Forever delayed: Theo Walcott, the prodigy who just will not come of age | Jonathan W

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The Arsenal forward has divided opinion ever since he was called into England’s World Cup squad aged 17, but that was nine years ago and the doubts remainAmid all the conspicuous consumption of Baden-Baden in 2006, the dancing on tables and the parades of personal trainers, there was an incongruous constant, a small shaft of sanity in a mad, mad world.
Most nights, Don Walcott would take his seat outside the small curry house. He was amenable, approachable and seemed a little bemused by the circus he and his son had suddenly found themselves a part of. It’s startling now to think that was over nine years ago, that that’s how long Theo Walcott has been a promising footballer. Everybody’s still waiting for Theo.
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