Saturday, July 20, 2013

Wallcot keen to win trophies for ArsenalFc


Theo Walcott has revealed the final three weeks of last season's contract wrangle were the 'most stressful and pressurised' of his life.
Last season was arguably Walcott's best season in an Arsenal shirt, ending the campaign as the club's top scorer with 21 goals in all competitions.
And he achieved that feat whilst going through a long-running contract dispute with the Gunners. Arsenal came close to selling the England international last summer after he refused to sign fresh terms, worth around £75,000-per-week.

Walcott believed he was worth closer to £100,000-per-week.
But after months of speculation, Walcott finally put pen to paper on a new worth around £90,000-per-week in January.
Walcott said: 'Last season was definitely my best so far in an Arsenal shirt. I was top scorer for the club and not many people would have thought that at the start.
'But I always believed I could score goals. It's just a great feeling when that happens. But it's not just the goals. I've been very happy with my form, the assists and the performances as well.
'Especially with all the pressure I had with the contract and all that side of things. I blocked that out because for me it was just about playing football, working hard for the team. I always knew where I wanted to be.
'The three weeks before the contract was sorted out were the most stressful and the most pressure I've ever had to cope with. That was very difficult.

'I got through it. It was a big weight off my shoulders. It was so difficult but I always knew where I wanted to be.
'When you don't have long left (on your contract) and you go through games, you don't want to get injured but I didn't focus on that.
'I just thought: "Play and be fully committed". I didn't want to just go through the motions. I wanted to try and win for the club and when it comes you' ll be rewarded.
'So there was that two or three week period when I was going through a lot of stress but I got through that.




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