Why Theo Walcott Is Better Than Gareth Bale

As the Gareth Bale to Real Madrid saga seems to be coming to a close, it’s hard not to see how things turned out so differently for Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott.

Both were signed from Southampton from an early age and both were courted by clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal. But in the end, Theo went to Arsenal and Bale to Tottenham.

Both Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale joined Arsenal and Tottenham respectively as 17 year olds, Theo in 2006 for £12 million and Bale a year later for £10 million. And now in 2013, Bale is set to be the most expensive footballer in the world and move to Real Madrid, while Theo Walcott is still at Arsenal but is their highest paid player.

Both are blessed with exceptional pace which has been their main asset over the years but Gareth Bale has added power, guile and goals to his game whereas Theo hasn’t stalled, but reached a peak of his abilities.

It would be unfair to use Bale’s transfer fee as a base for comparison as even Tottenham fans must realised, the Welshman is grossly over-priced. £93 million for him is quite frankly obscene and the fact that Real Madrid’s have no accountability financially (excuse the pun) is disgusting. A player is worth what another team is willing to pay but you can’t tell me Bale is worth more than Falcao, who has consistently performed at the highest level for 4/5 seasons now. Bale has had one excellent season and 55 goals in 203 games for Tottenham is not in the same league as Cristiano Ronaldo. One think you do have to say about Tottenham is that they obviously have a chairman who is savvy and knows what he’s doing in the transfer market because if it were us, we’d probably sell Bale for about £35 million.

At this moment in time, there is no doubt that Gareth Bale is the better player. There was the famous story that he was going to be sold to Birmingham for £3 million in 2009 after a string of poor performances.

But, and I’ve made this point a few times before, for me Bale has had one outstanding season. Even Gary Neville said he needs to do it season in and season out to be considered world class. I would go as far to say Bale is overrated. Ronaldo was phenomenal for 3/4 seasons before he went to Real Madrid. It is one amazing piece of business by Tottenham.

For me, Theo Walcott has been the far more consistent player and been the better player over the last 5/6 seasons. Bale “set the world alight” with 26 goals last season, Theo scored 21. And when you put that into context, Theo’s record is more impressive. Added to 14 assists he got and considering he plays on the wing, Theo has contributed as much as Bale did to Tottenham last season. And 5 more goals is all well and good but Andre Villas Boas based the entire team around getting the best out of Bale.

The two seasons before last, Bale scored 23 goals while Theo scored 24. And Theo notched up 18 assists while Bale managed 17.

If you compare their records over the last 3 seasons combined, they read as follows:

Theo Walcott – 45 goals and 32 assists

Gareth Bale – 49 goals and 26 assists

And another factor is that along with playing in the Premier League, Theo Walcott has been playing in the Champions League every season while Gareth Bale has mainly played in the Europa League.

I’m not 100% sure about their goal scoring records against the big sides (Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal & Tottenham) but I would be surprised if Bale’s record is better in the big games. Off the top of my head I can remember a lot of goals from Theo against Chelsea and Tottenham in particular.

So there you have it, why Theo is the better player – and I’m sure that will still be the case in 2 years time when Theo is still performing for Arsenal and Gareth Bale is back in the Premier League.

 

111 thoughts on “Why Theo Walcott Is Better Than Gareth Bale

  1. Hahahahaha how cheap is crack in woolwich these days??? I need to get myself down there, you lot are having a great time it seems

     
    • The writer of this article is a sad as a spud still banging on about a move that took place 100 yrs ago we were in woolwich once but have always been in london yr lot were once in Middlesex and the area that white shite lane is in didnt become part of london until 1965 under the London government act 1963 but guess u wanna ignore the facts

       
      • Yawn. Tottenham are Tottenham. Arsenal are pikied who have no home lol maybe the police will move you on, here’s hoping.

        As for the writer of this article, the shallowness of the knowledge behind this supposedly knowing article is highlighted by the line ‘I’m not sure of Bales’s record against the big clubs but I bet Walcotts is better’. I believe that’s called blind faith in ignorance. If you’re going to write an article, spend a few minutes looking up your facts because otherwise you look like a dick.

        As for Bale having one good season, he’s been brilliant when fit for the last three years, or was it Walcott in disguise who tore up Inter and made them looking Sunday League.

