Jack Wilshere and the Rise of Young Football Managers

Arsenal legend Jack Wilshere has been named Luton Town’s new manager, and he’s one of eight young bosses making everyone feel incredibly old…

There’s nothing quite so disconcerting as a football fan than a relatively recently retired player taking the step into management.

And so we come to 33-year-old Wilshere who, following a stint as Norwich City’s interim boss, has been appointed manager of League One side luton Town after being forced to retire aged 30 amid a string of serious knee injuries.

The Arsenal legend already being a football manager is challenging for many to grasp, and he features on a mind-blowing list of eight young bosses making supporters feel very old…

Tom Cleverley

Thirty-six-year-old Cleverley, who had spells as a player at Man Utd, Everton and Aston Villa, has three years on Wilshere and is into his second managerial job.

Cleverley finished his playing career at Watford and later joined a host of managers to be unceremoniously sacked by the Pozzo family. He has sence taken over at Plymouth Argyle following last season’s relegation to League One,where they are currently 18th after 11 matches.

READ: man Utd and the ‘shock’ £60m transfer exclusive that’s nothing of the sort…

Cesc Fabregas

The Arsenal, Chelsea and FC Barcelona icon, perhaps the manager with the highest ceiling on this list, has been linked with a shock move to Man Utd as co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe gets ‘desperate’. He should avoid them like the plague…

Like Cleverley, Fabregas’ first