Not a lot of Arsenal fans want to hear anyone mention that there was ever any player better than their legend Thierry Henry. However, someone has finally stood up to make that insistence and it comes as a surprise that a former Arsenal player is the person behind the unexpected revelation.
Walcott said while Henry was a remarkably outstanding player, dormer Dutch forward Robin Van Persie was more superior when it comes to finishing skills.
Walcott was speaking to talkSPORT where he mentioned that he was involved in an argument of this same topic where he first made the statement but admitted that it sparked some debates between him and the fellow he spoke to. The Southampton midfielder said Van Persie was, as a matter of fact, the best finisher he had ever seen and that he was better than Henry, genuinely. He said his reason for making the statement is that Van Persie made finishing seem very much easy even from the tightest of angles and positions.
Walcott added that he loved Van Persie's left foot a lot and that he enjoyed playing with the former Netherlands international because whenever he gave him a forward pass, especially if he was in or around the 18-yard box, he always had the feeling that a goal was going to end the move. Van Persie spent 8 years at Arsenal and left the club in 2012 after scoring 132 goals for the Gunners.
