Good luck theo and the england boys.

Tonight England kick off there summer in Sweden for there 2009 campaign against Finland.

Where Arsen has told Capello and Pearce of his displeasure of him playing for both the national squad and the under 21's.

I too fear a burnout.
But i am also keen to see if Theo can use what he has learnt at arsenal.
and show why he is one of the brightest talents in world football today.

Theo has shown brief glimpse of the future,

by scoring a hatrick vs Croatia,two nice well rounded goals v Birmingham.
and a wonderful solo run which we will only remember on a woeful night in the champions league.

I'm interested to see how he does in a big tournament where he is being hyped for good things by the media.

I would normally be scared of the press hyping up our English gunner.

But I'm not concerned because Theo is a very bright man for a guy of his age. I wish him all the best and i think he will handle the pressure put on him.



"He was one of the best players during my time there(Southampton) and he progressed very fast from the youth setup to the first team – and now he is at Arsenal and in the England national team. We noticed early on that he had amazing pace and good technique. He's going to be a big star at Arsenal and hopefully also in the England team so I wish him all the best ... but not against us." quote from Tim sparv Finland captain.

Whose side go into the game looking to cause a major upset tonight by beating England and sending a message out to the rest of Europe.Sparv who is captaining the fins tonight leads his side out on his home ground( Halmstads BK),thinks England have a very good side,But when the game starts it's 11 vs 11.So anything can happen!

Good luck to the boys and my prediction is a England win, in a very tight game.

Players to watch:

Theo walcott(England)

Tim sparv(Finland)


Thoughts?