Ahead of West Ham Vs Arsenal Match, Wilshere Equal to Pirlo

DBasia.news – West Ham United will play against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, Saturday (25/8). West Ham manager, Manuel Pellegrini equalized Jack Wilshere with Italy legend, Andrea Pirlo.

In that match, Wilshere will play against Arsenal, his former club last season. Wilshere’s relationship with Arsenal was great because that’s where he developed.

Wilshere joined Arsenal since he was 9 in 2001 and did his professional debut 7 years later. In total, Wilshere performed 125 times for Arsenal with 7 goals.

With Arsenal, Wilshere was the main player before the injury. This condition bothered his consistency and made him lose the position and loaned two times to Bolton and Bournemouth.

After last season, Wilshere chose to not extend the contract and joined West Ham. This weekend, he returned to Emirates, challenged his former club.

Automatically, Wilshere will be the crucial player for West Ham, who always got the loss in two previous matches. For Pellegrini, Wilshere could be the distinction for his squad playing against Arsenal. Moreover, Pellegrini doesn’t feel reluctant to equalize Wilshere with Italian maestro, Andrea Pirlo.

“A lot of you will remember Juventus around four or five years ago, they played with one holding midfielder. It was Pirlo. And Pirlo is the same as Jack. He has the same characteristics as Jack,” Pellegrini said reported by The Telegraph.

After two consecutive loss, West Ham got criticized for not having a quick midfielder. Wilshere and Mark Noble’s duet considered too slow.

“Everyone has his opinion. I think that Jack Wilshere must play as Jack Wilshere,” Pellegrini answered.

“He was always a player who makes a difference because he is a different player.”

The match between Arsenal against West Ham will be tight. Both clubs need point after the two matches in Premier League with no score.