Is Wenger right about Walcott?

[Kano]

Wenger's tactics are suspect if they exist at all, but I doubt they involve telling Theo to run into offside positions whenever we are on the attack.

He threw back the years with today's performance on his decade anniversary. Played just like a 16-year-old.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Playing him is senseless. End of story.

Ten fucking years of next to nothing from him.

[fakeyank]

He cannot control the ball to save his life. That should be a basic minimum for someone playing professional football. It is even worse when you are on the wing and he is just atrocious.

[Marc Overmars]

I've been a supporter of his in the past and I do think he can be a useful option, but it's no good being useful 1 in 10 games. If that.

He's so limited and if we're not going to extract what use he does have (running in behind) out of him then there's no point of him being on the pitch.

[Power n Glory]

He has to be a striker or nothing at all. He has zero going for him on the wing. Zero.

[Xhaka Can’t]

He has to be a striker or nothing at all. He has zero going for him on the wing. Zero.

He truly excels at that.

[selassie]

I'd drop him to the bench for Alexis next game. His recent performances from the wing have been shameful. He can take his mate Ramsey with him too, both of them have been stinking up the joint.

[Master Splinter]

Walcunt.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcunt.

Cunt for short

[IBK]

The tactic was to get in behind their defenders and hit them on the counter. Sometimes it doesn't work out and were weren't creating much today. The passing was off today.

My main gripe with Theo and the tactics was him still playing on the left after Giroud went off. Senseless.

This. At the time, I thought that given Chelsea's susceptibility to pace this season, sacrificing Giroud when Mertesacker went was understandable. The fact that we then conceded anyway, and allowed a Chelsea team to sit back, get bodies behind the ball and simply play long balls through on the break meant that Walcott was nullified. Because he does not have Giroud's ability to find the net when under pressure in a crowded penalty area. Walcott suits a particular style of play that is more open and counter-attacking. Did we play a high line because we don't have the MF solidity to sit back and play more on the counter? The choice of personnel and the playing style are just not joining up for us lately, and I think Theo is a victim of this.