When Jack Wilshere burst into the Arsenal first
team at the tender age of 16, he followed Theo Walcott by being hailed as the «Future of England» with his bulldog attitude and limitless confidence but, like Walcott, his development has been severely hampered by injuries.
Poor Jack Wilshere was cast as a superstar of the future when he broke into Arsenal's first
team at the tender age of 16, and finally became a first - team regular at 18 years of age and made a massive 49 appearances on the 2010/11 season.
The young Belgian has been under the watchful eye of many big clubs across Europe in recent seasons, having broken into the Anderlecht first -
team at the tender age of 16.
He has received such rave reviews that it may have gone to his head, as he now feels certain that he is ready to break into the Arsenal first
team at the tender age of 18, and many watchers may well agree with him.
He joined the Blackburn youth
team at a tender age of ten and has been part of their academy ever since till he signed a professional contract before the 2009 - 10 season.
Not exact matches
He started
at his first club, Stromsgodset, in 2012
at the
tender age of 13 and progressed through the ranks, making the first
team at 15.
At the
tender age of 15 he put his arm around me and helped me during my transition with the first
team.
The Pole managed to break in to the first
team at Legia
at the
tender age of 16, and has impressed enough since to interest the Gunners.
Given the fact that many fans had already grown frustrated
at Szczesny's perceived lack - of - development since breaking into the first -
team at the Emirates
at the beginning of the 2012 - 13 season, the fact that the 25 - year - old exhibited such flagrant disrespect towards the club and manager who had groomed him to become an international quality keeper by the
tender age of 22 was seen as the final straw.
There will be opportunities for all to earn their stripes in the front three, but Callum Hudson - Odoi threatens to be one of the first names on the
team sheet already
at the
tender age of 16 after proving he had little left to learn
at youth
team level last season despite being a schoolboy.