Arsenal: 5 Reasons Theo Walcott Should Prefer Life Out Wide

Theo Walcott was finally given a chance to be a striker at Arsenal and it had been going rather well. But should the Englishman actually prefer life out wide?

Theo Walcott had been clamoring for the center forward role since he’s been at Arsenal. Maybe it is the No. 14 on his back. Something about that number just makes guys want to leave being a winger behind and become the greatest striker in the world. Not sure what it is.

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It took some time getting used to, but now that he has settled in at the role a bit, Walcott has been doing pretty well there. Although there are still those games where he disappears because his runs are not being picked out. That’s the thing with Theo Walcott. He really can’t provide for himself. He needs to be picked out and it has to be on the ground. He’s no sort of aerial threat.

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By that token, it required a special kind of opponent for us to see an effective Theo Walcott. Teams that pressed forward and tried to go toe-to-toe with Arsenal were often able to be exploited as Theo Walcott got in behind them. After all, the only guy in the world that can outrun Walcott is Hector Bellerin, and he has no reason to chase him down in a match.

Theo Walcott is the longest-tenured Arsenal player, so a degree of seniority goes into giving him the position he wants the most. But at the same time, he really should see the stars aligning for him to remain on the wings. It seems like the preferable option for a number of reasons. The first of which involves the guy that is there now. More on the next slide.

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