Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will not play for England against Holland, says Arsene Wenger

08 August 2011 08:13
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]9:13AM BST 08 Aug 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] The inclusion of the Arsenal midfielder - already the subject of a club-versus-country row this summer - came despite him missing the Gunners' pre-season defeat to Benfica on Saturday night with an ankle problem. [LNB]But Wenger insisted Capello was wasting his time by including the 19 year-old. [LNB]"They can include him as much as they want, he will not play [because of injury]," Wenger said. [LNB]Theo Walcott also missed the 2-1 loss to Benfica, but had not been selected by Capello. [LNB]Should Wilshere be withdrawn, he will join Aston Villa's Darren Bent in pulling out of the game, with more absentees expected. [LNB]Related Articles

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