AOC is looking like an exciting prospect, at times he's looked like the player we all hoped Theo would become.
His form has been a bit patchy but he's a kid, he'll get better.
Whether he'll achieve the potential we hope for him remains to be seen but it's ridiculous to be too critical of him at this age.
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When Theo was 18, nobody had a bad word to say about him, because it would have been ridiculous. He received nothing but encouragement, and rightly so.
Those that go over the top, calling AOC shit, while lambasting others who are now critical of Theo, are either hypocrites or lacking in mental capacity to assess and analyse what are two entirely different situations.
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Why does Theo have to be mentioned at all? Why can't Ox be judged on his own merits?
And if he is, he hasn't been that good. Don't give a shit about his age. If he's in the first team squad, I expect him to perform better than he has been.
Last edited by Cripps_orig; 25-03-2013 at 10:58 AM.
he's had a bad season. it happens at young ages.
does that mean he is written off as shit forever?
if so, it's a sad indictment of how short sided too many football fans have become about the game in general.
Judging from past experiences, Bendtner, Denilson, Vela, Diaby etc and considering who our manager is, Ox being shit forever isn't as far fetched as it sounds
They're both young, English players - the press always get over-excited about young English players who show some promise.
The comparisons are obvious.
Theo wasn't helped by his inclusion in the England squad so young, he's never developed as hoped although the expectation levels were unfair on a player so young. We need to be careful we don't set the bar for Ox so high although IMO he's showing more than Theo did at his age.
short sighted. there are no guarantees but if you base everything on past experiences you'll live a pretty limited life.
It's happened far too many times to ignore it and you consider nothing changes at this club, you can't blame a guy for thinking Ox will go the same way
you can before it happens. young players deserve the benefit of the doubt, especially when their first season was very good. if he has another shocker next season, then fair enough but otherwise it's just pessimistic to think the worst over a lot of potential. by all means worry about it but to 100% write him off is ridiculous.
Last edited by Kano; 25-03-2013 at 11:14 AM.
Theos biggest problem back then was he kept getting injured which stunted his development but he showed enough for us to keep our faith in him plus the fact we hadn't gone 8 years without a trophy, still believed in Wenger and the board and had the patience that things will come good.
All of that is gone now with Ox. We don't have the patience to see if Ox will become awesome in a few years. He might well be but if so we'll sell him anyway so he'll either stay shit and we lose out or he becomes good, we sell him and we lose out
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