Wedged somewhere in between Arsene Wenger squaring up to fourth officials, an ever expanding injury list and a night club fracas, Jack Wilshere is slowly going about his business at Arsenal.

As a promising youth player at Arsenal, expectation has been heaped on Wilshere ever since his first appearance and debut goal against Sheffield United in 2008 at the tender age of 16.

The potential of youth is an exciting prospect, but a player’s evolution into a complete footballer is a long and arduous journey that takes in many anonymous and frustrating games.

Jack Wilshere is a boy of 17 and has made just a handful of appearances for his club as a substitute and also started a few as part of Arsenal’s boys team that have made regular appearances in the League Cup over the past few seasons, but is he really ready for consideration for a call-up to the full England squad?

Having only just earned his first Under-21 cap in Tuesday’s game against Holland, it does seem premature for him to even be considered as a force within the Arsenal team, let alone be considered for a place in the England squad.

Now undoubtedly talent doesn’t discriminate against age. Whether you are old or young doesn’t matter, if you’ve got it, you’ve got it, with Arsenal’s very own Cesc Fabregas being a fine example of this, but even he had to wait three years after his club debut before he was rewarded with his first appearance for his country, so is touting Wilshere as a possible candidate for a place in the World Cup squad a bit optimistic? Or am I just being a negative so and so?