Quote Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice View Post
Theo was just smiling with his socks down walking around his or Kieran Gibbs' baby son....not quite sure, I'd guess it was Walcott's. Nothing really to see here....

That's an interesting thing to say. He has committed himself to doing that now and will probably be called out on it if he doesn't.

Also if the 'playing through the middle' angle to the contract negotiations of a few years ago was the total rubbish every pundit and blogger has had us believe.....why is Wenger mentioning it at ALL now?
Pressurising Walcott through praise and expectation whilst contract talks are talking place. Wenger probably thrives on being called out on stuff, driving him to prove people wrong, he won't care about these comments if he acts otherwise. Remember, he has said similar before now about his position. I just can't see him picking Fio ahead of Bif for most games. Although, I think a key part of Walcott staying is going to be about being played as a striker. If he doesn't believe that will happen, he'll be off. To be fair he has a point too. The stat thrown up at the end of the game was he has scored the last three prem hat tricks for us. The boy can score goals, he is only so effective on the wings because he'll never be a guy that can beat a man with skill and composure.