He has the ability to stretch and work opponents into the ground which allows other attacking players to exploit extra space and time allowed on the ball that he creates. (arsenalfcblog.com)
He was the only effective attacker for much of the game and he was often taking on 2 or 3 defenders and had some good success but was rarely supported by other attacking players who did not seem to want to get forward at all. (justarsenal.com)
With the currently high fitness level of other attacking players Wenger is willing to give Walcott much more time to recover from his 14 months injury layoff. (justarsenal.com)