Yes their is Ade is a lazy money grabbing twit and he showed it today, went 2-0 up and went home. Feck off should he come back here.Originally Posted by fakeyank
Yes their is Ade is a lazy money grabbing twit and he showed it today, went 2-0 up and went home. Feck off should he come back here.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-up-front.htmlTHEO WALCOTT received a major favour from Arsene Wenger in the North London derby.
And now I would love to see Wenger do one more thing for Theo... finally stick him up front next to Robin van Persie.
It would be a move which could give AC Milan a major fright in the Champions League next week.
Theo was getting major stick off some fans during the first half of Sunday's unbelievable clash with Tottenham — and those supporters need to take a serious look at themselves.
Wenger must have thought about replacing Theo at the break because the situation was not good. The player was getting slaughtered. It was horrible. And I'm just thankful that a substitution was avoided.
Hauling Theo off at the break could have been a defining moment in his career and certainly not in a good way. It would have been some task to recover from that.
Yet Theo responded with a brilliant second-half performance — including two goals. The character he showed to bounce back was a big highlight of Arsenal's 5-2 win.
I've heard some Arsenal supporters saying that the moaning at the Emirates 'got Theo going' but that is absolute rubbish.
He was being made a scapegoat and I didn't like it.
I am just thankful that Arsenal were rewarded in what was a great match.
Theo is still only 22 but now is the time for Wenger to play him up front.
For years, Wenger has been saying that he sees Theo in a central role but has never done anything about it.
At the very least, I would like to have seen Wenger experiment in a Carling Cup or FA Cup tie.
I know Wenger's favoured formation is to have one man up front with two wide players. But as a striker myself, I know Theo would do some major damage.
Arsenal face Milan in the Champions League next Tuesday and, obviously, it looks as though they face an impossible mission after their 4-0 collapse at the San Siro.
But Theo has the pace to be an absolute nightmare for central defenders and I believe he is a decent finisher — as he showed against Spurs.
There would not be many better strike partnerships in the Premier League than a Walcott-Van Persie combo.
Playing Theo up front against Milan could give Arsenal a chance of making life difficult for the Italian side. I'm not saying Wenger's team can win 5-0 but a couple of early goals could give Milan a big scare.
It's not as though Arsenal don't have a ready-made replacement for Theo on the right-hand side of midfield because Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a superb talent.
I'm sure the second half of Sunday's game will give Theo some renewed confidence.
He is due to play for England against Holland tomorrow and some of his best performances in the last year have come at international level.
Hopefully, he can enjoy a decent run of form until the end of the season for Arsenal.
Saturday's match against Liverpool is another big one and I've no doubt Theo will be desperate to continue his good work.
We all know Sunday's result was massive for Arsenal and Wenger — and a big blow for Harry Redknapp's Spurs.
Now we will really see what Tottenham are made of.
Being consistent over a season — and nicking results when you don't play well — is a real art. Manchester United proved that on Sunday when they stole three points with a 2-1 win at Norwich.
I'm really looking forward to Tottenham's home clash with United this Sunday. It's a game Spurs cannot afford to lose and there is now some pressure on them.
But, whatever happens, it has been a tremendous season for Tottenham.
While Stuart Peace takes charge of England for tomorrow's friendly against Holland, I still believe he is keeping the seat warm for Redknapp.
Wrighty does it again
That Theo was being 'made a scapegoat' is utter lazy horse shit.
If Theo wasn't English, he'd have been run out of the Club years ago. He kept the fans on his side far longer than he should have and has barely progressed since the day he arrived.
It can be argued that this is down to Wenger, Theo or both. What cannot be argued is that he hasn't been shit.
I hope he gains confidence from his second half performance, but I suspect we are likely to see more of his first half play.
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The first half performance from Theo on Sunday was embarrassing and pretty much any manager bar Wenger would have hauled him off at half time.
there was one moment of utter brilliance from theo in the first half, a magical backheel to RVP which put him clear and he the post with is shot then sagna scored.
theo was awful first half, didnt track back and just looked lazy. someone kicked his arse in the dressing room because he came out a different player. need 2nd half theo not first half but walcott problem is ten shit games and one good game, needs to change that
Among Wright's bullshit (about the fans being harsh on Theo, the fans have been VERY patient with him, far more patient than they would have been with a foreign player) there is some sense though. I'd like to see Theo in the middle and Ox wide. Theo is not a skillfull player, he had a horrible first half and his first touch for that first goal was awful. It's only because he's so bloody fast he was able to recover and to be fair it was a good finish. His finish for the 2nd and the one before either goal which went past the post were pretty good. He's no good on the wing trying to beat players, he's not skillful enough. Play him in though and get him to use his pace to beat the offside trap and he could be effective.
Theo only plays when the pressure is off him.
When the team get going, he gets involved. He doesn't ever look to make things happen for the team.
Basically because he can't.
He has no control of the football. And if a team sits deep, he's fucked.
He is good when games open up, and when we're on top, because other teams naturally push up when they're getting beaten by us.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
The moans and groans must have been messing with him. He was getting everything wrong and it was a terrible performance because the crowd were on his back. Being ineffective is one thing but Theo looked totally unsure I himself in that game. If you think booing players during a game is counter productive, the constant groans and moans have the same effect.
But anyway....time for Theo to play up front. I agree with Wright.
booing can work to a degree, it worked with eboue, he didnt moan, he just went back to the training pitch and put the extra hours in, the crowd saw this and loved him again. think the problem with theo is he looked like he didnt care during the first half.
this doesnt however mean i support booing. i think its wrong during a game.
You can't blame fans for moans and groans. It's a natural reaction to a player earning more each week than we get in a year not being able to pass a football.
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