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Yep agree with that. Good player when he doesn't have time to think and goes on his instincts, but the highlight reels don't show how hit and miss his first touch is and how often he makes the wrong decision.
If he wants to play as a striker he needs to be a lot braver. I don't buy that stuff about him having to play differently because of his height. He's taller than both Aguero and Alexis and he has built himself up in the gym, look at his arms. But you will never see the latter two pussying out of headers or challenges. Alexis even had a go at Theo in the FA cup final for not even attempting headers and gifting Villa possession. Ironically, Theo's goal came when Alexis switched to CF and won a header that Theo wouldn't even have jumped for if he was there. Ditto for Alexis' winner at Palace last week.
I'm not saying that he needs to become a target man or score hundreds of headers. But he has to be able to receive the ball under pressure from a tall, powerful CB in and around the box. Just playing on the shoulder isn't enough, we need someone who can do both. If Theo wants to be Michael Owen he should be doing it at Everton or Newcastle, not a team that wants to be challenging for the title.
Absolutely, I said as much before and a posse was out saying it isnt so. Walcott has 3 more years at the top. This contract will probably be his last at Arsenal. his game is limited and has not developed sufficiently in 9 years. I dont know why we keep throwing money at him, No one else would be interested, except the Everton`s and Swansea brigade, He lucked out coming to us. I have high hope that Ox will have more progress, he has more talent and his father will keep him focussed on improving.
He's a diving shite...but he has as lovely a smile as Welbeck and has about a 1 trillion earth units more end product. Easily worth the sums we've been hearing with Benzema etc.
If you separate and discern your opinion of the player from his market value, you should conclude that he is worth the money he is on as an asset of the club. Whether or not ethically he should be getting such sums is an age old debate and somewhat a different argument. Wenger knows he has a huge market value which is probably precisely why he has allowed Theo's wages to swell and be happy for him to watch our games from the bench.......Or else, you explain to me why the infamous economist has allowed it to happen and what the hell he is thinking?
People were interested in him several years ago and now the petro dollar era is at fever pitch there's no reason why other clubs wouldn't be interested if he was suddenly available.
Anybody think we're gonna bid for Berahino?