HOME ABOUT APPS CONTACT OPINIONS VIDEOS Submit Comment 4 Responses to “Walcott: ‘Robin wanted to fight me there and then’” tresme says: November 19, 2013 at 12:04 pm Thats when you know you have winners in your team. Walcotts lucky it wasnt Vieira or Keown there! simon says: November 19, 2013 at 4:57 pm No, that’s when you know you have nobs on your team. How big and fragile an ego do you need to have to go after a team- mate for ‘daring’ to answer back? That’s playground bully BS. No wonder he and old red nose got along so well. adah says: November 19, 2013 at 6:57 pm This English idea of writing hypes of nonsense is actually robbing England the much needed professionals. For goodness sake what has Theo achieved in the game that is worth writing or reminding people of? Just few days ago Alexis Sanchez came up with a damning interview about English ways of exposing her young talents without actually taking them through the rigours of life. Instead of responding to Sanchez’s damning interview by ensuring he was kept quiet, he was allowed to punish them. Alex says: November 19, 2013 at 8:44 pm i think highlighting bullying is something worth talking about. Sanchez talking rubbish about easy life. Problems are the way children are taught to play at young age Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Subscribe to Gooner Talk Enter your e-mail address to get the latest articles direct to your inbox: Next Match (BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE) 22nd October 2013 Partners Recent Comments VIDEO: Cazorla’s excellent display for Spain against Equatorial Guinea Posted by OhSanti at Nov 20 @ 0:28am Santi is one of the best midfielders in the country. Every week he turns in amazing performances. Great video Walcott: ‘Robin wanted to fight me there and then’ Posted by Alex at Nov 19 @ 20:44pm i think highlighting bullying is something worth talking about. Sanchez talking rubbish about easy life. Problems are the way children are taught to play at young age Walcott: ‘Robin wanted to fight me there and then’ Posted by adah at Nov 19 @ 18:57pm This English idea of writing hypes of nonsense is actually robbing England the much needed professionals. For goodness sake what has Theo achieved in the game that is worth writing or reminding people of? Just few days ago Alexis Sanchez came up with a damning interview about English ways of exposing her young talents without actually taking them through the rigours of life. Instead of responding to Sanchezs damning interview by ensuring he was kept quiet, he was allowed to punish them. Apps iPod and Android apps coming very soon! Gooner Talk on Facebook Gooner Talk on Facebook Links JustBookies reviews the best online bookies with free bets. Every football fan likes a bet on the Grand National, click here to check the odds. 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Dutch striker van Persie, who joined Manchester United in August 2012, had various discipline problems during his early years at Arsenal and Walcott’s comments emphasise some of the tensions once present in the Gunners camp. “When we got back into the dressing room at the break, Robin made it obvious he wasn’t happy. And I was the reason he wasn’t happy. I wasn’t passing the ball enough, apparently. I wasn’t being a team player, apparently. I was intent on being an individual, on playing for myself, apparently. “It wasn’t the first time he’d had a go at me. During the Amsterdam Tournament (2007) he accused me of wasting the ball and ignoring him when he thought I should have passed to him. He was pretty hyped up because he was on home soil and he wanted to put on a good show in front of his countrymen. He didn’t like it when I ignored what he was saying. ‘I am never ever going to pass you the ball again!’ he yelled at me. ‘You’re a big man then, aren’t you!’ I responded. “Robin wanted to fight me there and then, and it was the same in the dressing room at the Emirates during the game against Spurs. He was shouting at me and he went absolutely nuts. There were people holding him back because he wanted to get at me. I think part of the reason Robin got so angry was that he was surprised I had answered him back in front of everyone else. He wasn’t having any of it. “There was no lingering resentment on my part and none on Robin’s. Exchanges like that happen at football clubs all the time.”
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