A tale of two 30-year-olds – James Calvert
For me, the most intriguing football story of the past week has come in the form of two midfielders: both 30, both supremely talented, both internationals and both of whom have had glittering careers at the highest level of the game. The similarities end there though, because last week one of them signed a three-year deal with Manchester United while the other retired from the game. I am, of course, talking about Christian Eriksen and Jack Wilshere. If you had told me a year ago that it would Eriksen doing the signing and Wilshere doing the retiring, I would have seriously questioned your sanity. Yes, Wilshere had a long history of recurring injuries, but Eriksen had recently died on the pitch while playing for his country. And you don’t get much more injured than not being alive for a bit. Yet that is how things have panned out for the two. For Eriksen, his deal with United is the crowning glory on what must surely be one of the most remarkable comebacks in the history of football. To go from cardiac arrest on the pitch and being clinically dead to signing for one of the giants of European football is truly stunning. And good luck to him. Resuming his career at any level after...