Upon reading the headline of this article, the response can likely be summed up with one word. No. Jack Wilshere is being lined up to play for England\u2019s under-21 side this summer in the European Championship, with England boss Fabio Capello and his U-21 counterpart Stuart Pearce eager to take full advantage of his talents and Premier League experience at the tournament in Denmark .<\/p>\n
Most will take the position that Wilshere is in danger of burning out in his breakthrough season, and would be better resting up ahead of what is likely to be a very busy 2011\/12 season for the talented youngster.\u00a0 English players play more games in a shorter amount of time than their European rivals, so surely the choice is obvious?<\/p>\n
Gary Cahill offered a unique insight when he spoke to the media earlier this week about his experiences with the U-21 squad. Having taken a similar journey he now finds himself in contention for a regular place in England\u2019s senior squad, and believes Wilshere could benefit from a summer abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving the experience at the different levels has been massive for me and everything you do is very similar all through the age groups.\u201d The Bolton defender said.<\/p>\n
“The way that you do things, the training and the style of play, is very similar so it definitely helps you.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Obviously there’s more pressure at senior level, but it has definitely stood me in good stead in terms of the Under-19s and Under-21s that I was involved with.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The Under-21 finals in 2007 certainly did. As much as I didn’t play as many games as I would have liked to, the general atmosphere and experience is pretty similar to the senior tournaments.\u201d He added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n