England U21s v clubs clash brewing

Not only is Jack Wilshere willing to risk the wrath of Arsenal by playing in the European Under-21 Championships this summer, he is now encouraging Liverpool's 35million signing Andy Carroll to join him.Wilshere has already stated his desire to take part in the tournament in Denmark in June despite reservations being expressed by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.Carroll, 22, moved to Liverpool from Newcastle on the last day of the January transfer window after a very impressive start to life in the Premier League. Now, team-mate Cole, who has not enjoyed good headlines since his own move to Anfield, think that the young Englishman reminds him of one of the league's best."Andy has made such an impact in such a short time," Cole said. "He could be anything that he wants to be,cheap jerseys, really, and he reminds me of a young Drogba."He's very much like Drogba. England Team Jerseys But Andy's only 22 and, while we all know what a cracking player Didier is, he wasn't playing at this level at that age. There's still a lot of developing of Andy to do."Carroll's physical presence has brought a new dimension to Liverpool's attacks and Cole believes that he can succeed in tandem with the pace of fellow new signing Luis Suarez.
"Andy's height means we can now play long and you need to be able to do that in the Premier League these days,'' he said. "He's a good lad and I think you'd have been hard-pressed to have found two better signings in January than Andy and Luis. Luis looks fantastic as well, so they look to be two good buys.Wenger believes young players should be excluded from national youth teams once they are established in the senior set-up, and Liverpool could be forgiven for hoping their British record signing is not required to take part in the under-21 Euros, particularly after his breakthrough goal against Ghana this week would have pushed his claims for a regular role in Fabio Capello's team.But Wilshere, 19, feels 22-year-old Carroll would reap the benefits of participating in Denmark and has told the former Newcastle man that if he agrees, he should make himself available to play.When asked if playing for the under-21s would aid Carroll, Wilshere said: "Definitely. Andy has got himself a good move this year (to Liverpool) and he is progressing all the time.
That goal against Ghana will be massive for his confidence. Soccer Jerseys To be honest with you, it's up to him. But, if he wants to go in the summer, he should go. The German Under-21 players (in 2009) played in the World Cup 12 months later and that is part of football. You develop a lot and, if you play with players you know, you are going to play well.''Wilshere rubbishes the theory that Wenger will be upset that he has played in two successive games in four days for his country against Wales and Ghana.Wilshere believes England can look back with satisfaction at their efforts over the past few days with the Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales and a much-changed side impressing against Ghana.He said: "The mood is good. The main thing is on Saturday we got three points and then we've tried new players against Ghana. The new players have done well. Stewart Downing did great, Ashley Young again, James Milner. There is more competition than ever and that can only be healthy.''Wilshere again looked comfortable in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Gareth Barry and Milner compared to Scott Parker and Frank Lampard in the Millennium Stadium.