9) Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott is a name that frustrates Arsenal fans. He joined the Gunners almost eleven years ago as a promising young winger with pace to burn and was touted as the next big thing, England’s greatest talent, and all the usual stuff that is said about young, over-hyped English players.
He most definitely showed promise, but fast forward eleven years, the man still hasn’t nailed down a starting spot in the Arsenal team. For years on end, all he could do was sprint down the flank and blindly cross the ball in, hoping a teammate would get to it.
Then he came out and publicly said he wanted to play as a centre-forward. He got his wish, as Arsene Wenger decided to try him out as a striker. More disappointment followed. Recently, however, Walcott seems to have had a change in fortunes. He had a great run in the preseason games and has been somewhat impressive in the opening games of the season so far.
Whether this is just another false dawn or whether Walcott can actually have a properly fruitful run in the side is yet to be seen, but he has given us reason to watch him this season.
