Theo walcott sets up another rout football the guardian. Theo walcott has admitted that he would love to partner robin van persie upfront at arsenal, with the winger still learning where his strengths are in different positions. Van persie diving header challenge ronaldos road to the. Having read various football fiction books from 23 authors my 7 year old son regards theo walcotts books as some of the best. Theo walcott has revealed that he came to blows with former teammate robin van persie on several occasions while the dutchman was at arsenal. Van persie is world class, says walcott the independent. Theo walcott slots home a vital goal to make it 31 on aggregate to arsenal against udinese 80 great ball from song through to van persie, but he tries to get the ball back onto his left foot and. Breaking from that knot of markers, walcott ran parallel with the 18yard area, drew one more opponent towards him, then picked out robin van persie s run into the area.
Robin van persie smashed a stunning volley as good as any in arsenals 125year history to give the gunners a 10 win over everton at the emirates stadium. Arsenals theo walcott talks about comparisons to thierry henry, missing robin van persie, all whilst honing his keepyup skills. When the name of theo walcott was included in the england squad for the 2006 world cup, shock waves ran through the football worldbut no one was more surprised than theo himself. Heres what van persie said about walcott after the england wingers two goals and superb second half display against tottenham. The first two were published in april 2010, with the latter two being published in august 2010. Robin van persie wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Theo walcott wrote his name into arsenals history books after netting his 100th goal walcott struck in the second half to bring up his century of goals for arsenal even on monday night at sutton. Theo walcott swaps shirts with robin van persie in. Robin van persie will return from suspension for the second leg as could samir nasri, although his exit to manchester city. As theo walcott faces arsenal for first time since everton move, was he an emirates hit or miss. Theo walcott writes his name in arsenal record books with. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. Robin van persie of arsenal celebrates with teammate theo walcott after scoring the first goal during. See more ideas about theo walcott, arsenal fc and arsenal.
Arsene wenger must alter arsenal formation to get best out of theo. For the first time, theo walcott takes fans right inside his world. We took van persie when he played in the reserve team at feyenoord, wenger said. Villa had raced into a two goal lead through richard dunne and darren bent before robin van persie halved the deficit from the penalty spot. Tune in to trace sports sky channel 442 this saturday at 9. Theo walcott could never come out of the shadows of the number 14 jersey at arsenal and expectations to emulate his predecessor. Theo walcott thinks robin van persie should be regarded as one of the best strikers in the world after his recent goalscoring exploits. Theo walcott remains the great arsenal mystery telegraph. As the english heart of the brilliant young arsenal team, he has become a firm favourite at the emirates stadium. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on theo walcott. Secondhalf strikes from robin van persie and theo walcott secured arsenals place in the group stages of the champions. Maybe not all of it, such as getting sent off at sunderland for that ridiculous stamp on the goalkeeper, but we werent saying too many bad things about him when he got in the verbal fight with krul a year and a half ago.
Walcott wants to take centre stage for arsenal in van. Thats what walcott is coming up against in our book of legends. Van persie has repeatedly expressed his admiration for teammates arteta, alex song and theo walcott. Extract from walcotts new book about his arguments with rvp. All of theo walcotts fa cup goals after arsenal man equals ian wrights competition tally. Theo walcott completely disses robin van persie in book extract. Dawn sky b011 arsenal robin van persie thomas vermaelen theo walcott poster art wall pictures for living room canvas fabric cloth print. Theo walcotts salary see what theo walcott earns in. Robin van persie and theo walcott were on target as arsenal came from behind against udinese to seal progress through to the champions league group stage.
Van persie became public enemy number one at arsenal in 2012 after completing his controversial. Theo walcotts book imaginatively entitled growing up fast came out in september last year and sees the england winger talk about his. As he turns 30, a look at theo walcotts weird and disappointing. Five years later, theo walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. Theo walcott is ready to fill the void left in the arsenal side by robin van persies ankle injury, especially if the englishman is given the chance to impress in his preferred central striker role. Arsenal can mount title challenge without robin van. Theo walcott has warned the premier league to watch out as he posed for a picture with arsenal new boy alexis sanchez on thursday. Theo walcott latest news, breaking stories and comment. Theo walcott could never come out of the shadows of the number 14. Theo walcott has avoided an andre santosstyle backlash from arsenal fans despite swapping shirts with robin van persie on sunday. With robin van persie, samir nasri and cesc fabregas all having left the emirates, walcott was one of arsenals key men, and the arrival of mesut. In the aftermath of songs red card, a page from theo walcotts book theo. Robin van persies goalscoring record is remarkable says.
When the name of theo walcott was included in the england squad for the 2006 world cup, shock waves ran through the football world. All of theo walcotts fa cup goals after arsenal man. Van persie took his calendar year goal tally to an amazing. Theo walcott talks thierry henry, rvp, and practices his. In that hes looking forward to the german international feeding him in the box. Van persie juga spesialis set piece dan sejumlah besar assist nya datang dari kedua sudut dan. Although when i saw those clips of henry in the middle i was thinking woow theo you got such a longggg way to go. He is the record goal scorer of all time for the netherlands national team. View the player profile of everton forward theo walcott, including statistics and photos, on the official website of the premier league. Holiday to the maldives in 7 hours, 1 minute and 12 seconds, theo walcott would have earned enough money to go on holiday to the maldives. As theo walcott faces arsenal for first time since everton.
Puncaknya ketika memimpin dengan 11 assist pada musim premier league 200809. Sport football theo walcott can reach new heights alongside the flying dutchman the winger told us yesterday he could form a devastating partnership with robin van persie and just a few hours. Culann and i were in more or less instant agreement that this month, arsenals best player has been theo walcott. Theo walcott looking to pen upbeat chapter in his football tale with. Of the players signed along with or after walcott, how many fulfilled their potential under wenger. Arsenal book place in champions league group stages after jittery win. Not that there werent other contenders bacary sagna and per mertesacker were superbly consistent as usual, while koscielny was immense as ever. But in arsenals current system, walcott also has to support robin van persie when the play is progressing upfield on the opposite flank and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Perspective is a funny thing, and those making realtime decisions never have its luxury. Evertons cenk tosun targets goals as theo walcott completes. Early theo walcott goal fails to mask arsenals soft underbelly. Theo walcott was born on march 16, 1989 in stanmore, london, england. Walcott sale makes sense as long as wenger can reinvest in.
But even without its probing lens, it was safe to say that 2006 marked a landmark year of sorts. Theo james walcott born 16 march 1989 is an english footballer who plays for arsenal and the england national team. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed. Robins always been a bit of a cunt, we knew that when he was with us and to be honest im sure thats what a lot of us liked about him. Theo walcott can reach new heights alongside the flying. Arsenal v chelsea as it happened paul doyle football.
He has been married to melanie slade since june 22, 20. Though arsene wenger has confirmed he intends to sign a new striker in january as a result of van persies ankle injury, one that will sideline the. Theo walcott deserves more recognition for being an. Theo walcott wears the new puma arsenal kit for season at london colney on april 2014 in st albans, england. Sanchezs arsenal exit is less painful than van persies. This season has been frustrating for theo walcott, and competition intensifies. Walcott sale makes sense as long as wenger can reinvest in arsenal squad. Family man robin van persie is a hit on and off the pitch. Walcott won the bbc young sports personality of the year award in 2006 he was the subject of worldwide media attention. Back in april, wenger was asked about why theo walcott had failed to kick on. Walcotts chosen books are harry potter and the philosophers stone by jk. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. There have been reports of the arsenal captain, robin van persie.