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14th September 2017
11:02pm BST

Back in 2010, when Walcott was omitted from England's squad for the World Cup, Chris Waddle said Walcott lacked a "football brain."
"He's had a long time at Arsenal, he's playing with fantastic players, a lot of young players around his age group. He's never nailed his shirt at Arsenal. I've got nothing against the lad. I just think it's no surprise for me he's not on the plane. I look and I just think he doesn't seem to understand the game."It may seem harsh, but seven years later nothing appears to have changed for Walcott, expect he now is now on the fringes of the Arsenal squad. The winger made his first start of the season for Arsene Wenger's side on Thursday night at the Emirates, and really struggled during the 3-1 win over FC Köln in the Europa League. It was his first start of the season, so maybe he was rusty, but Walcott did little to suggest he could force his way into Arsenal's strongest team. He had fewer touches in 83 minutes than second-half substitute Sead Kolasinac had in 45 minutes. He lost the ball, got caught offside, failed to link up play and drifted on the edges of the game. Arsenal fans and people watching at home weren't impressed. https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/908435914648690688 https://twitter.com/ffarsenalfc/status/908429857771704326 https://twitter.com/ArsenalizeIt/status/908427671243071488 https://twitter.com/FantasyYIRMA/status/908431018297892864 https://twitter.com/_CallMeJanssen/status/908444644261994497 https://twitter.com/ArsenalohoIic/status/908433748240236544 https://twitter.com/XhakMeOff/status/908434382884655104
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