Source: Daily_Mail
Jack Wilshere's England Under 21 call riles Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
Jack Wilshere is on course for club v country rows next year with England confirming their determination to take the 'strongest possible team' to the European Under 21 Championship. [LNB]The news will not be well received by Arsene Wenger, because the 18-year-old is expected to be involved in Fabio Capello's senior squad in the second half of the season, and Wenger has long argued that players should be in either one international team or the other - although he was forced to concede defeat in a power struggle with Stuart Pearce over Theo Walcott's appearance in the last Under 21 finals, in Sweden. [LNB]Walcott, 21, is still eligible for next year's tournament in Denmark, but is likely to be excused as he does not need the experience to develop, as some others do. [LNB] Club v country: Arsene Wenger is not happy with Jack Wilshere's potential England Under 21s involvement[LNB]Wilshere will be expected to make himself available for the two-week tournament, which starts on June 11, a week after Capello's team play a Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland at Wembley. [LNB]The same goes for Manchester City's Micah Richards, Sunderland's Jordan Henderson, Kieran Gibbs and any other eligible players who have already broken into the senior ranks. [LNB]Sir Trevor Brooking, the FA's director of football development, said: 'If there was anyone Fabio wanted, we'd like to feel they could play and then join up with the Under 21s.' [LNB]Held back: Walcott was hampered by injuries after Under 21s duty[LNB]Wenger believes Walcott's injury problems at the start of last season, which robbed him of his form and cost him his place in the World Cup squad, were rooted in the fact he was unable to rest properly in the summer when he played for the Under 21s. [LNB]But the FA are prepared to take a tough stance, prioritising the event above the Under 20 World Cup in Colombia in July and not asking players to feature in both. [LNB]'We would like to try and get as strong a side as possible for that tournament,' said Brooking. [LNB]'We've got a shocker of a draw, with Spain, Czech Republic and Ukraine. [LNB]'It will be a really good test but we will need our best players. Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Blackburn's Phil Jones, Everton's Jack Rodwell, Danny Welbeck, Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge, Jordan Henderson. [LNB]'Sometimes, there's a suggestion that once you've played for the seniors, you shouldn't be involved in the Under 21s. It happened with David Bentley, where he played in a B international and suddenly his club thought he was a senior player and he pulled out of the Under 21s. It didn't help David and it didn't help us. [LNB]'Theo Walcott has been in the senior squad for quite a long time now, so his involvement would be up for discussion. The other lads haven't been regulars. When you're a young player you should play when the opportunity is there.' [LNB]Brooking can be encouraged by the fact that James Milner, Joe Hart, Adam Johnson, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Walcott, Gibbs and Richards have all been capped by Capello since playing for Pearce in Sweden, when England reached the final before losing 4-0 to Germany. [LNB]Capello's men had a terrible 2010, but the Under 17s won the Euros, the Under 19s reached the last four and the Under 21s recovered from a seemingly hopeless position to qualify for Denmark. [LNB] We need you: England Under 21s boss Stuart Pearce intends to pick his strongest side available for the European Championships next summer[LNB]It is the Under 17 European title winners, featuring Josh McEachran and Connor Wickham, who have been hailed as the next 'golden generation'. Most have now moved up to the Under 19s and will be part of the Under 21 team of 2013, when England hope to host the Euros. [LNB]These players will be in their mid-20s for the World Cup in Russia and some may play in an Under 23 Great Britain team at the Olympics.[LNB] Arsenal power games continue as Usmanov aims to top Kroenke's stake Lazio ready to rescue Bendtner from Arsenal as striker hints at exitEmpty handed: Wenger refuses to splash the cash on big namesARSENAL FC
