Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain v Theo Walcott

[Niall_Quinn]

I just want our board to leave and never come back. Don't care about the cups, the league, none of it matters while these bastards are sucking the club dry. We won't be able to keep players like Ox anyway with these horrendous cunts at the helm. They'll sell him quicker than they get a hard-on from glimpsing a pretty rent boy or a price reduction sticker on a yacht.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16776369.stm

Wenger doing the same thing to Oxo he did to Walcott, albeit Oxo has actually played a bit this time.....but he just just shut the f*ck up and let him get on with it (and play) rather than saying stuff like this.

As for trying to win the FA Cup, that's laughable he doesn't always try, he's oftened played weakened line-ups and of course omitted Arshavin when in top form one year.

Of course the PL is always the priority for him, top 4 means everything and he's doing a great job of even screwing that up this year, can't wait for him to leave so we can stop hearing this sh*t.

He said nothing wrong about ox, was asked a question and answered it, should he have said feck him he is shit he won't go On the top 4 thing he needs to stfu with that.

[Özim]

He said nothing wrong about ox, was asked a question and answered it, should he have said feck him he is shit he won't go On the top 4 thing he needs to stfu with that.

He should have said, he's done very well but he's not in charge of the England team and it's not down to him, if Capello thinks he's doing well then he'll pick him.

[Globalgunner]

He should have said, he's done very well but he's not in charge of the England team and it's not down to him, if Capello thinks he's doing well then he'll pick him.

Exactly. You wuld think that after all these years (30 yrs and 50,000 subs: LOL) he would not get giddy anytime someone sticks a microphone in front of his face. He reularly spouts so much rubbish its hard to take anything he says seriously these days.

[Power n Glory]

He should have said, he's done very well but he's not in charge of the England team and it's not down to him, if Capello thinks he's doing well then he'll pick him.

I agree, he could have kept it brief even if he was asked a question.

He has a bit of an ego. Had to try and take credit for his development by talking up his 'maturity'. I think that's rubbish to be honest. The kid played against Man Utd when he was at Southampton and handled the pressure even though all eyes were on him and when i first saw him play in the Carling Cup you could tell he was the real deal. The crowd came out buzzing about the kid as soon as he played his first full game for us. He also scored in the a champs league and while on under 21 England duty. He was ready to play months ago but Wenger sidelined him.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He should have said, he's done very well but he's not in charge of the England team and it's not down to him, if Capello thinks he's doing well then he'll pick him.

don't see nout wrong with bigging up his player tbh. You have a point though.

[Özim]

don't see nout wrong with bigging up his player tbh. You have a point though.

I see 2 things wrong with it:
1) He can make them believe they are better than they are (we've seen many examples of this over the years)
2) It puts unecessary pressure on a player, especially a young one

[Xhaka Can’t]

I see 2 things wrong with it:
1) He can make them believe they are better than they are (we've seen many examples of this over the years)
2) It puts unecessary pressure on a player, especially a young one

Nothing said in the quotes puts unnecessary pressure on Ox.

The question is being asked because of the performance displayed. If Ox had not stood out and shown the potential to be an international, Wenger wouldn't have had a question to answer.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I see 2 things wrong with it:
1) He can make them believe they are better than they are (we've seen many examples of this over the years)
2) It puts unecessary pressure on a player, especially a young one

I doubt Ox will be out under pressure by what was said not at all. and i don't think he belives he is better then he is. maybe better then walcott though lol

[Niall_Quinn]

I see 2 things wrong with it:
1) He can make them believe they are better than they are (we've seen many examples of this over the years)
2) It puts unecessary pressure on a player, especially a young one

And the third and most important reason, the re-sale value. We already know if the kid delivers on early promises he's not going to be an Arsenal player for very long.