Stuart Pearce: "Over a four-year period, I have only ever heard Arsene Wenger's name mentioned in respect to my selection.
"Two years ago, I had the same conversation about Theo Walcott before an Under-21 tournament, Wenger asking if he really needed to go.
"The proviso was then that there was a World Cup coming up in South Africa and he (Theo Walcott) would be burnt out.
"Then Theo didn't make the squad for South Africa.
"We talk about burnout and I have to bring my own experiences as a player to the fore.
"By the time I was 21, I had played 250 non-League games. I then played until I was 40. I played a full set of internationals. I probably played 1,000 matches in my career.
"What I can tell these young players or senior ones is: play football - it says it in your contract.
"That's your job title, that's what everybody knows you for. The beauty I have with Wilshere is that he loves football. He reminds me of (Paul) Gascoigne."
REMAINING PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES
Saturday 07th May 2011
Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic 15:00
Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland 15:00
Everton v Manchester City 15:00
Newcastle United v Birmingham City 15:00
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackpool 17:30
Sunday 08th May 2011
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion 12:00
Stoke City v Arsenal 14:05
Manchester United v Chelsea 16:10
Monday 09th May 2011
Fulham v Liverpool 20:00
Tuesday 10th May 2011
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur 19:45
Saturday 14th May 2011
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United 12:45
Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers 12:45
Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers 12:45
West Bromwich Albion v Everton 12:45
Manchester City v Stoke City 15:00
Sunday 15th May 2011
Chelsea v Newcastle United 13:30
Arsenal v Aston Villa 16:00
Birmingham City v Fulham 16:00
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur 16:00
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United 16:00
Tuesday 17th May 2011
Manchester City v Stoke City 19:45
Sunday 22nd May 2011
Aston Villa v Liverpool 16:00
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City 16:00
Everton v Chelsea 16:00
Fulham v Arsenal 16:00
Manchester United v Blackpool 16:00
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion 16:00
Stoke City v Wigan Athletic 16:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City 16:00
West Ham United v Sunderland 16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers 16:00
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