Comments on: Theo signs new deal – what can he achieve at Arsenal?

By: Jonny

Jonny — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:27:14 +0000

The comparisons to Henry are unhelpful at best and pointless at worst. Players like Henry come along very, very rarely and it is likely Theo will never be that good.

Nonetheless his youth is still a big factor and the potential is definitely there to see. To claim he is just an athlete turned footballer or a ‘push and run merchant’ is short sighted and does him a grave disservice. He has incredible balance and has shown moments of breathtaking close control but only in glimpses.

His decision making needs to improve (but has already come on leaps and bounds) and I wish he had a little more self-belief.

Regardless this is a quality footballer who is still learning his trade and will no doubt make another significant leap in progress in the next season. People forget that youngsters like Fabregas are freaks – they are far from the norm: Cole didn’t even get into the Arsenal side until he was 23…

By: nofrillz

nofrillz — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:57:44 +0000

don’t fprget tough, Thierry started out as a push & run merchant too on the left wing. it took arsene wenger to put him on the path to greatness

By: tony

tony — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:16:47 +0000

i think you r being too generous to walcott. the only thing he has is pace. thats it. no skill no ball control, loses the ball too many times. at times im sorry to say he’s been as bad as ebuoe. a remember a game against birmingham last season when he was the worst player on the pitch dint give a single pass right. his final ball is nonexistent. he is an athlete turned footballer. but he’s young so he can only improve

By: phil

phil — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:31:21 +0000

Pace alone is not good enough. He needs to work on his other repertoire of football skills like Henry and very important, on his decision making. Too often, his final ball and the decision to pass or run with the ball are made wrongly resulting in loss of the ball. He needs to fix that for next season. Oh and bulk up his upper body in the summer to prevent another shoulder type injury.

By: weg

weg — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:24:56 +0000

I love Theo Walcott, but £60,000 a week is a lot of money. He’s got a lot of potential but has he truly arrived as a first-teamer? As a game-breaker? Before the Man Utd games, I would’ve said yes. Now, I’m not sure. He was shackled pretty well by Evra and Rooney.

Let’s hope Theo improves next season as well. Maybe he’ll get a few starts up top. Maybe he’ll work out the difference between when to cross and when to shoot. Maybe he’ll score more goals. I hope so, because we’ll need him to improve for the team to have a genuine chance of winning something next year.

By: JoJo

JoJo — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:08:39 +0000

Tried to find the wage figure you quoted, can’t find it anywhere. The question is does he deserve £60,000. On the whole given recent performances perhaps, he has had only two weak games IMO. Now he has to perform like a senior player more often, picking up the team single handedly like he did against Villarreal. Needs to drift more central to make a more devastating impact. The timing of this news is interesting though isn’t it?

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:51:30 +0000

If we can keep the same squad next season, I think we’ll have a good chance of silverwear. We need one more good defender (really good!!) and we’re there. I play for a team in my home town (I know it’s nothing like Arsenal) and it’s been the same squad for the last 4 years and we’re awesome!. The reason being is because we’ve bonded together as a team.
Arshavin will be fantastic next season.
Walcott will be fantastic (much improved).
Song the bong will be fantastic (Very much improved).
We have such a good team and manager, just keep the faith.
RED ARMY.

By: Mr B

Mr B — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:32:39 +0000

I would love to believe in him but technically he has a lot to learn. Sure he’s got pace but he fails to use trickery. Henry could use his feet to skin defenders whilst Theo usally just pushes and runs.

Apparantly he’ll get his chance to play up front next season. lets hope he has more french guile to his game!