Jack Wilshere is such a smiling character that it is occasionally easy to forget how competitive he is. Short of stature but not willpower, Wilshere was training with Thierry Henry at 14, in Arsenal’s first team at 16 and survived a decade in physically and mentally demanding midfields, winning two FA Cups and winning most of his 34 England caps in the era of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. He ran the London Marathon this year on two damaged ankles.
Wilshere’s now pouring all his competitive spirit, and experience gained working under such differing managers as Arsene Wenger, Owen Coyle, Eddie Howe, Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson and David Moyes, as well as training under Mikel Arteta, into becoming a head coach at Luton Town. At only 33.
