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Originally Posted by Addick
Without a doubt I think Lennon should start ahead of Walcott but a lot of the hate he gets from Spurs fan, amongst others, is uncalled for. I can understand the British media as they are a bunch of twits but I think everyone else is jumping to a premature conclusion. What irks me about Spurs fans is that Lennon was in a similar position a few years back when he couldn't cross a ball to save his life, they should know first hand how players can develop.
Personally, I was pretty close to writing Walcott off last year but I've seen him develop recently and I'm optimistic. What has helped sway my opinion is the vote of confidence given to him by Fabio, who gave him the vote not when he was turning heads but rather not doing so well. If a respected coach like that sees something then I think there is a chance that something exists. Oh well, hopefully training the with national squad will help him and it would be great if he could come on and do something as a sub in one of the matches.
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I think Walcott is going to be a very good striker in a few years, Wenger has him following the Henry/Van Persie model of learning to play wing before moving to striker so they can be an all around player.
And ya 2 years ago Lennon couldn't cross, in fact when Bentley was brought in most people thought it was going to be the end of Lennon at Spurs. It wasn't until Harry came in and worked with him that he turned the corner so to speak.
I am not complaining about Walcott being a bust or a terrible player, I just don't think at this point he is good enough to start for England. And I would have said the same thing about Lennon early last season.
I think the hatred towards him has a lot to do with Sven taking him in 2006 (which wasn't his fault at all, it was 100% idiotic by Sven) and then Rooney and Owen getting injured leaving them with no viable striker outside of Crouch