Jack Wilshere made his Premier League debut at 16 - younger than Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes or Frank Lampard. He played for England at 18 and has scored Goal of the Season more than once, something only Wayne Rooney and Dennis Bergkamp can also boast over the past 30 years.
Yet Wilshere hasn't had a career like any of those illustrious names, mainly due to chronic bad luck with injuries, partly because of a self-destructive streak.
Now 28 and two years into his West Ham career after leaving boyhood club Arsenal, Wilshere is hoping this enforced break will prove a turning point in his career as he returns fit and refreshed.