This article first appeared on N FC on July 28 and has been edited. Jack Wilshere is back in contention for a first-team place at Arsenal after the leg fracture that prematurely ended his season-long loan at Bournemouth. Whether he can cement his place, however, is a subject of serious speculation. A chance in the Carabao Cup may mean that the next few weeks are a vital juncture in the career of a 25-year-old who once looked to have it all.  Jewel of the Emirates At Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park in September 2008, Wilshere, aged 16 years and 256 days, became Arsenal's youngest ever league debutant. His achievements at representative levels had given advance notices of an Englishman...
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