Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw are some of the more promising young figures thatEnglandhas to offer for the years to come but even with those rising stars,Englandhas not managed to find the perfect mix of veteran players with some of the younger ones.

Englanddid not manage to win a single match of the 2014 World Cup as they suffered defeats againstItalyandUruguayand only managed on claiming a goalless draw againstCosta Rica; Jack Wilshere has revealed his opinion concerning the future of some young players to step it up and play at a high level. According to the Arsenal man, the time of some specific figures to perform is running out.

“Time is running out for us to say we’re young any more. I’m 22. Ross Barkley, Luke Shaw and Raheem Sterling are young players. They showed in the tournament what they can do. But in the next tournament, we really have to deliver. It’s a nice group of young players and hopefully we can stick together, learn from this, take all this disappointment and bottle it up. This is the worst feeling. I’m going to be 23 in January and that’s a good age for a footballer. It’s a big season for me; it’s a big season for Arsenal. But at the moment, I’m devastated. I’ve got to try and get over this and then try to move on next season.” Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere stated.

Jack Wilshere managed on playing for 90 minutes during the entire 2014 World Cup as Roy Hodgson decided to put the Arsenal player mainly as a substitute player and the only match that Wilshere was featured into the main team was against Costa Rica in a game that had no importance for England as they had already been knocked out of the worldwide tournament after suffering back to back defeats against Italy and Uruguay.

After managing to come out unscathed from both of the England team’s friendly matches in Miami, Jack Wilshere has admitted that he feels good, he feels fit and is looking forward to take on mighty Italy in the team’s opening group match of the FIFA World Cup.

The Three Lions have spent the last three weeks together, first inPortugal, before returning toSt. George’sParkbefore embarking on a short stay atMiamias they prepare for the heat inBrazil.

The team arrived in Brazil just a couple of days back and Wilshere, who was visiting a sports complex of a local community said that the World Cup fever is well and truly taking hold.

According to Jack Wilshere, the team trained very hard in Portugal, adding that they trained with the extra layers and then the team went to Miami and stepped up the training a bit more.

The Arsenal man went on to add that the team is now feeling good and they have got everything in place, with the cooling systems installed in the dressing rooms which will be of immense help to the team as well.

Wilshere said that the biggest showpiece of football is just around the corner and one can just feel that it will be great once it gets started.

The tournament kicks off on Thursday with the hosts Brazil taking on Croatia in the opening match but Jack Wilshere and his team mates will have to wait a couple of more days before taking on mighty Italy in their first match in the heat of the Amazon basin.

The last time the two teams met, they played out a 0-0 draw at Euro 2012 before England were knocked out on penalties and now, The Three Lions are looking to exact revenge