Not really. That mental image is forged entirely by the infamous footage of him being helped off the pitch having done said shoulder early on in a World Cup game. As I say, he actually played about 800 games; hardly the career of a Sicknote, is it. I doubt Wilshere will get anywhere near that.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."