WALCOTT - which position is best etc?

[Red Member]

the moog

try getting a bit of consistency into your posts

first of all you said that against Spurs Walcott was atrocious (which leads me to believe you are not actually an Arsenal supporter)
then 10 minutes later you say that before the Spurs game he has been shocking practically all season.

sorry but you are not making much sense. I wont even comment on the list of players you think are better than Walcott

[the moog]

the moog

try getting a bit of consistency into your posts

first of all you said that against Spurs Walcott was atrocious (which leads me to believe you are not actually an Arsenal supporter)
then 10 minutes later you say that before the Spurs game he has been shocking practically all season.

sorry but you are not making much sense. I wont even comment on the list of players you think are better than Walcott

walnut in the first half against the y***s was appalling and as i said he should have been substituted at half time. and yes prior to the y**d game he had been shocking, thats not to say he's been good since but he has scored some goals granted.

[the moog]

the moog

try getting a bit of consistency into your posts

first of all you said that against Spurs Walcott was atrocious (which leads me to believe you are not actually an Arsenal supporter)
then 10 minutes later you say that before the Spurs game he has been shocking practically all season.

sorry but you are not making much sense. I wont even comment on the list of players you think are better than Walcott

no please do as they have been performing all season

[mikeyb772001]

Walcott is the here and now and he IS producing. the african with the hair problem IS not

Same number of assists as Theo though mate. According to Stats , not RVP

to be honest both Theo and gerv are not class enough to be in a starting 11. neither would get in the team of 2004 or come close.

If Theo played like he did against chavs away or scum 2nd half EVERY GAME then yes I would be happy. But sadly he wont as those games were one offs and not a true reflection of his skills. He is a great impact player but not strong enough for our starting 11 if were competing next season

If somebody like Hazard came , along with OX after his protection period and the likes of podolski Theo wouldn’t get a look in.

Nor would Gervinho.

Gervinho had a so called good year last season in the French league. He was known for having no composure on the ball, bad final touch and bad finishing.
That being said he was worker and corrected his mistakes in games where he had ample chances to make those corrections. In the prem he doesn’t have that luxury so I don’t see how he will ever come good if he couldn’t do it in France when he had more time and space then he wont do it here.

I hope Theo is dropped or just goes to be honest as we could get a much better player in for sure. Same with 4head

[QuartzGooner]

the moog

try getting a bit of consistency into your posts

first of all you said that against Spurs Walcott was atrocious (which leads me to believe you are not actually an Arsenal supporter)
then 10 minutes later you say that before the Spurs game he has been shocking practically all season.

sorry but you are not making much sense. I wont even comment on the list of players you think are better than Walcott

walnut in the first half against the y***s was appalling and as i said he should have been substituted at half time. and yes prior to the y**d game he had been shocking, thats not to say he's been good since but he has scored some goals granted.

Walcott has not been shocking all season.

He started the season well, struggled in the middle of the season and has come back into form.

No coincidence that this coincided with Sagna being out.

Plus as a team I have long maintained we have a problem with a lack of runners into the box when a player has the ball out wide and is looking to make a pass.

Finally we are seeing some redress to the situation, with Vermaelen and Song making an effort to bomb it forward.
I hope Ramsey can be another who does so, because it was something he did well in his first season for us, on the limited occasions he played.
I think he has a lack of confidence at the moment but can bounce back.

[SteveO 35]

I have had a look at his recent league record

v Blackburn 3 assists
v Sunderland - pitch was too bumpyv Spurs 2 goals
v Liverpool - did ok
v Newcastle 1 assist
v Everton - ok he doesnt like Merseyside
v Aston Villa - 1 goal

seems he produces every other game at the moment which is good but maybe not world class so fair enough.
if he continues to produce every other game though like he has been doing I will settle for that!

If you'd have phrased that "Overall, I believe that the pitch was very poor" I would have sworn Arsene was infiltrating this forum

[mcdowell42]

I have had a look at his recent league record

v Blackburn 3 assists
v Sunderland - pitch was too bumpyv Spurs 2 goals
v Liverpool - did ok
v Newcastle 1 assist
v Everton - ok he doesnt like Merseyside
v Aston Villa - 1 goal

seems he produces every other game at the moment which is good but maybe not world class so fair enough.
if he continues to produce every other game though like he has been doing I will settle for that!

