity his ankles never recovered and had too many issues after that first ankle injury. I always remember ow a young Jack Wiltshire absolutely bossed and ran the show in midfield vs Barcelona in the champions league. That Barca team had xavi iniesta Messi, it was one of the best teams and Jack outplayed them. Great video simon
He was absolutely immense that game I couldn’t believe what I was watching
Charlie patino reminds me of wilshere hopefully he reaches wilsheres level
@thedon3071 completely agree it was a true masterclass from someone so young
@thedon3071 yes 110%, iv said the same about Charlie I just hope he gets given the chance at Arsenal
One of the best interviews done on the podcast.
Love this show ❤️ but wish it wasn't sponsored by William Hill
Or presented by Simon Jordan
@ovenreadyradio4045 I didn't like Simon Jordan at the start, but over time, I have changed my mind on the man. He is great at what he does and gets the strong questions asked with quality answers from whoever he is interviewing. He gets under the skin, which is why he is one of the best at giving interviews to all sorts of famous people. I'd say Simon Jordan is arguably a better interviewer than Piers Morgan. Either way, if you don't like Simon Jordan, why would you even be here to put those x5 lazy words together 🤔 hardly even x1 sentence 🤔 lmfao 😂 I'd love to read 📚 a book 📖 if it was written by yourself. It would probably read "Beginning erm middle and end"
Jacks honesty makes him very relatable to the fans on the street and you cant help but love him more and feel the emotions he went through during his playing career and in turn feel his determination to become a top coach and achieve the things he missed out on by helping young players to use what he learnt the hard way to help them to have a succesful career.
We will always love you Jack ❤️ god has chose a different path for you to shine.. embrace it brother 🤙
I think Simon learnt something, but more importantly, I did too
Good interview
Thay are all good tho
I really enjoyed that, Bloody love you jack great memories 👍
The best football i seen you play was your time on loan at Bolton.
Proper Arsenal legend.
Shame the conversation didn't open up about his England career and what happened in that debacle of a game against iceland and Jack's take on it.
Good interview Simon Jordan👏👏👏
I will always hold you close to my heart Jack. I loved watching every second of you playing for us & am looking forward to one day see you managing a big team or being an assistant to our beloved arteta 🤍. I love you jack you the golden boy 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍.
Spurs fan here. Really enjoyed this.
Respect mate!! You’re such a great guy saying that as a spurs fan!!! 🎉👏👏👏
Jack's different style idea is to stay 2 yards away from an opponent at all times.
Maybe the next interview should be a sports psychologist 👍🏼
Its attitude and fitness
Always loved Jack's playing style.
Herbert is the nicest thing Simon's called anyone
What a player if he wasn't injury prone
Still a great player with half a leg.
I feel like that "injuries" card gets played far too often as an excuse. No doubt, he didn't have the greatest injury record by any means, but I still feel like he lost that bit of magic once he started developing from his early twenties onwards. I personally felt that he filled out too much later in his career by putting on body mass which impeded the main attributes of his game of carrying the ball, commiting opposition players & being agile & mobile enough to swiftly turn away & wriggle past opponents with a quick change of direction. He was nowhere near as silky a player after that 2010/11 season. Of course, injuries didn't help, but I don't buy into the narrative that it was plainly a case of "injuries robbed him of going on to achieve greatness in the game." Even when he did go through spells of getting a consistent run of games in the side later on, as I said previously, he'd lost that bit of magic that he showed when he was first breaking through & failed to ever recapture it. I think too much emphasis is placed on the Barca game when he was 19 & his "injury record" as way of explaining as to why he never went on to become world class.
🔥🔥🔥👌
Simon's questioning shows much of Arsenal hate😢
I'm glad he asked those questions. Those years wilshere been thru the decline of the club I have been thinking why why why all the time. It makes sense now. That's harsh reality and I'm glad we are going back up. It's an interesting part of my life too
He wanted Jack to throw the club under the bus
When is the Mourinho interview coming?
I never realised as artistically as Jack was on the pitch, how articulate he is in person..
Articulate? Are we watching the same thing?
He does speaks clearly , and I see why Mikel convinced him to be a coach under his set up .
People like Jack are vital for the next generation of youth coming through. We need to find/attract players of his calibre/experience. They are rare breeds. He passes on what coaching badges can not. I wish he career flourishes. Written by a Spurs fan!
We will always love you jack. Gunner through and through
Absolute Arsenal legend ❤️
Jack is a great lad