Jack’s exit is a Hammer blow
PARLOUR WOE OVER WILSHERE
ARSENAL legend Ray Parlour admits he was gutted when Jack Wilshere quit the club.
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“But I’m really pleased he’s gone to a club to play football because there is nothing worse than training hard all week and then sitting in the stands.
“He is going to be their main man in midfield and will get a lot of game time.”
Emery confirmed last week he had told injury-plagued Wilshere, 26, who came through the youth ranks at Arsenal, that he could not guarantee him a regular place in the first team.
Parlour, who was part of the 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’ side, added: “He has made a big decision and it was his to make. “He met the manager and realised he might have been third or fourth in the pecking order.
“As a player who has missed so much football, he needs to play. “West Ham have got a very good signing there.
“We always look at his fitness record but if he can stay fit, we all know how good he is. “That is what West Ham have to manage now. Jack can’t get back in the England squad if he’s not involved, so that’s what he has looked at.
“He has got every chance if he can just stay fit.”
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