Question for those who would sell Walcott.

[HighburyGhost]

nah, someone like Liverpool would pay 20+ for him, he's young and british, fit's kenny's checklist.

Bit too brown for King Kenny, no?

[Bergkamp a Dutch master]

"I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables." - Arsene Wenger

Well we aren't keen on Spuds, have had a gut full of Swedes, no more Turnips please, success is usually dangled like a carrot.
We do like a sweet game with a bit of muscle.

[Santino Rocco]

We bought him for £12m and he has been with us for 6 seasons cost us at least £1m in wages a year so any thing above £18m would be ideal but i do not think anyone will buy him at that price.

[PNEawf]

We bought him for £12m and he has been with us for 6 seasons cost us at least £1m in wages a year so any thing above £18m would be ideal but i do not think anyone will buy him at that price.

Maybe we should all call into every phone in football show and pretend to Man City fans and say that we lack pace and desperately need to buy a player like Walcott!!!

[PISKIE]

Ok - one for the statisticians - what percentage of RVPs goals this season have been assisted by Walcott ?

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...s-my-main-role

[ToledoTrumpton]

Ok - one for the statisticians - what percentage of RVPs goals this season have been assisted by Walcott ?

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...s-my-main-role

Please, no more stats...

But I make it 5.

[PISKIE]

Please, no more stats...

Just this one .... go on.

[theHotHead]

For Walcott it is a case of the Law of Averages !Some of you would have got a hatful of assists if you played as many games for Arsenal this season as Walcott. Thats the reason Arshavin gets so many, if you played as many games as him of course you are bound to get some, doesn't make you good though.

[Bergkamp a Dutch master]

-and how many good chances did he miss?

[The Bonstar Wandit]

For me it's productivity. By comparison with other wingers in the league how is he doing?
He has 3 goals & 9 assists in the league so far this season in 24 games - that's one in two

[TheBear]

-and how many good chances did he miss?

Less than gervinho. I would wager.

[theHotHead]

The problem is Arsenal have hada level of profligacy unrivalled by most, we are too wasteful and in tight games we lose out. If 3 out of your 4 main attacking threats miss far more than they score, how can we expect to win anything or go forwards ?

[lazarus20000]

Walcott has been decent this season but should be doing better on the scoring front. I think we will see him do well in the Champions League and hopefully it will pick up his form in the league.

The bottom line is players like Walcott, Gervinho, OXO and Ramsey should all be contributing goals wise. Too much pressure is put on RVPs shoulders at present.

[The Bonstar Wandit]

The bottom line is players like Walcott, Gervinho, OXO and Ramsey should all be contributing goals wise. Too much pressure is put on RVPs shoulders at present.

I concur. I'd judge a player on Assists as well as Goals tho - seeing that killer pass is a crucial part of the modern game.

The major issue with this is that often RvP is the only player in the box, so he's realistically the only player who's going to score! When Oxo is tearing down the left, I'd like to see Rosicky / Ramsey, RvP & Theo all in the box waiting.

[lazarus20000]

I concur. I'd judge a player on Assists as well as Goals tho - seeing that killer pass is a crucial part of the modern game.

The major issue with this is that often RvP is the only player in the box, so he's realistically the only player who's going to score! When Oxo is tearing down the left, I'd like to see Rosicky / Ramsey, RvP & Theo all in the box waiting.

Exactly! It's strange no one wants to get onto one of those passes into the box. It's like everyones shy of running into the box...

Yes agreed, assists are important but we all know that Walcott's all about scoring. He is a natural born striker and i think him not scoring has/will affect his confidence. I can see this changing in the coming weeks.

[ToledoTrumpton]

Less than gervinho. I would wager.

Apps - Goals - Assists - Minutes

Gervinho 24 - 4 - 6 - 1699
Walcott 31 - 6 - 10 - 2391

Walcott's Goals and Assists per minute is better - you lose that bet.

[Bergkamp a Dutch master]

you are wrong AGAIN - read the context. It was saying Walcott misses less than Geronimo-

You really should pay attention.

[ToledoTrumpton]

you are wrong AGAIN - read the context. It was saying Walcott misses less than Geronimo-

You really should pay attention.

Ah - I apologise - why is missing relevant - I could say Gervinho doesnt get into scoring positions as well as Walcott, isn't that just as bad as missing?

[Bergkamp a Dutch master]

apology accepted, mate How about a truce?
I know ****e about stats - lets talk about something else?

[TheBear]

Apps - Goals - Assists - Minutes

Gervinho 24 - 4 - 6 - 1699
Walcott 31 - 6 - 10 - 2391

Walcott's Goals and Assists per minute is better - you lose that bet.

Perhaps you cant read, Redknapp is that you??
For a start your stats are wrong and secondly its not relevant what he has done in a weaker league, it does'nt make for a fair comparison.


Also you would need to include a shots to goals ratio to prove what I said wrong.

Gervinho's all round play has been excellent other than the fact his finishing has been abismal.