        Or to sum up, what a load of typical Gooner Bullshit. Fuck off and go but some players before Wenger has a breakdown and knifes the ‘family’ in a fit of egotistic psychoticness. The definition of insane is thinking everyone is mad and wrong except you. Which sums up his last press statements… “How dare you question me?”…it’s called a fucking press conference cunt, that’s kind of the point…

         
        • Tottenham are indeed Tottenham an they were from Middlesex an until 1965 weren’t even in london which means 1st LONDON team to do the doubke was in fact Arsenal

           
    • “if it were us, we’d probably sell Bale for about £35 million.”
      just goes to show why you loose your best players for hardly any compensation. 🙂

      I would also like to point out that Theo scores a goal when Arsenal win by 4-6 goals, Gareth Bale wins games. I do not have a hard time at all choosing which one I would rather have in my team.

       
  2. I’m an Arsenal fan, and I feel a bit embarrassed by that article. Theo might be a good player, but he is not, and probably never will be as good as Bale….

     
    • That’s right, mate. Any self-respecting Gooner should be embarrassed by this nonsense.

      Real Madrid is willing to pay a world record fee for Gareth Bale because HE CAN WIN GAMES BY HIMSELF.

      And no amount of silly fussing around with schoolboy stats can change that FACT.

      Does the writer of this drivel really think that Real Madrid would rather buy a Welshman than an English player, if there were little or no difference in their abilities? Gareth Bale will NEVER grace a World Cup finals tournament, while Walcott has already played in one.

      Isn’t there an obvious commercial advantage purely in terms of marketing clout of having an English rather than a Welsh player? In other words, why would RM want Bale rather than Walcott if they were similarly gifted? Or more ludicrously, if Walcott were the better player?

      The fact is: Bale is ten times the player Walcott will ever be. And this kind of feeble-minded nonsense only makes Arsenal fans looks pathetic.

      I hope GB has a great time in Madrid. We enjoyed having him at WHL but the team we’re assembling without him will be even better.

      Looking forward to September 1st!

      Bet you lot ain’t.

       
      • You start to have a potentially valid point and then lose all crsitivilty saying bale is 10 times better. I don’t even think that is possible against any prem player. Bale is a very good player but bit world class, had a good 6months last season.
        About 4assists up until Christmas, smart player. It’s embarrassing if he gets sold for more than ronaldo, there is no comparison as ronaldo has been a phenomenon for about 6 seasons

         
        • The £100million is not what anyone should pay for Bale. Spurs valued him so high in order to tell prospective buyers to bugger off. We never expected that anyone would be crazy enough to pay the asking price and we wanted to keep him.

           
  3. hahahahaha so bales only had 1 good season and to emphasise this fact you show as stat that has bale outscoring walcott over the last 3?????????? Jesús the internet really is a platform that lets any deluded werdo say their bit!

     
  4. I agree with the author about the price of Bale. I said to someone a couple of weeks ago that at the end of last season, the press were reporting Bale will be sold for £50 million.

    Since then he has only played in one pre season friendly, against Swindon, so with barely kicking a ball how has his value almost doubled??

    I’m not complaining though, RM are mugs and should be stopped this illegal tapping up for all our clubs sake.

    Football aside I have served my last day in the army due to redundancy, I hope the author doesn’t mind me plugging my vlog on YouTube.

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    • It has to do with marketability…Walcott may have scored comparibly to GB but Bale’s goals are generally a lot more ‘spectacular’ than Walcott’s. He also has that ability to take the game completely out of the other team’s hands at times, something rarely seen in Walcott. I think a comparison in goal differential between both clubs over the same span would explain the significance of Bale’s goal contributions to THFC to Walcott’s ability to ‘rack em up’ in lopsided games. Not saying he’s ‘crap’ bc he’s obviously not, just not nearly as clutch when comparing him to Bale.

       
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  6. Twat! Deluded, blinkered, biased etc. Was Walcott on the pitch against Villa? Did you see his England performance last week?
    Bale may not be worth £93m but he is worth three times as much as Walcott!

     
  7. Bale consistently scored from outside the box in pressure situations using pure skill, Walcott couldn’t score a 30 yarder even if he had a 30 yard long penis, it sounds like someone is getting worried lol

     
  8. Deluded mate, I’d love to say Theo is better but simply ain’t true. 93 mill is clearly overpriced but how many of Bale’s goals were match winners compared to Theo’s. Theo loves a few goals in a rout but he wins us very few matches especially last minute ect. Plus Theo has a worse record in what is clearly a better team!

     
    • Yeah knw what u mean l havent laughed so much since seeing the spuds on sky thinking Newcastle had scored always in our shadow

       
      • why weren’t you at your game or are you one of those armchair fans ,bet I have been to the immigrants more times than you.

