As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Bendtners Drinking Buddy wrote:His performance on Sunday was up there with one of the most feckless, cowardly performance ive ever seen.
The bloke hides and that's simply not acceptable.
Worst player in the squad - by some distance, yet one of the highest paid.
There are things that drive us all potty, Ramsey back heeling the ball out of play, Giroud missing a sitter, Ozil sauntering about, Alexis losing possession.....a lot, someone in the back 4 going into full calamity mode etc. etc.
But at least they are getting involved in the game to make a ball sack of things!! I don't think I've ever seen such a cowardly anonymous performance as the one from that prick last Sunday. How many times did he touch the ball? Actually, wasn't there a game a few weeks back where he only touched it 4 times? Prick
Nos89 wrote:I wish people would stop picking on him...if he makes the runs and no one passes to him how can he influence the game? There seems to be a culture of picking on the English talent we have at the club. Iwobi has made quite a few substitute appearances and yet to have an assist or goal to his name.
I went on Sunday and off the ball he wasn't make any runs at all. He was just hiding behind defenders and after the first 30 seconds any movement he did make was brainless and unhelpful.
Is Iwobi another striker being crammed into the wing role? He looked like he'd been pulled from the crowd Sunday, why he kept coming short for the ball I have no idea.
Just like 3 or 4 years ago - his best position is wherever he is playing when a new contract is being negotiated. Otherwise he doesn't have a best anything.
Walcott needs to go. We need to sell him for our own reasons (he isnt good enough and is behind Campbell, Welbeck, Sanchez, Chamberlain and possibly even Gnabry in the pecking order), and two, he needs to be at a club with lower expectations. To think, this guy wants to play down the middle, when in 10 years, has only ever scored more than 10 league goals in one of those seasons.
God I hope its true. English players do go for premium prices and we should really take advantage.
I dont see Theo as striker, and Sanchez, Welbeck, Campbell, Chamberlain, Iwobi and possibly even Gnaby should all play ahead of him on the wing.
Theo is 26 - this is it for him, he has peaked and reached his glass ceiling. All he is, is a pacey wide player with a below average goal return 82 goals in 333 games for the club, which is 0.24 goals per game. And the problem for Theo, is thats all he can offer. All we can expect from Theo is goals. He cant contribute to the passing game given his ball control is horrible. He isnt Giggs or Pires - he has no vision, finesse, or passing ability. He is a two trick pony - pace and goals. and the goals arnt there, he showed promise 2013 when as a 23 year old scored 21 in all competitions, but since has scored 19 goals in 3 years.
I am a massive fan of Walcott's, have been for a while.
That being said, if West Ham have really offered us £27m for him, let's do it. Campbell is a natural replacement and ideally, the funds would be reinvested.
L-O-L, they have seen wally play, right? If all he has is goals, he doesn't have many of those in him. That said, he won't have defences building a brick wall against most teams that Wham play like we do when we've tippy tappied the ball up to the edge of their box, and he will be able to use his pace a bit more - for the next couple of year before it too, goes.
If it's true let's snap the elastic band off the notes before they put them back in the bank.
P.S. I hope he's not starting tonight. I want to see Campbell and Welbs putting heart and soul into a performance tonight.
God I hope its true. English players do go for premium prices and we should really take advantage.
I dont see Theo as striker, and Sanchez, Welbeck, Campbell, Chamberlain, Iwobi and possibly even Gnaby should all play ahead of him on the wing.
Theo is 26 - this is it for him, he has peaked and reached his glass ceiling. All he is, is a pacey wide player with a below average goal return 82 goals in 333 games for the club, which is 0.24 goals per game. And the problem for Theo, is thats all he can offer. All we can expect from Theo is goals. He cant contribute to the passing game given his ball control is horrible. He isnt Giggs or Pires - he has no vision, finesse, or passing ability. He is a two trick pony - pace and goals. and the goals arnt there, he showed promise 2013 when as a 23 year old scored 21 in all competitions, but since has scored 19 goals in 3 years.
Walcott goes to West Ham and ends up in the champions league with them at our expense.
By all accounts, Theo was a late developer; all explosive pace but little football ability. What he needed was a move to a club where he’d be taught to make the most of his physical attributes whilst being schooled in the finer aspects of the game.
What he got was 10 years of Wenger and his famous 5-a-sides, and he looks like he hasn’t a fucking clue.
I’ve defended him (to a degree) from some of the abuse he’s taken on here but I’m at the end of my rope now; Walcott is a fraud and there can be no argument made against his removal from the side, and then the club, at the earliest opportunity.
his performances do need to get a bit more consistent but we are now talking about a player who has featured in wins over Barcelona and Spain this year.
I think his problem still is that he fades after about an hour. He is at his best at the start of a game.
therefore if Walcott starts then RVP must start as well. There is no point bringing RVP on after an hour when Walcott starts to get tired - as we saw in the game v Marseille. Far better to start them both and bring them both off after an hour when we should then be leading
his performances do need to get a bit more consistent but we are now talking about a player who has featured in wins over Barcelona and Spain this year.
I think his problem still is that he fades after about an hour. He is at his best at the start of a game.
therefore if Walcott starts then RVP must start as well. There is no point bringing RVP on after an hour when Walcott starts to get tired - as we saw in the game v Marseille. Far better to start them both and bring them both off after an hour when we should then be leading
Just had to dig this one up.
Good old Bent Member really had no clue about football did he?
gp543 wrote:I am a massive fan of Walcott's, have been for a while.
That being said, if West Ham have really offered us £27m for him, let's do it. Campbell is a natural replacement and ideally, the funds would be reinvested.
