When Walcott fluffed that chance...

I never really rated Walcott but that said I always thought his biggest weakness by far was in his head, partly decision making but mainly self doubt and if he could address that he could become the player many touted early in his career. I really thought this season was going to be a ‘coming of age’ for him, that little bit more mature and the frustration of missing the WC through injury to drive him on, I even put a few quid on him being top scorer (not that I expected it but the odds were long enough). I still think there will be a time in his career he makes a stark improvement over a short period of time as he realises how to impose himself more and things just click for him.

comment by <Dasher> The Droog (U17596)
posted 2 minutes ago
I never really rated Walcott but that said I always thought his biggest weakness by far was in his head
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That is where you're wrong.

Welbeck is 24 and Walcott is 25 and yet people seem to view the former as a promising youngster and the latter as a journeyman in his prime.

Without even mentioning the year out he just had, Theo still has a couple of seasons before I'd expect him to be at his prime.

Please elaborate, makes for a much better forum.

comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 15 seconds ago
Welbeck is 24 and Walcott is 25 and yet people seem to view the former as a promising youngster and the latter as a journeyman in his prime.
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That used to happen with Terry and King, just because Terry dominated the ball from a young age he was judged as a man, King is pretty much the same age and position yet got the benefit of being ‘young’ for years, and then he retired.

he has pace to burn up most teams, his not a dribbler of the ball and will never beat players 1 on 1 but once he gets those games under his belt his pace and scoring ability will set him alight IMO

Bad miss, but in terms of the game, it was no big deal like v Hull last week.

Suppose Chris it's due to Theo coming onto the scene at 16.

I'd be more worried if he wasn't getting in them scoring positions anymore. Yes he should of had 2 or 3 goals already but his movement and his intelligent runs are still there which is a great sign.

As I said in another article yesterday, the haters should at least give him a decent run so he can find his feet before slamming in. ACL injuries used to end careers .

Walcott is never going to be good on the ball, repetition won't teach you that and his touch will never be good, but he has absolutely blistering pace and over time through match time repetition has learnt to time his runs a bit better and finish moderately well. This makes him a very useful option.

The main problem though is that he is injury prone - and because he is not naturally talented on the ball all that repetition has to be built up over time to get him back to finishing moderately well - as can be seen by his latest 'efforts'.

He will once again get better with match time repetition but it's a major problem with him that will never go away.