Pudpop wrote:TheHotHead wrote:Theo was always a decent finisher and his shooting tekkers didn't stink the place up. At 16 Walcott was better in those areas than Iwobi is now. I have lost my patience with Iwobi, the quicker we sell the dud the better.
This is a lie. Theo was universally lambasted fir his poor finoshing ability. The same goes for his first touch and dribbling skills, this that Iwobi is MUCH better at. It is nothing but revisionism to say anything else.
Lets see shall we. All comps figures below.
Walcott (Arsenal first team aged 16)
2006/7 - 1414 mins. 1 goal, 5 assists.
2007/8 - 2101 mins. 7 goals, 6 assists.
2008/9 - 2217 mins. 6 goals, 4 assists.
Iwobi (Arsenal first team aged 19)
2015/16 - 1123 mins. 2 goals, 3 assists.
2016/17 - 2264 mins. 4 goals, 8 assists.
2017/18 - 2578 mins. 3 goals, 7 assists.
2018/19 - 2597 mins. 5 goals, 7 assists.
So in Theo's second season, he was 17 years old, he scored more goals than Iwobi has scored in any season with Arsenal. Iwobi is currently 22 and has more minutes on the pitch than Theo bar one season - when Theo was 16 ! Conclusive proof that Theo has always been a better finisher and has a better shot than Iwobi. Nobody was taking about dribbling or first touch.