General/Non-Spurs Transfers

[Spurrific]

Tbf his main asset is pace and I literally cannot think of a single Everton player, let alone forward who I would call pacey

Bolasie?

 

[cookiemonster]

This Walcott transfer just highlights how well our club is being run.

We had already sold Bale for the world's highest transfer fee so many seasons ago and, despite Walcott and Bale were moved on from Southampton at the same time, and Walcott is still mediocre by scum standard for such a long 10, 12 years!

Then we have Everton who are spending silly money in the last summer but could well be flirting with relegation if not for big Sam coming in to rescue them when big profile managers are what they wanted. Not to mention Walcott again, another past-the-prime players of stupid wages who Everton actually think is worth signing!

How I wish along the context of such, we can have this progression of improvement of our club being amplified in media all over, as a role model for really ambitious clubs to look upon to. And not those caps that consistently underlined our stars had no intention to stay due to low wages ffs.

Yeah so we win the well run cup trophy to add on to best training facilities, best balance sheet,,best asthetic stadium cups etc

Can we win some real trophies to shut the press up

 

[Chris Finch]

Bolasie?

Forgot about him actually!



I withdraw my statement

 

[HailKingLevy]

Tbf his main asset is pace and I literally cannot think of a single Everton player, let alone forward who I would call pacey

Lookman. Who I think is ideal for us. Gareth Southgate should take him to Russia.

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Some suprising stats coming out about Walcott. Wouldn't have guessed this...

"108 - Theo Walcott has been involved in 108 Premier League goals for Arsenal (65 goals, 43 assists) - the fifth most for the club in the competition, after @ThierryHenry (249), Dennis Bergkamp (181), @Persie_Official (135) & @IanWright0 (123). Farewell."

 

[spursfan77]

Tbf his main asset is pace and I literally cannot think of a single Everton player, let alone forward who I would call pacey

Calvert Lewin?

 

['O Zio]

if theo had been working under poch in his prime he would be a bloody star....wasted talent

Disagree. I've said it before in another thread but whenever I've seen him it seems like his only real talent is pace. When he was young he was scarily fast but his decision making, passing, crossing, touch etc. were all (and still are) bang average at best.

My theory is he's another one in a long line of players who look the business in youth football who can't make the transition. I reckon his pace made him lethal against academy teams because they didn't know how to cope, but once he was playing in senior football against seasoned pros, they had the experience/ability to know how to deal with that and he simply didn't have anything else in his locker. On top of all that I'd question his attitude as he seemed to spend most of his career moaning about not getting enough games/not playing up front etc. but was happy to keep accepting insane wages from Arsenal for it. If he had the right attitude/work ethic that you need to fulfill your potential he would've left Arsenal years ago. Therefore I don't see how Poch would've made much difference for him. He quite simply just wasn't even half as good as people thought he was earlier in his career.

 

[Shadydan]

Walcott would have been a better player under Poch/Guardiola for sure, had this argument the other day with a Gooner and I mentioned Raheem Sterling and how are he was when he started to play for Liverpool compared to now he is now and the difference is that he's been coached properly and not been allowed to coast. I feel the same thing would have happened had Theo been coached and nurtured, he would be a far better player as he would have been pushed to higher levels.

 

[tiger666]

Walcott confirmed

 

[Insomnia]

Walcott confirmed

And so endeth his stellar career with the Arseholes of Woolwich

 

[UncleBuck]

If it’s all about the money for Sanchez why doesn’t he sit tight until the summer? Have the goons said they won’t play him?

 

[tiger666]

If it’s all about the money for Sanchez why doesn’t he sit tight until the summer? Have the goons said they won’t play him?

City baulked at his wage demands I guess.

 

[Marty]

Walcott confirmed

Prediction: He'll do next to nothing, will be let go for free at the end of his contract (or earlier) and his next club after Everton will be lower league.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

City baulked at his wage demands I guess.

If he really wants City, then he will stay where he is for the rest of the season, knowing that City can throw about £30 million extra at him in the summer.
Think the BT or Sky pundits said the same at the weekend.

 

[mpickard2087]

Walcott is a very 'straight lines' player. I don't think Poch likes or does well with those sorts of attacking players. Guardiola though would have given him tactical direction and better understanding of his role.

 

[tiger666]

Walcott is a very 'straight lines' player. I don't think Poch likes or does well with those sorts of attacking players. Guardiola though would have given him tactical direction and better understanding of his role.

Shame he'll be working under Allardyce then

 

[mpickard2087]

Shame he'll be working under Allardyce then

Indeed, really I couldn't care less, just adding to the last few posts on this page

 

[danielneeds]

Tbf his main asset is pace and I literally cannot think of a single Everton player, let alone forward who I would call pacey

As said, Bolasie, and Calvert-Lewin.

 

['O Zio]

Walcott would have been a better player under Poch/Guardiola for sure, had this argument the other day with a Gooner and I mentioned Raheem Sterling and how are he was when he started to play for Liverpool compared to now he is now and the difference is that he's been coached properly and not been allowed to coast. I feel the same thing would have happened had Theo been coached and nurtured, he would be a far better player as he would have been pushed to higher levels.

All due respect, but that's apples and oranges. Sterling has always had bags of talent since a very early age. He's always been miles ahead of Walcott in every aspect except pace. Admittedly, he went through a bad patch of form, which could be down to all kinds of factors, but there's never been any question of his technical ability. Walcott on the other hand has never shown much technical ability or exceptional talent at all. Like I said in my other post, I think he was just overhyped because he was able to destroy academy sides due to his pace, but once he was playing against better opposition he was found out to be a pretty average player otherwise.

 

[danielneeds]

All due respect, but that's apples and oranges. Sterling has always had bags of talent since a very early age. He's always been miles ahead of Walcott in every aspect except pace. He went through a bad patch which could be down to all kinds of factors, but there's never been any question of his technical ability. Walcott on the other hand has never shown much technical ability or exceptional talent at all. Like I said in my other post, I think he was just overhyped because he was able to destroy academy sides due to his pace, but once he was playing against better opposition he was found out to be a pretty average player otherwise.

I think Walcott does have talent. Apart from his pace, he’s always been a good finisher, finding bottom corners with nice crisp strikes. The problem is he was never an elite player, at a time when Arsenal had plenty of them. And Wenger never really knew what to do with him. If he’d have gone to a more middling club earlier and played off a big, strong centre forward, he’d probably have been a very regular goal scorer over the years.

Ultimately, apart from poor coaching, and a lack of intelligence on the pitch, what he always seemed to lack the most was that inner determination that top players have. The fact he sat at Arsenal for so long as a bit part player, said he was a bit just happy to be there.