"Arteta locked us in the dressing room, it was like he was the manager” ⚽ Theo Walcott | Up Front
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- On today’s episode, we are joined by a former Arsenal favourite who is 1 of only 8 players to score over 100 goals for the club.
Theo Walcott shot to fame at 16 when he signed for Arsenal in 2006, and his profile soared further when he was called up for England for the 2006 World Cup six months later. Upon his signing, he was widely tipped for greatness with comparisons to Thierry Henry. To go along with the goals, Theo won multiple FA Cups during his time in North London, whether that number is 2 or 3 is a point of debate in this very conversation.
Theo joins Simon in Frankfurt, Germany to discuss his career, from his rapid rise in professional football to his time at Arsenal and England. He shares what it was like to play under Arsene Wenger in a transitional period in the club's history. Theo also provides insights on Mikel Arteta, highlighting the traits he saw in him as a player that have contributed to his success as a manager, while also touching on the current England squad and their chances at EURO 2024.
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00:00 Introduction to Walcott
01:02 Walcott’s journey
08:03 Southampton Academy
15:33 Harry Redknapp giving him his debut
17:55 Joining Arsenal & Arsène Wenger
26:38 Taking Henry’s shirt number
29:11 Chasing Top 4 & his personal ambition
34:12 The culture changing at Arsenal / Mesut Özil
39:49 Did he challenge Wenger?
41:24 Mikel Arteta
46:57 Playing through the middle
50:12 Does he look at his time at Arsenal as a success?
52:04 England
58:34 Current England squad / Euro 2024
01:02:48 Looking back at his career at 35
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To think he started at 10 and 7 years later he went to the World Cup, that is mental
Simon Jordan having a normal chat for once in his life. Theo Walcott is a great guy who you can’t argue with or hate. Class
He won’t get anyone who wants to be interviewed if he is his usual obnoxious self.
Yet here you are watching
Walcott is so bland and vanilla on and off the field that he will never offend anyone even if he tried his hardest. 🤣🤣🤣
@@cjewe1z Well said Sir.
@@cjewe1z He wound an entire Spurs crowd up once. Just by holding up a few fingers. Shows what you know.
Theo Walcott was one of the players like RVP, Nasri and Fabregas the reason i became an Arsenal fan. I bought my first ever Arsenal kit 10 years ago with Theo's name on it.
Remember sign da ting
You must regret it. 🤣🤣🤣
@@lukingforabettername8248 that was for Auba
Credit to Simon, he “wants to get to the bottom line and cut through the NONTHENTH”
😅😅 beat me to it
Every video. Boring clown
😂
bloody hell, that's so old and unoriginal. and pathetically juvenile.
@@stevenstrutt2430same lol
The expectations this guy had on his shoulders was insane at the time, the fact he started playing football at 10 is just even more insane.
He couldn't handle it.
@@cjewe1z He shouldv'e done what Odegaard did at Real Madrid (leave), but he stayed
@@cjewe1z he scored 108 goals for arsenal
@@cjewe1z Played at the top level for about 15 years, retired with a few trophies and on his terms happy and satisfied. Aye, you're talking shit.
@@user-ly8bq3tx5j In how many games? 🤣🤣🤣
I like the sound of this young footballer, he has so much potential.................
He's 36
@@whodoyouratemorer/whoosh
he's bloody 35 he said it himself we're you not listening to it
🤣🤣🤣
Word of the day: Sarcasm
Really enjoyed this ,nice to see a grown up conversation,Theo’s always come across as very honest . Like listening to Simon always let other person speak without interrupting .great podcast ,il listen to more now .
This was insightful! Theo’s mentality was a reflection of a top 4 is a trophy is the reason why the team failed to beat the top teams.
The fact he grew taller and changed his name to
Dominic Calvertlewin to keep playing is a testament to his dedication to the sport
Fair play. He’s cut straight through the vacuous, uninformed nonsense and got to the how, when and why
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Theo is such a humble and respectful man. Arsenal Legend!!
What is he an Arse'nal legend for?
Not with that mentality
@@cjewe1z 108 goals for arsenal
@@user-ly8bq3tx5j 108 goals... in 397 games. 🤣🤣🤣
@@cjewe1z 108 more than you 🤣
Very calm and composed guy, nice interview
Wow, still cleaning Kenwyn Jones’s boots… what a great example to young footballers today.👏🏽👏🏽
Tea making ability aside, Walcott is arguably one of those rare players that combine natural next level talent with intelligence.
