Quote Originally Posted by ItsMe View Post
Oxo is young and will take time to settle, however IMO he has far more natural ability than Walcott and will be a better player.

Walcott for me is a fairly ordinary player with a lot of pace, he's never going to be that superstar he was once hailed, he'll have ocassional games where he's playing well and his pace will work but he'll never be a key cog of the team as he lacks a footballing brain.

Oxo seems to have that brain and an ability to beat players which is nice to see, but it's a big step up and he probab;y won't be ready for a while.
Good grief! The footballing brain nonsense. The kid was brought up to play as a striker. We see Arshavin make silly mistakes with his passing and looking lazy on the flanks but no one would say he lacks a brain. Put Arshavin behind a striker and we'll see a different player. Playing Theo on the flanks is like playing Defoe or Owen out wide. He's done well considering and I'd still say he's been our most dangerous and productive winger over the past few seasons.

Disagree if you want but time will tell.