FA warned: You risk Wilshere injury by picking him for England Under 21s



By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail

The Football Association have been presented with statistical evidence that claims Stuart Pearce would be putting Jack Wilshere at risk if he selects him for the UEFA European Under 21 Championship in Denmark this summer.



Medical staff at Arsenal have already succeeded in convincing Wilshere that he is in real danger of breaking down early next season as a result of serious fatigue, leaving the 19-year-old shaken, despite his desire to participate in the tournament.



Coming through: Wilshere is set to represent England at this summer's European U21 championship

Arsenal have made a strong plea to the FA to consider the evidence that has been presented by their sports scientists using Pro-Zone technology as well as routine medical tests. They argue that a combination of rest plus a full pre-season is needed.



Wilshere has played more football than any other member of Arsene Wenger’s squad this season and the test results prove that the teenager has suffered ‘a significant dip’ in performance in the last month.



He has not been able to operate with anything like the same intensity, the GPS technology proving he has covered far less ground in those last four weeks.

Wenger has said the player is now in ‘the red zone’, which the sports scientists explained to Wilshere puts him at major risk of injury early next season.



The FA already face a potential storm if Pearce does indeed include Wilshere in his squad on Monday but omits Liverpool’s Andy Carroll over fitness concerns.



Wenger is powerless to stop Wilshere travelling to Denmark and has said he will accept any decision. Wenger has already revealed that Pearce intends to name Wilshere and has said he will try to allow the youngster a four-week break after the tournament.

Jack's the lad: Wilshere has played 52 games for club and country this season

Wilshere has already made 57 appearances for club and country this season, totalling 4,585 minutes of football. That is more than any of his Arsenal team-mates — Samir Nasri is among those who come closest with a total of 3,992 minutes — and more than the majority of his senior England colleagues. He is also likely to play in the senior European Championship qualifier versus Switzerland on June 4.