Jack Wilshere feels England can learn from opponents such as Chile, after their defeat to the South Americans on Friday.
Pain for Jack?
The Mirror's Oliver Holt reckons Wilshere's fitness could
harm his chances of making England's World Cup squad.
Arsenal midfielder Wilshere suffered a stress fracture of the ankle in 2011 and subsequently endured 14 months on the sidelines, while he also underwent minor surgery over the summer.
The 21-year-old has been affected an ankle knock this season, too, and that, coupled with the form of Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil, has seen him unable to command a permanent place in the Gunners' starting line-up.
Holt told the
Sunday Supplement: "I am a massive fan of Wilshere and think he has the potential to be a really important player for England, especially when he plays further forward - but I don't think he is fully fit.
"It is easy to forget how long he was out for and how bad his injury was and I think it will be a long process for him to fight his way back.
"It looks to me - though I may be totally wrong - that he is playing with a bit of pain and as he builds his way back he is going to be below what we thought.
"I hope he will get fitter and fitter and if he is fully fit he is a shoo-in for Brazil - but picking a World Cup squad is going to be down to things like that."
Roy Hodgson believes Wilshere
needs a good run in the Arsenal team in order to hit top form at the World Cup.
He said: "There will be 28 games that he can possibly play before we go to Brazil so it's not something that bothers me enormously in November.
"That question could be a relevant one at the end of April or the start of May if he is still not playing games, but at the moment, I am just happy to accept that."
