No it doesn't he has been playing football for Arsenal for a number of years now and is continuously training and playing games, his ball control WILL NOT suddenly improve because he older. He's played enough games now to at his peak in terms of technical ability he wont improve his ability any further. I agree with Gent on this and if a big offer comes to the table then I would sell him straight away.
I think your an idiot as do most other people. If they dont, they are also idiots. Walcott isnt half the player Nani is.
I have to agree on this, the stats don't show everything and Nani is more technically gifted and offers far more to the team overall
Haha Gcym, it was only in relation to his claim that Walcott is as good as Nani. 4 years ago perhaps, but Nani has gone on to be a very important player for club and country and people think because some daft United fans underrate him it must mean hes poor. Far from, hes our best winger and the best winger in the league. There is no contest, a bad season for Nani is what others consider a good season. Even our own players. Valencias best ever season at United was as good as Nanis worst in 3 years.... Of course because he doesnt graft and run around for no reason english fans and there lack of sense think thats not what your supposed to do, for some reason they dont understand why we have an attack and a defence and are hellbent on United having players who can do both well but not do one or the other to a much higher standard.
Totally agree with this. If he doesn't have a first touch by now he never will, he trains every single day. What WILL improve is decision making and elements of his technique (for shooting and passing), but if he doesn't have a first touch now he never will.
Football isn't sprinting, it isn't a 10 second stint. His stamina would not be the same which means he wouldn't be able to do as many sprints throughout the 90 minutes. There is a reason that footballers who age the best are those that have a great "football brain". They are still able to offer a lot despite losing pace, tracking back less, and generally not working as hard throughout the pitch. Walcott is the absolute opposite of a player with a great football brain. It is a well accepted notion throughout all sports, that technique in an athlete is developed in their teens. This is relevant in all sports. Are there players with not so great technique that make it in top competitions? Sure, they rely on other aspects (in Walcott's case it is pace). But the point is if you are a professional, you won't be in isolation. You will get 10,000 hrs of practice, your peers will get 10,000 hrs of practice. If you have great technique by your mid teens, after 10,000 hrs of practice you will refine to make better use of that technique. If you had **** technique by your mid teens, after 10,000 hrs of practice you will have slightly less **** technique. Here is Wenger himself on the topic: (from around minute 3) [video=youtube;8G8E01bn7J4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G8E01bn7J4[/video]
I rate Walcott highly, but I think his reading of the game and first touch has improved dramatically over the past 2 seasons. His main problem is he is a little lightweight and can be easily muscled off the ball. On a smaller pitch, he can be inneffective. I am surprised so many people think he can play through the middle. Usually the small fast forward is more stocky and strong. He also suffers the problem of all wingers, in that if a full back marks them tightly, then he can be taken ot of the game. It does create space for another player but if they are not good enough to take advantage of the space created, it looks like the winger is not having a good game. Make no mistake, a lot of the goals created for RVP were due to Walcott, even if he did not provide the assist directly. Beckham used to suffer a lot from this. His crosses were so dangerous, that the FB would man mark him out of the game, and the rest of the team were not good enough to take advantage of the massive space behind the full back. With England, Neville couldn't get forward on an overlap to save his life, England CFs etc. wont leave the penalty area (except Heskey which was why he got played so much), and playing a 4-4-2 the midfield can't gamble by going wide in case they get counter-attacked.
