Source: Team_Talk
Wenger: Wilshere up for the fight
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists Bolton loan target Jack Wilshere is "ready to fight for his place" in the Gunners' starting line-up.[LNB] The 18-year-old midfielder had a week to savour, making his senior England debut against Hungary as a late substitute on Wednesday evening before being picked in the Gunners' first XI for the Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday.[LNB]Wilshere's first league start in Arsenal colours saw his side rescue a point to 10-man Reds and the talented teenager looked cultured in the middle of the park, despite squaring off against Steven Gerrard at Anfield.[LNB]But Wenger admits his young gem - who spent a successful season at The Reebok last term - will have to fight for his first-team place, something the Stevenage-born schemer has taken on the chin.[LNB]"Jack is ready to fight for his place at Arsenal," said Wenger on the club's official website. "That is linked with the fact that you [reporters] ask me if I want to win the title and yet you want as well an 18-year-old player to play in the team. [LNB]"It is not contradictory because Jack is an exceptional talent but you have to combine both experience and potential to win the league.[LNB]"You have to accept as well we are in a country where it is difficult [to play a young player so regularly]." [LNB]Wenger was also quick to play down expectations facing Arsenal this season, pointing to the greater wealth inherited at Eastlands.[LNB]He added: "You said to me that Manchester City invests over £100million and us £8million and if we do not win the title it is a scandal! You have to accept that the league is at a high level and it isn't as easy as it looks."
