Good point. Leaving all references to Ox aside, Theo is shite.Originally Posted by Ach
Good point. Leaving all references to Ox aside, Theo is shite.
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It wouldn't surprise me if Oxlade ended up like Theo in 5 years time. It wouldn't surprise me if Oxlade ended up like Ronaldo in 5 years time.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm not easily surprised.
Oxlade is a better player than Theo already but I will give credit to Theo for improving his defensive workrate a lot. He really does track back very well. Wenger has already said that Oxlade will have to learn to defend because Messi, Rooney, Van Persie etc. - any good attacker in the modern game is expected to do that. I suspect Oxlade will be given a run in the team now and I suspect he'll have a few poor games. But his technique and attacking threat will always remain because he is a genuinely good player and much more complete than most players in his position. If he is managed poorly, it could go to pieces though.
Going to have to see more of AOC tbh
Atm hes flavour of the month and hes a shining light of a terrible time at our club thus he can do no wrong in the eyes of some fans. Im not like that. Let things settle down, let him have a run in the team and see how he does.
The voice of reason speaks, listen to it, fellas.
Is he as good as Chamakh, or does he still have a way to go?
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Like JW, Ox will end up playing in the centre for us and I suppose that is why Wenger wants him to work on his defensive game.
Although the signs are there it might be every so slightly premature to say Oxo is the better player now but Walcott is the older of the two and still cant seem ro be able to shoot cross or beat his man!
One thing he has is pace but when that goes he will be nothing more than an average player. . ..
Too right, then he has the cheek to be demading 90k a week
I think his shooting is pretty good, and his crossing isn't so bad.
He's brain dead though, and rarely exploits his pace. Must sell.
Walcott has always lacked that intelligence on the ball, Oxo is the perfect example of what Walcott lacks.....even at his age you can his talent he may not be able to produce consistently but the difference between him and Theo at his age was plain as day.
Walcott has had years of playing to prove himself and to be honest he's failed, his performances are generally average and despite being fortunate enough to get so much game time at a young age he just doesn't seem to have developed much.
If he left it wouldn't be the end of the world, for the salary he wants we could get someone better.
It's an unfair comparison.
Vela and Walcott would be a more fair comparison. Both strikers with pace having to play on the wing. As someone said, these guys are like Welbeck and Hernandez. You can't get away with playing these guys on the flanks. They don't have the dribbling skills.
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