What now for Walcott?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I for one am glad someone is standing up to Wenger the right way instead of fucking off and running away ala RVP, Cesc etc

Theo wants to stay but on his terms and thats fine by me. Wenger needs to stfu and do what Theo wants or he needs to GTFO

Yep he really is showing him.

Wenger needs to stfu and do what Theo wants or he needs to GTFO

Yep thats how it works, Managers bowing to their employess all the time.

[Özim]

IMO Walcott always has been and always will be a super sub you bring on later in the game when the opposition players have tired legs, in that scenario his pace causes a lot of problems, when he starts games he's generally totally ineffective because players who aren't tired can deal with him since he can't dribble or beat players.

[Cripps_orig]

Yep he really is showing him.



Yep thats how it works, Managers bowing to their employess all the time.

Never said thats how it works

[Cripps_orig]

IMO Walcott always has been and always will be a super sub you bring on later in the game when the opposition players have tired legs, in that scenario his pace causes a lot of problems, when he starts games he's generally totally ineffective because players who aren't tired can deal with him since he can't dribble or beat players.

Apart from when he actually does

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Leaving him out of the side will show Theodore's cards (as is already being proven by the statement).

I always thought buying Poldi, meant Theo would leave rather then RVP and i think that was the plan.

[Syn]

Yep thats how it works, Managers bowing to their employess all the time.

That is how Wenger works. Bows down to employers and employees for a piece of the pie and then preaches principles he cant follow. How about calling RVP a rapist you fucking botox'd WUM. Then I'd respect you again.

[Özim]

Apart from when he actually does

He doesn't have the intelligence on the ball or skill to beat players with anything but pace, he's fast which is effective at time but if he was a more rounded footballer he's had a much greater impact, particularly in games he starts.

[Power n Glory]

The thing is though most of the players you mentioned had proved themselves at a club in their respective positions, Walcott hasn't.

Most people are just not convinced about him, whether it be on the wing or up front. If he was that good he'd have taken his chances when he did feature up front and convinced everyone that's where he has to be played. He's clearly not done that.

No because its not his posistion and he has proved himself a stiker. he has done that from his Westham days. Yeah Theo may have been a stiker at saints but doing it there and doing it at Arsenal are 2 diffrent things. Do you think He could lead the line alone and we can rely on him when we play teams like Barca/Real etc?

@Itsme – How would someone like Defoe be able to prove himself as a striker if he's out on the wing all the time? What's the criteria we're judging on? Goals maybe? Theo's scoring goals, getting assists and making smart runs, but he's not developing as a winger. Is there any surprise in that? If he was to play any better as a winger there would be absolutely no need to shift him up front. Why do it when he can score, create and trouble defenders with his pace from the right like a Ronaldo type?

@Charlie – Regardless of how long ago it was, he's not going to develop dribbling skills and become a winger. It's not his natural position and Wenger has said his future is as a striker. The player feel comfortable in that position as well. Would Theo be able to lead the line at Barca or Real? If he had moved there when he was 16 probably. People keep saying he can't play with his back to goal, but how are you supposed to develop that sort of movement as a striker?

[Cripps_orig]

He doesn't have the intelligence on the ball or skill to beat players with anything but pace, he's fast which is effective at time but if he was a more rounded footballer he's had a much greater impact, particularly in games he starts.

So like Henry then?

Cos more often than not, all he did was kick the ball past them and out pace them. If thats your strength then use it. Dont knock him for it

[Letters]

Apart from when he actually does

Which frankly isn't that often. Most of the time he just runs into them and loses the ball.