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Theo Walcott: Serious Player Again?

Rex

If he can keep up the standards he has shown in the first three games throughout the season, then I think he will get into double digits both scoring and assisting. That would be a very, very good season production wise, and a much needed boost for us as a team.
Having said that, I'm not even sure what Wenger plans to do now, with the addition of Lucas.

Tam

My only concern with that is seeing Sanchez on the left. I would like to see him more on the right, with a more capable left wing option - however, if Walcott can produce both the effort and goods from the right, I think Sanchez is good enough from the left, albeit not ideal.

I'm concerned that Walcott isn't built to handle the intensity of the opening games for any period of time though.

flobaba

Leopard Theo is suddenly going to up and change his spots huh? Work hard For a whole entire season huh?

I'll believe it when I see it.

Claudius

flobaba wrote:
Leopard Theo is suddenly going to up and change his spots huh? Work hard For a whole entire season huh?

I'll believe it when I see it.

leopard Theo is not an apt description. regardless of his spots, a leopard has bite.

Qwiss

Yeah he's more of a cheetah

Mirth

Cheetah's have terrible stamina and can't keep their speed up for long. So yeah, that pretty much sums up Walcott.

Irishgunner

He's looked better this season, need to see more of him before reaching a conclusion though. I reckon fitness will be the biggest issue though, as usual. If he can stay fit and consistently get minutes I'm confident that he'll contribute in a big way.

Savz

Mirth wrote:
Cheetah's have terrible stamina and can't keep their speed up for long. So yeah, that pretty much sums up Walcott.

Theo's a deer.

Segway

We're stuck with him so we have to hope he improves tremendously but can't see that happening. Props to him for actually giving a fuck about his defensive duties this season I guess...

Rex

He has gone from last season being our worst performer on a consistent basis, to this season being one of our better performers in every game. Sample size of this season is very, very small, but it is encouraging nonetheless.

Klaus

Rex wrote:
Sample size of this season is very, very small

And the bar for being one of our better players so far is very, very low. Still encouraging signs though just like you said.

People would do well to keep in mind that Walcott's flaws are mostly exacerbated whenever we're relying on him to make things happen. He's not the kind of player who should have that responsibility, because he's not that good. What he does contribute with is end product, pretty much regardless of the quality of the opposition, and in itself that's extremely valuable in football. A season where he only starts a few games in a row and mostly has to come off the bench to prove himself would probably do both him and us a world of good.

est

Theo being one of our better performers so far speaks more about others' form than him being any better than he usually is.

Having said that, hopefully he keeps on performing. If we are to get anything out of this season, all of the players that let us down last season (Ramsey, Walcott, Chamberlain) need to contribute this time round.

banduan

Eh, it's not like there hasn't been a season where Theo's been one of our best performers.

Qwiss

Klaus wrote:
People would do well to keep in mind that Walcott's flaws are mostly exacerbated whenever we're relying on him to make things happen. He's not the kind of player who should have that responsibility, because he's not that good. What he does contribute with is end product, pretty much regardless of the quality of the opposition, and in itself that's extremely valuable in football. A season where he only starts a few games in a row and mostly has to come off the bench to prove himself would probably do both him and us a world of good.

This is it. You can't expect Walcott to do things he's not made for. Like you can't expect Giroud to play off the shoulder or Ozil to score loads of goals. Wenger has put together the squad we have and when he asks players to do things that aren't in their wheelhouse only person should be blamed.

Clrnc

Thing is, his end product was mostly awful last season.

Qwiss

Another excellent game from Theo yesterday. Important impact on the first 3 goals and the pen/sending off.

Rohit

Theo is playing really well. He is making passes now he wouldn't normally make, he realizes he has more time. That one pass to Alexis in the first half which the latter hit over the bar was great bit of awareness.

I think we really tend to ignore the extent of damage sporadic injuries can do to a player's game in the short term.

Theo had started playing the no. 9 role exceedingly well before Wenger brought him on for the League Cup game and he got injured. Why we get so many injuries or hoard injury prone players in another subject.

Shady

Stay fit and maintain this level for another 4-5 weeks then I'll be convinced that Walcott is back.

Gunner89

What most people knew is that Theo isn't a forward and his limitations made him poor on the opposite wing.

No coincidence that a run in his best spot has led to a run of form.

Coombs

Think he's looked far, far better on the ball as well. He's changed a bit, he's had to adapt to losing a bit of pace and I wasn't expecting him to be able to. Fair play to him for that at least.

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