         
        • Wrong we were away at Newcastle an as l work Saturday’s its a bit tricky getting to Newcastle for 3pm when l dont finish wk til 2pm plus to go to away games with Arsenal you need to be a travell club member

           
  9. I think you have to look back at this article and realise that you could not be more wrong – not a good advert for your analytical skills. Jibberish

     
  10. Are you pissed?..Bale is a game changer, these players are few and
    Far between, If you asked 1000 football managers which player they
    Would rather have I guarantee 1000 would say bale, this article is complete
    Guff!

     
  11. You are all missing the point about the price of Bale if you think he isn’t worth it.

    If I offer you 50m for your Car and you accept and I am HAPPY with it, then it was worth it, many an auction have proved this, if you would be prepared to spend that money on him has nothing to do with it because someone else has.

    Something is worth WHATEVER anyone is willing to pay!

     
    • Don’t mean he is worth it just means that some flash cnuts with huge debts are just flexing their bigger muscles to prove they are bigger than us even though they cant really afford him.

       
  12. The thing you miss is that Arsenal fans have been on walcotts back up until last year. I think he is a good player but he should have left you ages ago and gone elsewhere to progress as I think he is going nowhere with you. As for compairing him to bale your having a laugh like to see you get 93 mill for him anyway stay away from the meth mate and it will all become much clearer

     
  13. The reason Bale is being sold for so much is not because of his worth right nw, but what he WILL be worth and what hes worth for tottenham. And you cant compare walcott and Bale. Bale’s goals have five times the quality and clutchness that Walcott’s have.

     
      • you fooking hated him two years ago your so called fans booed him off the pitch just like last Saturday /that’s the loudest you lot have been in years .By the way did you go to your fourth place open topped bus celebration.

         
        • No do u go to yr annual “finished below Arsenal agian” party?…..”you won the league in black an white”

           
  14. Bale is in a different league to Walcott – This isn’t just my opinion but Ferguson’s, Mourinho’s, Anchelotti, Mancini who all wanted to buy him over the last few seasons. City offered 40m two years ago.

    He isn’t over valued. PSG bid 85M earlier in the window. And if United or City thought they could get him for 85 / 90M they would bid.

    But this is what upset me most about your blog – Bale has had one good season.

    Bale was voted by his fellow professionals to be the best player in the league in 2010 / 2011 and again in 2012 / 2013. That is two seasons and he wasn’t bad in the season in between.

    After he took Inter apart in the CL in 2010 Barca and Inter registered interest in him and valued him at 30M.

    Now when was Theo voted by his peers best in the league in any season? And when you’ve answered that question think on how many clubs have tried to buy Walcott for the sort of sums that Bale is commanding?

     
  15. What you are overlooking is the fact that Bale’s game is on a steep upward curve and he will continue to improve for some while yet whilst Walcott is on a much shallower curve and is about to reach its plateau. Bale will continue to pull further away from Walcott by the day. This is why Bale attracts a huge valuation more three times Walcott value.

     
  16. You really asked for that barrage. It really does defy all reasonable logic to conclude Walcott is better than Bale. True Bale has not performed to his current level for too long but that level is far beyond what Walcott has ever achieved or ever will achieve.
    The only valid question is will Bale continue to hit these giddy heights. That I really do not know and if he does go to Madrid, I don’t really care.

     
  17. Oh dear, that has to be the funniest statement / headline ever in football.

    OMG I cannot stop laughing, you are an embarrassment to woolwich supporters!

     
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  19. Don’t see anyone desperate to sign Walcott do you?! Why’s that I wonder?! Probably cos he’s a load of old arse!!

     
    • Don’t see anyone desperate to sign Messi do you?! Why’s that I wonder?! is Messi is shit ?
      So your argument is as worth as a shit.

      Btw I got to say that Bale is the better player, yes through goals and assist stat show that there are little different between them but on the pitch Bale can hold up on his own but Theo can’t. And this is being said by me a Gooner. Nevertheless Theo do deserve more recognition but not up to the level to eclipse Bale, Nope.

       
  20. How deluded you truly are, have you been to the Wenger bullshit school, Walcott is crap and over rated, he is not worth 100,000 a week, useless player.Further proof the AKBs really are thick

     
  21. Big Mikey Boy’s really bossed it with this one! Never laughed so hard… since I heard Wenger was trying to buy Benzema!!!

     
  22. Bale is not worth the money Real have offered according to you? Might I quote you? “A player is worth what another team is willing to pay but you can’t tell me Bale is worth more than Falcao”
    Seems that you can’t agree with your own quote. Please get a competent adult to read the drivel before sullying the internet with this drivel. It has provoked laughter and derision from so many but surely pity is the right emotion toward the challenged cretin that scrawled this travesty of an effort.

