Wilshere thinks Arsenal must harass referees more

Though the Premier League season just ended, teams are already looking ahead to how they can improve next season. Some will pin their hopes on new players or different tactics, but Jack Wilshere thinks he has a different answer for Arsenal: complaining harder.

From Soccernet:

"It's no use just Robin van Persie going because it looks like it's just him having a go at the ref. If we all get round him..." Wilshere said.

"You just see the other teams do it and you think 'we need to do it as well'. Man United are the best at it. They get round the referee. We have to be more of a team and be more aggressive and show more authority."

It shows something, but I'm not sure "authority" is it. Hopefully this was just a joke and a dig at Manchester United that was lost in translation. If this is seriously considered a reasonable method of improving results by professional footballers though, it might be time to start letting referees use tasers.

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