Merson: Wilshere lost his mojo

Paul Merson believes that a loan move to Bournemouth is the perfect way for Jack Wilshere to get his ‘mojo’ back.

Wilshere has moved to the south coast club on a season-long loan after struggling to get into the Arsenal first team at the start of this season and then not being selected in the England squad by new manager Sam Allardyce.

But Merson feels that Bournemouth could be the perfect place for Wilshere to be if he wants to learn how to control games again.

“I think it’s a great move for both,” Merson said. “Bournemouth are getting a £30m player for nothing for one season, so credit to Bournemouth, to the players and to the staff.

“Arsene Wenger has probably said to Wilshere ‘go down to Bournemouth, they play good football, they get the ball on the floor, they’ll go through you’. And for me, if he can get the games going, he’ll be the difference in keeping them up this season. It’s a great signing.”

“He’s probably been doubting himself with his confidence having been dropped by England and I just think the lad needs to get playing. When he first got on the scene at Arsenal he was a bit of a jack the lad in a good way, confident, wanting the ball. ‘I should be in this team,’ he’d be saying to Wenger, ‘I shouldn’t be sub’.

“I just think he’s lost that …

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