re: Arsenal 2016/2017 Season Long Thread: 13 time FA Cup Champs

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I just tend to be realistic these days in that he's not good enough there.

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Go watch our games from the early part of last season. Walcott looked more than serviceable as a striker against Man U, Leicester, and others. In the ten games before his injury against Sheffield Weds. he had 5 goals and 3 assists. His style of play fits in extremely well with what both Alexis and Ozil like to do. We are a more fluid side with him in the team.

His confidence is the issue, not his ability. He had a poor half-season after returning from injury, that I won't deny, but to pretend he isn't good enough is forgetting how good he can be. The injury issue wasn't really his fault either, as he had a muscle injury after being thrown on in a League Cup game where he didn't have time to warm up properly.

For me, he's a more than serviceable forward. When he's confident, which he was for years before his ACL, he is as good a wide player as there is in the league. His stats back this up.