Theo Walcot reckons Arsenal can taste Premier
League glory — but only if they come out of the blocks with all guns blazing.
Arsene Wenger’s side
went 10 games unbeaten at the end of last season to snatch a top-four spot on
the final day.
And striker Walcott
expects a serious title tilt if Arsenal can kick their recent habit of sluggish
starts.
Losing at Tottenham in
March left the Gunners seven points behind in the race for fourth.
But an away win over
Bayern Munich in their Champions League swansong kick-started the terrific
league run that saved their season.
And Walcott believes if
Arsenal can recreate that form in the opening months they can finish top.
The 24-year-old England
ace said: “It is quite frustrating at times because we should have done that at
the start of the season.
“Who knows where we
would have been.”
But even finishing
fourth comes at a price — a two-legged play-off next month just to reach the
Champions’ League group stage.
And it is poor
early-season form that has cost the Gunners dear.
They slumped to 10th
last December, then crashed out of the League Cup to Bradford and the FA Cup to
Blackburn.
Walcott, who scored 21
goals in all competitions, added: “We must remember those moments and make sure
we do it from the start.
“We could be challenging
for anything. We could beat anyone.
“We want that sort of
fear factor, especially at the Emirates.”
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