Theo Walcott has called on Arsenal's players to take responsibility and ease the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger.
The Frenchman has come in for criticism from sections of the club's fans in recent weeks, with matters reaching a head with his substitution of youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United, when fans reacted angrily and captain Robin van Persie's frustration was also visible.
While Wenger has shielded his players from the worst of the Gunners faithful's frustrations, England international Walcott says now is the time for him and his team-mates to stand up and be counted.
"The manager will take all the stick," he told the Daily Telegraph. "He looks after us. He believes in us.
"As players we need to look at ourselves. We need to take responsibility. The last few games haven't been good enough.
"The worst thing is we have a lot of regrets. There are games we could have won. When you go to Swansea and score two goals you should win."



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Walcott claims the boys must pull there socks up??? the cheek of the urchin,you cannot defend,can't shoot ,can't cross a decent ball into the park.Yet wenger the clown employs you because he still thinks you have a lot to produce.hahaha, yeah such a laugh,,year after year we get the same rubbish & you saying you want to be a striker,your having a laugh,Theo ,strikers need to hold the ball & be strong when holding that ball ,not be powder puff like yourself & bendtner who still thinks his better than other strikers!!hahaha
Its a shame walcott only twits rubbish after his own rubbish displays!!!Where fed up walcott of all your inept displays & how you still manage to be in the squad is down to the manager who you want the players to stand up for??? the cheek.Even his inclusions in the england squad beggars belief ,as johnson of man city can't get into the city team or the england squad???go figure.wenger & fabio needs new blinds,coaches who where once held in the highest esteem have turned to be mr. magoo in decline of his sight & sense!!but still come up smelling roses after beating teams who just came to defend by luck.
from duncan
you gave your all. concentrate on your game and @#$% the haters.
Walcott, you are one of the reasons Arsenal is not doing so well! Your inconstistency and lack of football sense at times, is amazing. I know you mean well, but those are the hard facts. You need to improve yourself!
Be a man enough and let your presence count!!!!Don't make it appear as if you are not there!!Pull up your socks Walcott.
theo you really need to step up your game, sometimes you shows us the laking of football brain, do something about it, if you think i m lieing ask the person next to ya, reminder do you still remember Alan Henson`s coments some time back you just proving him right.. stand up matee..
What a cheek. He should never be playing for a team like Arsenal who should get back to having players of world class not no-hopers like Walcott.
Walcott is only fit for a team in South Africa called Mamelodi Sundowns. This is a team full of so called stars that failed to make it in Europe. LOL
if he had substituted you there would have been cheers around the park. shut up and put him some real graft for once. you are well overdue a good shift.
jus shut up & show us on the pitch please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
It's about time you learnt to stick up for yourself and take responsibility. Having one good game in ten just doesn't cut it. You don't know how lucky you are to be at a top club. Any other business and you would be down the road for being a lazy sod who blames everybody else. Make the most of it 'cos I can't see you being there next season.
I expect there will be a number of angry messages directed at this article. After the way Theo played at Man U, I will understand it, Theo's passing was atrocious, it sometimes reminded me of a 4 year old putting on a golf green for the first time.
Theo it's time for you to stand up and accept your responsibility as a "Star" player for Arsenal. Many more people than just Arsene have had faith in you, myself included. Now repay that faith, find out why you are playing so rubbish.
Here's some advice: Stop trying to find "valid" reasons for missing before you even shoot.
Too little too late, your finished at Arsenal Walcott we dont want you at our club, not you nor the manager nor the board! Rubbish talk from a rubbish player.
Look who,s talking.We arsenal supporters,strongly believe that you Theo,Arshavin and Djourou are the weakess link in arsenal squad and you should all be out of the team.Hope the prof wakes up and realize this before we lose all our remaining games.We are tired of been the laughing stock of others.You stand up first and the rest will follow or no England call up at all!brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr............
Walcott would back him, afterall Wenger is the only person in football currently who would ever back Walcott!!
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