Putting tea bags in a kettle at 15 😂😂😂
He must have been better at that than playing football. 🤣🤣🤣
I did the same around that age by putting coffee in the kettle when my aunt visited once 😂😂😂😂
Allways liked Theo good footballer❤
One of my favourite episodes yet, Theo comes across as such a humble and grateful guy for everything he has achieved in his life
Nice bloke, very refreshing
I respect how honest Theo is. If he was not ambitious or had the drive to win trophies while playing and only played for arsenal because he loved football and the club then fair play to him. I personally dont consider this "loser" mentality. He loved the game and the club and this was more important than ruining his relationship with his peers and club potentially speaking against the club, or fighting to leave. I respect that, he was a good servant and watching him growing up, I would never question his desire to fight for the badge.
What a character Theo is
My favourite theo memory is him celebrating 5-2 against spurs on the stretcher… even injured he was “fuck these guys I just scored” 🤣
Memory? It was 2-1.
😂yes it was.. fa cup@@ninghir
@@donaldwalker4450it was 2-0 get your facts right
@@onepunch2j308
That is what I remembered. He sat up on the stretcher, while he was being carried off, and made a 2 - 0 signal with his hands.
That is what I remembered
Have to get sir Alex or Roy keane on here . Would be great to see Simon chat with one if not both
Kp as well
Great interview. Theo spoke so well, great insight into his career
Disappointing that Theo didn’t mention that Arsenal challenged several times in the league from 2007-2014. The team was few points away from winning the title!!
They challenged but ended up slipping every single time. That’s nothing to brag about.
Didn't win, so it doesn't matter. This is coming from an Arsenal fan.
It does matter to debunk the fact that Arsenal wernt ambitious, they were but fell short. There can only be 1 winner@@FFTsteel
@@robinndjavera5625 It does not because Walcott already stated that the aim was top four. It was very clear we were unambitious post Highbury era.
Great interview, and Theo,such a gentleman 👏
"cut thru the nonthenth" that's funnier every time I hear it
One of the best interviews
top notch interview!
Love theo man ❤
Simon's the best. Really looking for honesty. Great interview from a fantastic interviewer.
Ive watched a lot of these podcasts and this is definitely one of the best.
Wrong info by Simon. Ozil signed in 2013 before Arsenal winning the 2014 FA cup 🏆 . He was part of the team.
Tbeo ...I can remember vividly during his teen age when he sign for arsenal he was well managed by Wenger till he grows up to first squad at 16 he got his first call up into england squad
Will always be a arsenal legend
He's a credit to his profession. Never his fault that he was called up for the world cup at 17. Had had a very good career, a relatable guy though, sems grounded. Nice lad
And won nothing of note.
@@cjewe1z and is a millionaire..jealous ?
@@user-ly8bq3tx5j Jealous of what? Are you a groupie? 🤣
Not fully appreciated
Was such a good footballer and scored over 100 goals for us
In 400 games… for a forward that came for big money at the time. Really not that impressive when u break it down…
@@Dontbeafoool a winger you mean
@@user-ly8bq3tx5j he was often on the right of a 4-3-3. So “forward” still stands.
He was a substandard footballer. Totally overrated. He averaged 9 goals a season.
@@BDOOM57 108 goals more than you
What a lovely well balanced young man. A great example to young Pro players growing up.
What a humble nice
Guy Theo comes
Across as
Brilliant simon absolutely fantastic things back to normal no souness or Deeney love it a grt watch
Legend
Well done Theo. Great listen
Seemed happy to be playing and happy. Good on him
come across as a really nice guy and i like the way he talks about football too
Theoooooo ❤
Gotta love Theo 😍
Theo perfectly illustrating the mediocre malaise that engulfed Arsenal for a decade.
“I was just happy to play”
I don't know why, but I never knew he was a bit posh I used to love him years back, his pace was unreal, I must have never heard him do an interview before. Seems like a proper nice fella!
POSH 😂😂😂😂.THE VOICE AND HAIR LIKE A GIRL?
It's refreshing to see a black guy talk with an English accent, and not like a ting boy from da streetz. 😂I
@Revelian1982 he's mixed race not black he has a white mother
@@danhan835 WORD
Posh???? You mean speak normally which a lot of English people
Can’t manage - mumble mumble swallow words, slang, no pronunciation of T’s
The most underated player in prem history.
As a lifelong Gooner- I love Theo- lovely chap and was a good servant to Arsenal FC in the end! However , (i don't want to be a hater btw!!) hes a player i watched extensively and he just didnt seem to develop during his career....he had some obvious flaws in his game and he didnt appear to be able to improve on them. Makes sense that he started late- it looks to me that he was like ' this is me, these are my attributes...and thats it'.
Shame really cos he had the raw tools to be twice the player he was
locked you all in the dressing room and said whos up first ?
Theo, Theo, Theo!
🙌🙌🙌
The streets will never forget bolasie. Legend
Arsene Wenger never got the best of him…at Southampton he was rising but at Arsenal he levelled
Theo is a great lad & decent player. He never really developed much after he arrived at Arsenal. Arsene was too patient with him and others that stagnated - ending up costing Arsene his job.
