The Arsenal and England winger Theo Walcott has revealed that he used to be a room-mate of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale when they were at Southampton, and says that Bale should have come to the Emirates, because he is an Arsenal fan!
Although Bale is now thoroughly accepted as the newest star at White Hart Lane, the Spurs fans won’t be pleased to know that he would have preferred to join the Gunners with Walcott.
Walcott said: “We were room mates. We shared digs in Southampton and we actually signed the room somewhere where we were together. We wanted to make our mark! It’s probably gone now.
“I’ve played with him since under-11s at Southampton. With him being an Arsenal fan, it’s just a shame he didn’t come to us!
“We still get on really well. I watched both Inter games in the Champions League. I phoned him straight away, wanted to be the first to leave him a message. I couldn’t repeat what I said!
“I think everyone knows who Gareth Bale is now. We’ve got the qualifier against Wales as well. I haven’t been winding him up about that yet but I will after the Tottenham game!”
Both Walcott and Bale have become known for their blistering pace, so it will be interesting if they come up against each other when Spurs face Arsenal in a couple of weeks time.
“The Spurs game will be a big test for us. It’s the early kick-off, straight after the international break and I’ll be on the right and he’s on the left so it’ll be a big test for us both.” Walcott said.
“It would be a good race between me and Gareth. He would say I’m quicker than him and I would say that he’s quicker than me.
“The thing is with Gareth is that it’s so hard to stop him. When he gets motoring it’s so hard to stop him. With me, over the first ten or 20 metres I’m there.
“Gareth was a little stick when he first came to Southampton. But he’s built up, done fantastically well and I’m so pleased for him. It’s been very difficult for us both to come through and get to where we are now.
“Gareth has a different style. He looks quicker with the ball. When he sees that space, he attacks it. It’s very difficult to stop him. Bolton did very well to stop him last weekend and hopefully we can do that.”
It is alway’s a grudge match between Arsenal and Tottenham, and I wonder if the Gunners fans will try and remind Bale where his loyalties should lie………???
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