Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez, Shkodran Mustafi and Mesut Ozil both got minutes for their respective countries on Tuesday evening, while Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs were unused substitutes.
Gareth Southgate’s team tinkering may have some long-term pluses for Arsenal.
Theo Walcott has impressed many people this season with his new attitude and Ray Parlour is no different.
Theo Walcott has looked like a different player this season when in an Arsenal shirt but he was unable to transfer that form into an impressive England performance, coming in as one of the lowest rated players from the side’s 2-0 win on Saturday.
Theo Walcott will start for England as they face Malta in Gareth Southgate’s first match in charge as interim manager.
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Alexis has won Arsenal’s Player of the Month.
The Telegraph’s Matt Law has written a piece said to be ‘the insider story’ on Theo Walcott’s reinvention in which he claims that the forward is aiming to become Arsenal’s hardest working player.
Theo Walcott has now become Arsene Wenger’s longest serving player in 20 years having been at Arsenal for 3910 days.
Theo Walcott, Arsene Wenger and Granit Xhaka are all up for awards for September.
Theo Walcott is a changed player but he still seems to hold the ability to frustrate, especially against defences which give him little space as Burnley did on Sunday. Is Theo just a ‘big game’ player as we all assume?
Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have been included in Gareth Southgate’s first England squad ahead of the international break which is now underway.
Whisper it, but Arsenal haven’t been playing the most beautiful football.