goodbye theo

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:41 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
This Is The Daybreak wrote:It is interesting reading how three years ago some fans wanted Walcott out and thought Diaby had the potential to be world class!
3 years ago Diaby HAD the potential. But unfortunately he hasn't moved forward at all and is actually less of a player now than he was then, probably due to oppo players now knowing how to handle him.

tbf a few of the posters had him sussed even back then.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:54 pm

goonersid wrote:
DB10GOONER wrote:
This Is The Daybreak wrote:It is interesting reading how three years ago some fans wanted Walcott out and thought Diaby had the potential to be world class!
3 years ago Diaby HAD the potential. But unfortunately he hasn't moved forward at all and is actually less of a player now than he was then, probably due to oppo players now knowing how to handle him.
tbf a few of the posters had him sussed even back then.

True. But in all honesty I tend to not put much faith in people that just write a player off after a couple of bad performances. Diaby had potential back then and in a few games he looked the real deal. My thoughts were now he has to start doing that in every game he plays, but he didn't. I think he's been given long enough to deliver. As have Comedy Eboue, Denilson, Benny, Vela and Coco.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:35 pm

Walcott has had his first season with a proper pre-season and has done well in most games, though I was there for the Stoke game and he was awful.

But would not sell him, when fit he would always be in the team for me, though slight of build he has bottle, has positional versatility and as others have pointed out we need pace in the team.

Clichy, Walcott and Nasri are probably the only three genuine fast players now, team has slowed since days of Cole > Pires > Henry > Goal.