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Former England winger Chris Waddle believes Theo Walcott "doesn't understand the game" and should not be in the international reckoning.

for me, i think Walcott development has been stunted by his injuries. give him another chance and he will be up there among the best.

I firmly believe that giving a run in the team Walcott can return to previous form. Why he was in the England team last night however I have no idea. I won't slate him as I believe his progress has been stopped by injuries but he hasn't shown the sort of form recently that merits an England call-up. To say he doesn't understand the game is wide of the mark especially from Waddle........ When you take a penalty in a World Cup Semi-Final Penalty Shootout Chris your supposed to score... Or did you not understand that?

Rangers1873 wrote:
I firmly believe that giving a run in the team Walcott can return to previous form. Why he was in the England team last night however I have no idea. I won't slate him as I believe his progress has been stopped by injuries but he hasn't shown the sort of form recently that merits an England call-up. To say he doesn't understand the game is wide of the mark especially from Waddle........ When you take a penalty in a World Cup Semi-Final Penalty Shootout Chris your supposed to score... Or did you not understand that?

Yeah, mate, you're dead right. Waddle just missed an incredible opportunity to keep quiet and mind his own business!!!

Well i have no idea what brought about this rant but one thing i have been saying for a long long time now...Walcott has been the biggest dissapointment so far ....He has not been able to prove anything and apart from one good game here and there he has been a terribly bad guy...He has no plan B only one which at first was ok but now everybody knows what he is trying to do with the ball....Plus the injuries which has never allowed any consistency...For me Walcott is more of a media player than a guy on the pitch...So far i haven't seen anything to prove me wrong...I hope he proves me wrong

ian wright added that SWP played better than Walcott. But he thinks it is too harsh on walcott to condemn him in one game...

well, its the England media circle...

well.. this burnley match proved what theo is made of... and it's just starting and he has to develop more and more.. give him some time..

Well I've said he'll be back to form after a few matches and I've been proven right again. Walcott should be given a world cup place but not neccessarily a starting role, however, he can terrify defenders and that's half the battle sometimes.

Like I've said before, I'm Scottish, so really have no interest in the England squad except theo Walcott