Pearce returns fire to Arsenal over Wilshere burnout worries

Friday 27 May 2011 00:00 BST

Wilshere withdrew from Pearce's European Championship squad to protect his fitness (PA)

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England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has questioned why Arsène Wenger did not rest Jack Wilshere if the Arsenal manager was so concerned about supposed burnout.

Wilshere withdrew from Pearce's European Championship squad to protect his fitness after being shown statistics by Arsenal's medical department which indicated he was becoming fatigued.

"Every player at this stage of the season would be reasonably tired," said Pearce, who yesterday also lost Micah Richards to a hamstring injury.

"Arsenal have not left him out of the side in the last six weeks, even though the stats have said he's in the red zone."

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