Live bar December 20, 2019 In a Premier League match in the middle of the week, Arsenal drew 1-1 at home to Southampton, and Theo Walcott, who had been with the Gunners for 12 years, scored a goal and made a red card for the visiting team, played well, and he also celebrated with his teammates after scoring. A few days ago, Walcott gave a video interview to Liverpool star & commentator Jamie Redknapp, talking about many of his anecdotes over the past 20 years. Here is an excerpt from the section on Arsenal.
Ray: "What does Wenger mean to you?" You were signed by Arsenal at the age of 16 and are known as Henry's successor, but after you were signed in January 2006, you didn't make his first appearance for Arsenal until August. ”
Walcott: "I remember when I made my Southampton debut, your dad said to me (Harry Redknapp, then Southampton manager): 'Call your dad and let him know you're out.'" I like this (valued family) feeling. When I first met Wenger, he was very welcoming to my family and that was important to me.
Both Ray and Wenger were very concerned about my family's feelings, and Wenger made me feel welcome very directly. I didn't play in the first few months of my arsenal, but I went through exciting Champions League matchdays with the team, such as the wonderful goal that Henry scored at the Bernabeu (1/8 final, when Arsenal finally reached the Champions League final), and I trained with the top players every day. ”
Ray: "When you leave Southampton, will your choice always be Arsenal?" In 2006, almost all clubs across the country wanted to sign you. ”
Wolcott: "There were a couple of other options, Liverpool, Chelsea. But I think Arsenal are the right choice. I've enjoyed every minute of my Gunners career, scoring over 100 goals and winning two or three FA Cups – I say two or three because I missed the 2014 final due to injury, so I don't know if that one counts. ”
Little Ray: "Of course you have to count!" ”
Walcott: "Well, I played that game [FA Cup third round against Tottenham Hotspur] and made that famous 2-0 gesture on a stretcher.
I love Arsenal and until now, and seeing Arsenal's tough situation right now, it's hard for me to accept it. ”
Ray: "How sorry are you for not winning the Premier League title at Arsenal? ”
Walcott: "Leicester City won the title that season... We really felt like we could win that season, but the reality was so harsh. Now this season, I feel like any team can compete for the title, it's a crazy season and I love that feeling. ”
On Wednesday night, Walcott returned to the Emirates Stadium, breached the old main gate and ran to his teammates to celebrate, where he explained why he had to celebrate.
Walcott: I'm a dad of two kids and when I was talking to Melanie (wife) he told me how our kids celebrated when I scored... I mean, should you teach your kids not to celebrate when you score goals? Their happiness and the smile on their faces mean a lot to me, and I am happy when the child is happy.
Someone asked me if I would also celebrate if there were fans coming in, and I wanted to say I would. I remember I hat-tricked Southampton for Arsenal and I celebrated, scoring goals is the best feeling in football, and people come together to score goals. When you score a goal, you can see the emotions of your teammates rise, which is the meaning of the goal, you want to win every game.
I did think about scoring my own goal the day before the game, I love Arsenal so much, they gave so much for me and the great fans. But on the pitch, I have to work for the current team and try to win the game. ”
An interesting statistic is that Arsenal's last Champions League goal to date was scored by Wolcott, who broke Neuer's goal against Bayern in March 2017.
In his 12-year Gunners career, Walcott made 397 appearances and scored 108 goals. In January 2018, he moved to Everton and returned to his youth club Southampton on loan in October this year.
(Jacky)