Walcott explained the head to head encounters in his autobiography growing up fast which was published almost two years ago, although much of its contents has never been seen on the internet. 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. Robin van persies goalscoring record is remarkable says. Family man robin van persie is a hit on and off the pitch. 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. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Having read various football fiction books from 23 authors my 7 year old son regards theo walcotts books as some of the best. This season has been frustrating for theo walcott, and competition intensifies.
Early theo walcott goal fails to mask arsenals soft underbelly. 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. Manchester united in bid to reunite robin van persie with theo. But in arsenals current system, walcott also has to support robin van persie when the play is progressing upfield on the opposite flank and. In that hes looking forward to the german international feeding him in the box. Ian kingtonafpgetty imagesrobin van persie has been in a rich vein of form this year, in part due to the improved linkup play between him and theo walcott. 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. Theo walcott wears the new puma arsenal kit for season at london colney on april 2014 in st albans, england. Van persie diving header challenge ronaldos road to the. 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. 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.
He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed. As theo walcott faces arsenal for first time since everton. Theo james walcott born 16 march 1989 is an english professional footballer who plays as a. Perspective is a funny thing, and those making realtime decisions never have its luxury. 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 v chelsea as it happened paul doyle football. 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 juga spesialis set piece dan sejumlah besar assist nya datang dari kedua sudut dan. 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. Theo walcott can reach new heights alongside the flying.
In the aftermath of songs red card, a page from theo walcotts book theo. Evertons cenk tosun targets goals as theo walcott completes. Robin van persie of arsenal celebrates with teammate theo walcott after scoring the first goal during. Theo walcott latest news, breaking stories and comment.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. He has been married to melanie slade since june 22, 20. Theo walcott remains the great arsenal mystery telegraph.
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. Theo walcott has warned the premier league to watch out as he posed for a picture with arsenal new boy alexis sanchez on thursday. But even without its probing lens, it was safe to say that 2006 marked a landmark year of sorts. 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. All of theo walcotts fa cup goals after arsenal man equals ian wrights competition tally.
He is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. Dawn sky b011 arsenal robin van persie thomas vermaelen theo walcott poster art wall pictures for living room canvas fabric cloth print. Puncaknya ketika memimpin dengan 11 assist pada musim premier league 200809. Theo walcotts salary see what theo walcott earns in. Theo james walcott born 16 march 1989 is an english footballer who plays for arsenal and the england national team. Robin van persie wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. For the first time, theo walcott takes fans right inside his world. Theo walcott completely disses robin van persie in book extract. He is the record goal scorer of all time for the netherlands national team. Theo walcott sets up another rout football the guardian. Arsenal can mount title challenge without robin van. As theo walcott faces arsenal for first time since everton move, was he an emirates hit or miss. Theo walcott looking to pen upbeat chapter in his football tale with. Arsenals theo walcott talks about comparisons to thierry henry, missing robin van persie, all whilst honing his keepyup skills.
Culann and i were in more or less instant agreement that this month, arsenals best player has been theo walcott. Walcott sale makes sense as long as wenger can reinvest in arsenal squad. Theo walcott was born on march 16, 1989 in stanmore, london, england. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on theo walcott. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 26, 2010. Theo walcott could never come out of the shadows of the number 14 jersey at arsenal and expectations to emulate his predecessor. 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. Van persie is world class, says walcott the independent. Theo walcott swaps shirts with robin van persie in. Arsene wenger must alter arsenal formation to get best out of theo. View the player profile of everton forward theo walcott, including statistics and photos, on the official website of the premier league.
Theo walcott deserves more recognition for being an. Although when i saw those clips of henry in the middle i was thinking woow theo you got such a longggg way to go. Theo walcott recounts an incident in which he and rvp have a dispute. Theo walcott has avoided an andre santosstyle backlash from arsenal fans despite swapping shirts with robin van persie on sunday. 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. Arsenal book place in champions league group stages after jittery win. Theo walcotts book imaginatively entitled growing up fast came out in september last year and sees the england winger talk about his. Heres what van persie said about walcott after the england wingers two goals and superb second half display against tottenham. Van persie has repeatedly expressed his admiration for teammates arteta, alex song and theo walcott. Sanchezs arsenal exit is less painful than van persies. Theo walcott could never come out of the shadows of the number 14. Theo walcott writes his name in arsenal record books with.
As he turns 30, a look at theo walcotts weird and disappointing. Walcotts chosen books are harry potter and the philosophers stone by jk. There have been reports of the arsenal captain, robin van persie. Back in april, wenger was asked about why theo walcott had failed to kick on. Of the players signed along with or after walcott, how many fulfilled their potential under wenger. Extract from walcotts new book about his arguments with rvp. See more ideas about theo walcott, arsenal fc and arsenal.
Van persie took his calendar year goal tally to an amazing. Walcott won the bbc young sports personality of the year award in 2006 he was the subject of worldwide media attention. When the name of theo walcott was included in the england squad for the 2006 world cup, shock waves ran through the football world. 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. Tune in to trace sports sky channel 442 this saturday at 9. Five years later, theo walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. All of theo walcotts fa cup goals after arsenal man. Thats what walcott is coming up against in our book of legends. Secondhalf strikes from robin van persie and theo walcott secured arsenals place in the group stages of the champions. Walcott wants to take centre stage for arsenal in van. As the english heart of the brilliant young arsenal team, he has become a firm favourite at the emirates stadium. Theo walcott thinks robin van persie should be regarded as one of the best strikers in the world after his recent goalscoring exploits. The first two were published in april 2010, with the latter two being published in august 2010.