Not only has
Theo got the nod but he keeps his position as centre forward with Olivier Giroud having to make do with a place on the subs bench.
If Sanchez or
Theo get the nod as CF (that is when Sanogo is injured of course), players like Campbell, Ox and Gnabry will be sure get more game time.
Unless Oxlade and
Theo get the nod.
In fact the closest to Walcott for me were Francis Coquelin and Alex Iwobi but
Theo got the nod because he really stretched Hull with his pace and movement and took hos goal very well.
Not exact matches
Alexis Sanchez
gets the
nod so both Welbeck and Giroud will start on the bench and
Theo Walcott and Iwobi will play on either side of the Chilean striker.
its why wellbeck
gets the
nod, he's not as graceful or slick as
theo but wellbeck puts 110 % in the game.
Theo Walcott almost
got my
nod for Man of the Match because of his all round performance, especially before the break when his goal really set us on the way, but he was not so influential after the restart and Alexis Sanchez was dazzling at times, scoring a great goal and providing a lovely assist, so once again the Chilean was the main man for Arsenal.
Age — 23 Contract — 30.06.2018 Has
got five years in hand on his mate,
Theo, but the Ox's is another career that's stagnated to such an extent that such rare talents as Alex Iwobi and Jake Livermore are
getting the
nod ahead of him for club and country.
I have not gone a little bit crazy Arsenal fans, even though
Theo Walcott would usually
get the
nod over his England international team mate Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain for a place in the Arsenal starting line - up.
Let's
get real here.It is very unlikely that ANY professional player will ever say anything derogatory about a teammate that has just left the club.If Jack had said about Coq - «Grew up playing with him in the Youth Team and have fond memories of a player they though he had very limited ability he always gave his all.Very surprised and disappointed the club never invested in a World Class defensive midfielder that we have quite obviously been lacking for a number of seasons and would no doubt have improved the defensive weakness we have shown over a number of seasons» we would have echoed his thoughts entirely.If he had said about
Theo - «A player who should have been so much better than he ended up being.He had everything needed to be a prolific player for our club but I can understand the fans frustrations with his continued lack - lustre performances and total lack of a football brain.I think this is best explained by the managers preference to play a player of such limited ability as Alex Iwobi in front of
Theo pretty much says it all» we again would have all
nodded our agreement.Although Jack never mentioned Alexis Sanchez I would imagine something along the lines of «If the Manager had not persisted with players with such limited ability such as Francis and
Theo and instead bought the world class players needed into the club then Sanchez would still most likely be here.The fans must wonder what the hell goes on at the club as they pay fortunes for the privalage of following our club but it seems the millions generated ends up purchasing a new Texas Ranch for the Owner or in a yearly renumeration of # 9million pounds to our manager».
Along with Andros Townsend, Walcott is the clear option to replace Lallana and the Spurs player is not in great form so hopefully
Theo will
get the
nod and play well.
Considering both of them are only back i would imagine that @galen has a point and i think
Theo will
get the
nod.
Alexis Sanchez is a huge blow down the left wing if he doesn't make the cut so it looks like
Theo Walcott will
get the
nod again, ahead of Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.
Wenger made two changes from the Community Shield victory over Chelsea, with Olivier Giroud
getting the
nod in attack over
Theo Walcott against the Hammers last weekend.
The likes of Jack Wilshere and
Theo Walcott are hoping to earn a place in the England squad for the European Championships and the duo will probably
get the
nod to start against Villa.
Upfront for the Gunners however,
Theo Walcott failed to deliver despite
getting the
nod from the boss to lead the front line for the first time this season.