legend Ian Wright and is eager to learn from the former
striker's runs and finishing.
Theo Walcott is determined to follow in the footsteps of Ian
Wright and become an Arsenal legend.
The 51-year-old scored 185 times during his seven-year spell
with Arsenal and was their all-time top goal-scorer until he was
eventually dethroned by Thierry Henry in 2005.
Walcott is a big fan of the former England international and is
keen to learn from Wright's movement and calm finishing.
"I loved him [along with] everything about his style of football
because he always played smiling," Walcott told Arsenal Player.
"He obviously scored so many goals and caused havoc for
defenders. He wasn't the tallest man in the world but the
amount of pressure he would put on defenders just scared
them.
"I can learn from the runs he made, the pace he had in his game
and his finishing. When he was in the box he didn't panic. That's
something that I have been learning, that when you're in the box
you have a lot more time than you think. He made it look very
easy. That's something that I'm taking out of his game and I'm
starting to learn.
"He's obviously scored so many goals for the club and they're
all so different as well. He scored all sorts of goals and that's
what you want from a striker, to be able to score any goal. He
could just change a game just like that and that's the sign of a
special player.
"He is one of those who is in the history books and he is
definitely a cult hero."
Walcott has scored 78 goals in all competitions for Arsenal
since joining them from Southampton in January 2006.
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