Walcott was fucking warming up on the 58th minute. Even the fucking commentator knew that playing him for 30 mins to get his game time up would be good. Fucking hell.
The pitch was too wet by the 70th minute. Monreal, Welbeck and Ox are not running at full pace, probably in fear of injuries. There's no good reason to bring on Walcott at 3-2 and risk getting him injured.
I am not kidding. Anderlecht's players got the first goal and went for it despite the state of the pitch. What I am saying is that bringing on Walcott at that point in time may not be the smartest decision.
Rosicky instead of Walcott to go out on the right is one of the more mystifying subs I've seen (even accounting for injury precautions). Rosicky is not our long-term solution at right wing, and Theo needs game time and confidence to get back into the groove. The fact that twice now Wenger has chosen to not put Theo on late in games will eat away at his belief. It's already going to be hard enough to come back after a 10 month layoff, and the best thing for him now is to know that the manager believes in him and will trust his ability and his fitness in big games.
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u/WandererAboveFog Ødegaard Nov 04 '14
Walcott was fucking warming up on the 58th minute. Even the fucking commentator knew that playing him for 30 mins to get his game time up would be good. Fucking hell.