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Originally Posted by orangebird
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Originally Posted by nffc
<SNIP>On another note. No Marlon  and Theo ficking Walcott who has done WHAT? |
Walcott has done not a lot less than Owen or Rooney had done before their intl debuts. I think it's an exciting choice. |
Yes he has. Rooney had played 26 games in the Premiership before his debut v Australia in 02/2003. (Next tournament was a season after)
Before Owen's debut in Feb 1998 (v Chile) he had played 33 games in the Premiership. (Next tournament that season).
Walcott has only played 21 games, in the Championship, for Southampton. In my book that's substantially less. A player who hasn't played yet for his club or even in a top flight game. At least both Owen and Rooney had played, and scored, both for their Premiership club and for England before the world cup/Euros. Walcott has done neither.
Comparing Walcott with Owen and Rooney is like comparing Pele with David Johnson (ie laughable). Mind you, even David Johnson has caps/goals (for Jamaica) and has played in the Premiership (for Ipswich).