He played alongside Cesc Fabregas who was, at a point in his time at Arsenal, one of the most sought-after midfielders in the game, thanks to his fantastic passing skills and vision. Of course, nobody can forget some of Walcott's link-ups with Robin Van Persie , one of the deadliest strikers of his generation. Probably the greatest striker the Premier League has ever seen. Walcott played alongside him and even inherited his number 14 jersey after the Frenchman left the club.
The Speed:. Goes without saying that Theo Walcott has always had talent in spades. But there is one thing that sets him apart from even most great players in the world and that is his pace and speed. He has displayed Olympic gold medal - levels of speed time and time again.
On every list that has ever been made about the fastest footballers since he started playing, Theo Walcott has always been there, often topping them. In the season, he had an incredible top speed of He has had a reputation for clocking those kinds of speeds for most of his career.
He is still considered to be somewhat of a speed merchant in Everton despite being 30 years old. He was one of or possibly the fastest player in the old days when Ronaldo and Bale were the talks of the town when it came to speed. He was still in and around the same position years later when Hector Bellerin and newer players were being praised for their speed. The Legendary Reading Game:.
In October of , football fans witnessed a scoreline that they never thought was even feasible in the modern game. It was Arsenal vs Reading and when the game was done and dusted the scorecard read Arsenal Reading. An instant Capital One Cup Classic and at the end there was an abundance of praise and a lot of it was directed at Theo Walcott.
It seemed all over. Walcott netted one in just before half time. The second Arsenal goal came from Olivier Giroud in the 64th minute. Laurent Koscielny instilled a lot of energy into the Gunners with his 89th-minute header. It was Walcott who turned the game around and levelled the scoreline in the dying seconds, pushing the game to extra-time.
Marouane Chamakh scored a fantastic 5 goal. Speed: One cannot write an article about the quickest Premier League players without mentioning Theo Walcott because speed and Walcott are like inseparable brothers. The former Southampton man has been out of action since January due to a knee injury he picked up against Tottenham and one can only hope that he makes his return soon so that he can dazzle us once again.
Kyle Walker. Club: Tottenham Hotspur. Walker, who is one of the fastest full-backs in world football, has an impressive top speed of If Walker, who was the PFA Young Player of the Year, manages to work around his weaknesses, he can and will become a world class full back.
Aaron Lennon. Speed: 21 mph. Log in. Football EPL Feature. Modified 02 Jan Feature. Edited by Zaid Khan. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes.
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