Theo comes across as a real nice guy. But he doesn’t come across as a winner. This pretty much sums up Arsenal from that period
THEEOOO!!
Theo is so articulate
Lovely guy, and probably institutionalised in to the ‘different culture’ at Arsenal at the time that he joined the club. Simon is right to question the change in mentality at Arsenal, but Theo was so young that he probably wasn’t even aware. What I would say though, from a mentality perspective - is that Theo seemed happy to be there. A productive player, with brilliance at times - but probably an insight in to the culture at the time at Arsenal. Happy to be there, take direction. A good time guy - but not a killer. He seems robust, for sure. An independent thinker too - but not a killer. If he was, he might have left Arsenal sooner and achieved much more like RVP, Fabregas and others that left. That’s no criticism either, he was just a player that was grateful of the opportunity and did his best I am sure.
I wonder how much further he would have gone if Wenger moulded him into a striker from the very beginning
Why have Simon' s best 2 interviews been with ex Arsenal players? Super Jack and now Theo??
What a lovely bloke !!!!!!
I'm guessing you don't mean Simon
I need Arsene Wenger on this
Don Robbie has got to be the next guest 😂
Excited for this one
No need to add ”too early” in the sentence ”He went to Tottenham to early”.
Simon asking harder questions this time!!
The 14 is still Henry’s shirt….
Will you be interviewing anyone from the most successful footballing project this country has ever seen?
He's good in Eastenders
Who doesn't know how to make a cup of tea at the age of 15 😂😂, Theo's a posh boy...still a great Gooner tho😎
S - Cesc Fabregas says the same about academy players as Theo . Hession
Mesut ozil he's fire play👌
I don’t get it 🤷🏽♂️ I’m so confused, apart from Phil Foden getting player of the year, playing in Peps perfect team, what’s Foden done for England? Apart from scoring 4 goals in 37 games? Questions please?
Simon Jordan puts his questions across in a very toxic/unpleasant way without consideration to the feeling of the guest.
"Cups of teas"
Theo Theo Theo Theo , your short fall was not your skill set but your physicality.
Is my ster ❤❤
This showed us A LOT of Theo’s character… someone who would shy away from responsibility & lacking conviction but in his head, he’s ALWAYS doing the right thing and nothing is his fault…
65 goals in 270 prem games for arsenal, he's always been seen as some sort of footballing prodigy in the media but ive just never seen the interest in him...
He played on the wing mostly...just saying
When robbie from aftv said why dont you come and watch a game he daid why would i do that
I can't wait for Simon to get to the bottom line and cut through the NONENETH
18:04 where does that "thometimes" come from?
sounds a nice guy unlucky with so many injuries
3 Arsenal players that really could have done it all... Walcott, Wilshire and Diaby. Injury is a real bitch for the latter two but a major lack of real proper development and guidance is what let Theo down. He was just thrust in to it all and set up for failure, imo.
Theo had never understood the sport of football at all
How bitter you sound, show us your achievements keyboard warrior.
The final question the answer should of been NO
How many times can he say ‘sort of’
Why is anyone giving The Author the time of day? He never showed any improvement in more than ten years at Arse'nal and was the epitome of the mediocrity there during that period.
Your achievements in life during this period please!,,I think Theo is more successful than you,stop being jealous,just enjoy the interview.
@@johnbarrert3732 Is that so? Do you know me, you tip rider?
It is a bit sad to hear a player talk about top 4 for arsenal being like winning a medal...
I think Walcott should of been a RB
2007-2008, 2010-2011, and 2013-2014.
Theo is a nice and humble guy. Very good player, but too much expectaiton and pressure put on him at such a young age. He never fulfilled his potential imo due to injuries and playing wide and not down the middle etc but still had a good career but not a great one.
Great countries groom winners and take talented kids to world cups to give them a feel of the environment but the English dont see this hence they criticised Sven for picking Theo in 2006.
I remember a teenager called Ronaldo in world cup 94 who was in the squad and never played but won it in 2002 when another kid Kaka was in the squad. Open your eyes....
Please bring in Sir Alex Ferguson.
Good shout!
Painkillers
Love the bloke , the club is beautiful , good good player , people say didn’t reach what he should have , but today in his prime he’d be picked for England ahead of any single winger .. only one huge problem .. not a single chuckle , half laugh or smile .. this mad has less sense of humour that the clown from IT … 😂😂🧙🥕😉😎.
behave walcott, arsene would not have been "afraid" of arteta.
Imagine arguing with someone who has shared a room with someone you have never met 😂😂😂
Nice Bloke to chat with.
I remember one year soon after the financial crisis when he re-negotiated his salary and his pay rise was equivalent of the increase in season ticket costs for the following year. I can’t be certain but I remember the season tickets price raised an additional 6m in and his pay rise was an addition 100k+ pw. It was hard for me to pay for mine and my son’s tickets but at least Theo was happy.
Pass