If you'd have phrased that "Overall, I believe that the pitch was very poor" I would have sworn Arsene was infiltrating this forum

Stevo you got there b4 i did the pitch was too bumpy classic RED.Im trying to have my tea at the min and everytime i read 1 of reds posts i have to stop eating in case i choke on my food laughing.

[clockender1]

I just read that the club are not going to look at it until the summer, which surprised me given his recent upturn in form and the words of support from the club, and the new contracts issued to Djourou (why ?) and Rosicky.

Then I thought, are Arsenal and Arsene finally being smart ?

With the Euros in June, there's a high probability Theo (and Jack, ffs) will come back crocked and miss the start, part of or most of the 2012/13 season.

so depending on if there is an injury, they either offer him a low contract or sell him to Chelski or Liverpool, or he does well at the Euro's and stays injury free and they give him a decent contract.

in the past i'm pretty sure they would have signed him up now. but at least this time it seems we won't be saddled with another inconsistent crock on a high wage that we can't offload again !

either way, he's going to be 2nd to the OX

[1989]

1989

Ryo has still got to prove it though.
Walcott already has at Premier League, Champions League and International level.

augie

yes Dempsey is not bad but Piennar? How can you seriously compare him with Walcott!! Wum alert

What has Walnut proved at international level apart from the Croatia game?

Ryo already looks a much better and more natural winger than Feo. Yes he hasn't proved anything but he's only played 5 PL games as opposed to Feo who has 200+ appearances and still hasn't progressed. Ryo has by far the bigger potential; surely you can't deny that.

The Ox is also on another level entirely to Walnut.

Walnut will always be an average player at best till his pace deteriorates at which point he will be playing in the lower leagues as there aren't any other skills in his game he can fall back to. Ryo and the Ox on the other hand possess lots of other skills to go with their pace. I think Walnut's days here are numbered myself. Liverpool bound next season imo.

[1989]

considering Walcott is probably our 2nd most important player then yes £100,000 per week seems fair enough.
keeping hold of him is just as important as keeping hold of RVP.

[1989]

I have had a look at his recent league record

v Blackburn 3 assists
v Sunderland - pitch was too bumpy
v Spurs 2 goals
v Liverpool - did ok
v Newcastle 1 assist
v Everton - ok he doesnt like Merseyside
v Aston Villa - 1 goal

seems he produces every other game at the moment which is good but maybe not world class so fair enough.
if he continues to produce every other game though like he has been doing I will settle for that!

Bollox he was absolutely atrocious against the victims and gave every ball away. Not to mention he couldn't outpace Enrique at any point.

And is 'the pitch was too bumpy' code for 'he was a bit shit'?

[STLgooner89]

I have had a look at his recent league record

v Blackburn 3 assists
v Sunderland - pitch was too bumpy
v Spurs 2 goals
v Liverpool - did ok
v Newcastle 1 assist
v Everton - ok he doesnt like Merseyside
v Aston Villa - 1 goal

seems he produces every other game at the moment which is good but maybe not world class so fair enough.
if he continues to produce every other game though like he has been doing I will settle for that!

Bollox he was absolutely atrocious against the victims and gave every ball away. Not to mention he couldn't outpace Enrique at any point.



And is 'the pitch was too bumpy' code for 'he was a bit shit'?

Agree that Ryo and Ox are both more skilled players. Hell, so is Coquelin! If Walcott was playing as a second forward off the defenders like Hernandez or Welbeck does then he would be considered a lot better. When he can run inside and get behind the defense he can be damaging, like he did against villa. It's just impossible to tell whether he is going to be sh*t or get a goal or two. Against spuds he did both; tripping over his own feet and shadow in the first half but then popping up for two goals in the second!!

Hopefully the Ox will be starting a lot more next season which will reduce theo's chances to look terrible.

[North-Bank-1987]

considering Walcott is probably our 2nd most important player then yes £100,000 per week seems fair enough.
keeping hold of him is just as important as keeping hold of RVP.

[Red Member]

considering Walcott is probably our 2nd most important player then yes £100,000 per week seems fair enough.
keeping hold of him is just as important as keeping hold of RVP.

I dont get what is so funny.
if we dont offer £100,000 per week there are plenty of other clubs that will.

[arseofacrow]

I dont get what is so funny.
if we dont offer £100,000 per week there are plenty of other clubs that will.

ok