Theo Walcott

comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 24 minutes ago
Fans are hilarious

Not to long ago everyone couldn't wait for Theo to be back. He has been out for a year. Scores 3 goals but still getting slated
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Im inclined to agree with you, its as if people have absolutely lost their marbles. We have a guy on the right wing who even when hes not 100% will still produce more goals and assists than anyone else in the premier league from that position yet there is talk of dropping him for the likes of Ox who is not at the required level yet and for all his "tracking back" (Chambers against Montero anyone??) has barelyi a combined total of 3 goals and assists to his name . Last year we didnt score enough goals that was mainly due to Theo's abscence. Giroud is not an out and out goalscorer, his attributes require us to have people around him scoring too, working off his flicks etc.

Im just glad some of you arent managing Arsenal. Ozil and Theo have probably come under the most attack in the last couple of weeks whlst they have been our best players easily

Cant remember Ozil being attacked much, hes been our star man since his return. He wasnt great against Spurs but was ok and got the goal.

"That's such a load of shít His last performance as a striker vs Spurs in the cup shíts on anything Alexis has done up front and is better than 95% of Giroud's performances there, too.
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This is bollox of the highest order. Theo Walcott is simply not a CF, never has been and never will be."
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It really isn't bollox, GT. Whether or not Theo is a centre forward isn't the point (and is a matter of debate) Bats was making, the point he was making was that Theo, in that game gave a centre forward display as good as anyone in an Arsenal shirt has produced since Van Persie was leading our line. He was superb. Direct in his penetration. selfless in his off the ball the movement (check out how he drags defenders to open up the space that lead to Cazorla's first) and just the kind of option that kept Spurs honest and fearful the entire game allowing us to pin them back and dominate the entire 90 minutes of that game. I was genuinely excited after that to see him get a run of games up top and perhaps develop as a centre forward, but alas our injury bug came back to bite us firm on the árse.

But why just take my word for it? Watch for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobGzGu-RlU

Again, he may or may not be a striker, but on that day he was as unplayable as anything we've seen at the Grove for a good few years.

comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 14 minutes ago
Cant remember Ozil being attacked much, hes been our star man since his return. He wasnt great against Spurs but was ok and got the goal.
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http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/301522

Somehow gets thre 5 star ratings too

I remember one good game of Theo as a CF against a "weaker" opponent the season before he got injured. I remember him playing there well because he was able to run faster than the defender. This is his game.

I won't trust Theo to do it against better teams who defend well and organised and on a regular basis.

I like Theo and want him to play well but please as a winger and not as a CF on a regular basis.

Herbie, my comment above is for you. Can't watch the video link now. Will do it later but it wont change my opinion on Theo neither on Giroud as a CF and what they bring to the team.

So the Walcott haters are out even when he scores the winner. Stupidity has no bounds.

Fact is an 80% Theo Walcott is still more efficient than any other English winger. Wait til he's fully fit, his all round game will drastically improve.

Walcott contributes to goals and assists. Ox doesn't. The end!

comment by Herbie (U7136)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
"That's such a load of shít His last performance as a striker vs Spurs in the cup shíts on anything Alexis has done up front and is better than 95% of Giroud's performances there, too.
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This is bollox of the highest order. Theo Walcott is simply not a CF, never has been and never will be."
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It really isn't bollox, GT. Whether or not Theo is a centre forward isn't the point (and is a matter of debate) Bats was making, the point he was making was that Theo, in that game gave a centre forward display as good as anyone in an Arsenal shirt has produced since Van Persie was leading our line. He was superb. Direct in his penetration. selfless in his off the ball the movement (check out how he drags defenders to open up the space that lead to Cazorla's first) and just the kind of option that kept Spurs honest and fearful the entire game allowing us to pin them back and dominate the entire 90 minutes of that game. I was genuinely excited after that to see him get a run of games up top and perhaps develop as a centre forward, but alas our injury bug came back to bite us firm on the árse.

But why just take my word for it? Watch for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobGzGu-RlU

Again, he may or may not be a striker, but on that day he was as unplayable as anything we've seen at the Grove for a good few years.
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Exactly.