The smoke's blown over! Smiling Wilshere aims to put pictures behind him with Twitter pun... but could still face Wenger wrath
By David Kent
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Jack Wilshere was back in training with Arsenal on Saturday in the wake of pictures emerging of the young midfielder smoking a cigarette outside a London nightclub on Wednesday night.
Wilshere was criticized by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger after the incident, the Frenchman saying: ‘I disagree completely with that behaviour.’
But all appeared to be forgiven as Wilshere was seen smiling and joking with his team-mates at Arsenal's London Colney training ground, and posted a light-hearted message on Twitter ahead of Sunday's showdown at West Brom.
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Back in business: Jack Wilshere trained with Arsenal on Saturday morning for the first time since manager Arsene Wenger criticised him for smoking on a night out (below)
Dressing down: Arsene Wenger said he would have a word with Wilshere after pictures of him smoking outside a London nightclub emerged
Wilshere dropped to the bench for Arsenal's 2-0 Champions League win over Napoli and faces a battle for his first-team place with the in-form Gunners not short of midfield options.
Wenger was damning in his criticism of the 21-year-old earlier in the week, adding: ‘First of all, when you are a footballer you are an example, and second, you don’t do what damages your health.
No big deal: Wilshere's light-hearted tweet
Bit of a stretch: Wilshere was in good spirits during training at London Colney as Arsenal prepare for their trip to West Bromwich on Sunday
He's behind you: Wilshere hunts down Aaron Ramsey to try and claim the ball during a training ground exercise
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‘You can damage your health at home. You can drink at home but nobody sees it, but when you do it in public, you damage your reputation as well.
‘What will I say to him? I will leave that between him and me.’
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number 6, barnet, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
Smoking does affect your performance. I am sure Arsene and Jack will sort it out, being a role model comes with certain realities, life is a learning curve,