WALCOTT - which position is best etc?

[SteveO 35]

obviously if Denilson was to return he would be first choice in midfield instead of Arteta but the reports in the last week seem to suggest he is happy in Brazil for now. makes sense, he will want to try and get into the Brazil side for the World Cup and he can give himself 2 years to acclimatise if he stays there.

Youre trying too hard now, stop it

But none the less another entry in Red's Greatest Quote - Part II

"....if Denilson was to return he would be first choice in midfield"

Red is building his side for next season around a spine of Almunia, Djourou and Denilson......with no place for Chesney, but a gradual reintroduction of Wilshere

Red for Manager !

[Red Member]

ok I apologise for my last post.
that was over the top

denilson could be a good reserve back up player though if he ever returned

[SteveO 35]

ok I apologise for my last post.
that was over the top

denilson could be a good reserve back up player though if he ever returned

Yep, Wycombe are craving a back-up player to Eastmond....he'd fit in nicely there

[LDB]

denilson could be a good reserve back up player though if he ever returned

What the hell does this even mean? If hes not good enough to play for Arsenal then hes not good enough to play for Arsenal, full stop.

[Red Member]

ok it appears my denilson comments are continuing to annoy people even though I have already apologised for it on here.
he is in Brazil, good luck to him, I wont mention him again

[SteveO 35]

ok it appears my denilson comments are continuing to annoy people even though I have already apologised for it on here.
he is in Brazil, good luck to him, I wont mention him again

They don't annoy me mate....just asking you to explain why one of your favourite midfielders couldn't get into your top five CMs when I included him in the list available to choose from.

You are entitled to your opinions. Personally I would prefer to hear about what you think makes Denilson a decent player rather than just shoot you down for it

I'm not going to stop going on about Abou

[the moog]

Arsenal top league goal scorers so far:

RVP 26
Walcott 7
Arteta 6
Vermaelen 5
Gervinho 4

Arsenal top league assists so far:

RVP 11
Walcott 10
Song 10
Gervinho 6
Ramsey 6

Premier League top assists so far:

Silva 14
Valencia 13
Mata 12
Adebayor 12
Bale 11
Adam 11
Sessegnon 11
RVP 11
Walcott 10

I find it incredible that the player who is our second top goal scorer and our joint second assist provider comes in for so much stick. Granted Walcott can improve (as can any player) in his finishing, final ball and consistancy. But he is only 23... Only eight players in the entire top flight have more assists than him!

How many other 23 year old are regular performers in the Premiership, Champions League and international matches? He is also English which I feel is a huge plus for the club.

I have read people posting "He's not good enough for Arsenal" - well who do you propose would be a better and realistic replacement?

It's been great for me that since the recent rapid improvement of The Ox that Walcott's form has also really improved - that tells me that he is up for the fight to keep his place in the team.

the assist myth rears its ugly head again. the worlds worst stat

[nexum5me]

the problem is walcott gets himself into lots of very good positions, but doesn't always take the right option, and because he doesn't, he gets a lot of shit. when he stops getting himself into these positions full stop, then i'll start worrying.
not that i think he's amazing and world class blah blah, but at the moment we really don't have enough attacking options to be hounding out one of the few that actually delivers, albeit at a lower ratio of chances:correct decision ratio than most of us would like!

[1989]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

[nexum5me]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

but we won't, we'll bring in someone worse. that's my point

[1989]

obviously if Denilson was to return he would be first choice in midfield instead of Arteta

Another one to add to the list of absolute horseshit written by our resident WUM.

[1989]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

but we won't, we'll bring in someone worse. that's my point

The Ox is better, Ryo will be better. Podolski is going to be an improvement over him as well.

[nexum5me]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

but we won't, we'll bring in someone worse. that's my point

The Ox is better, Ryo will be better. Podolski is going to be an improvement over him as well.

ox is hot and cold, but a very good prospect. you really can't say ryo is better based on his few games for bolton, or on youtube vids of last season. he's just another "potential".
as for podolski? well A. we haven't actually signed him yet, and B. he was a waste of space at bayern, so while i'm really really hoping we not only DO get him, but that if we do he makes the step up this time, again you can't really say for sure if he's gonna be better.

so why not start with hounding out the REAL fucking shit, ie chamakh, and then move on to what is, whether you like it or not, our 2nd best attacking player, after we've actually brought in someone who proves to be better!

again, i'm not wacott's biggest fan, i don't think he's that great, but at the moment we haven't got much else to stick wide right and he'll probably play better with people cheering him rather than booing

[augie]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

but we won't, we'll bring in someone worse. that's my point

So you dont think the ox is better than him even at this stage ? The ox has more skills in his locker than walnut will ever have and I do wonder if wenger is leaving the ox out now for fear of what would happen if the ox took feo's place in engerlands squad for the euro's. Personally I hope the ox makes the squad regardless of walnut cos otherwise that dopey pearce will pick him for olympics and we wont get him back until god knows when

[nexum5me]

We could do far better than Walcott. That's the point.

but we won't, we'll bring in someone worse. that's my point

So you dont think the ox is better than him even at this stage ? The ox has more skills in his locker than walnut will ever have and I do wonder if wenger is leaving the ox out now for fear of what would happen if the ox took feo's place in engerlands squad for the euro's. Personally I hope the ox makes the squad regardless of walnut cos otherwise that dopey pearce will pick him for olympics and we wont get him back until god knows when

right now i'd start with ox on the left and walcott on the right, with gervinho ready to come off the bench should he be/when he is needed. hopefully we get podolski in the summer and hopefully he becomes an important player for us, and then in which case he takes the place of one of walcott or ox in the starting line.

i fucking feel sorry for ox should he dare to have a few bad games or not turn out to be the 2nd coming of maradona