     
  23. i expected only us spurs fans to laugh and mock this article. But when you have multiple gooners laughing at your dribble..you know you’re wrong. Take this down now, save yourself from further embarrassment.

     
  24. I would take Bale every time – the fact that Real Madrid are about to spend £90 million on him and not on Walcott says it all really. Walcott is a donkey and nothing more…

     
  25. I noticed you’ve been scribing ‘since ’06…you must have a ‘special’ crayon…I feel ashamed of myself that I’ve actually took time to comment on your idiot musings…get help…..

     
  26. What have you been smoking???

    You’re so delusional! Even Heskey laughed!

    It’s like saying, Benayoun is better than Lampard because he had some good stats few years back.

     
    • Forgot to add, Bale started as left-back, then winger then striker last year. Still got more goals than Walcott.

      Plus the game changing goals are completely different class.

      Walcott just have pure speed, you might as well have Abonglahor, he’s no different to Walcott.

       
  27. Interesting comments 1 must say….let me sign an autograph as arsene wenger…clearly the only thing ill be signing this summer?! Lets get one thing straight,arsenal an spurs fans are fantastic.this guys post is opinion of a human turd.as a spurs fan and football fan for that matter,I wish bale the best of luck if he is on his way.to compare theo is deluded,and generally a ridicule to talent within the uk.i wish I could earn 100k a week tripping over my laces,unable to deliver a suitable cross and paint my nails for charity.walcott an absurd comparison,get a grip you tool.even with new signings still will be close to fourth place,even higher.cant wait for the seasons battle as that’s what football is about!

     
  28. reading through the comments on this page, all, without exception are bilious, idiotic tribal gruntings trying to tell the author what an idiot he is for writing what he wrote.

    as a foreigner, i think you english people prove yourselves time and time again to be sadistic, tribal neanderthal idiots who would do anything just to punch a guy in the face for trying to come up with something original. above all when it’s cheap, like you, and under the belt, like you. you lot who spend your time having a go with cheap shots at others, get yourself together, act like adults and maybe get a job so as not to embarrass your family with your disrespectful vomit.

    as for the blog, i disagree but appreciate the thinking behind it. thanks!

     
  29. Whilst the article is laughable I’m pleased to see so many gooners disagree with it as well. Often football fans are so wrapped up in their own club (Spurs fan as much as anybody) that they don’t appreciate the worth of other clubs players and it’s a refreshing change to read sensible comments without just blindly slagging people off because they support a different club.

    Thanks for restoring some of my faith in REAL football fans.

     
  30. also your forgetting bale is improving each year walcock has hit the limit so bale could keep improving and be as good or better than ronaldo when he is 28

     
  31. WOW! BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Briliant article quality! U lot get funnier by the hour. About as true as wenger spending 25m on a goalie!!!!!!! AAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAHAA! U humungus loony!

     
  32. The most stupid headline of all time and it has to come from a Gooner. It’s good to see that there are some intelligent ones around though.

    Bale is a commercial goldmine, a marketing tool to make millions from.
    Walcott isn’t.
    A transfer fee is based on a players value to the club not just what he can do on a field of play, where Bale is obviously superior anyway.

    You do your club no favours so it good to see some sensible Arsenal fans on here as well.

     
  33. Oh dear…this is sad. Walcott is just a decent average player and is simply not in Bale’s class. Some redeeming features though in the article, as I agree, no way is Bale worth £90m plus and why are Madrid allowed to get away with thier behaviour? Corruption at UEFA seems rife and they take that as seriously as racism!!
    It would be good to discuss transfers but poor goons would have nothing to say. I hear Carlton Cole is on a free,,,,,

     
  34. Funny thing is, Theo IS actually better than Bale.
    The only reason people have taken notice of Bale and overlooked Walcott is because Theo plays in a team of stars all performing at the top level so his quality is noticed less because its more of a team effort, whereas at Spurs Bale was their only performer and he was almost their only source of goals. Had Bale gone to us and Theo to Spurs it would be Theo on the verge of a 93m move to Madrid and Bale playing amongst players more closely matched to his quality and getting no credit for it.

     
    • Completely agree.

      Bale is better because he’s greedier? It’s like comparing Ronaldo and Messi (who are on a simulate level to each other, not with Bale or Walcott). Ronaldo is the strong, blockbuster type player who gets all the glory (like Bale) whereas Messi is in a team of stars, playing more attractive and more team orientated football.

      Arsenal play a certain way – minimal touches and great interplay. Walcott would rather pass than shoot – see last night. Bale looks spectacular because he’s in a team of average players. Bale is not in the top 10 players in the world but is worth £93 million? Where has he been in the world player of the year awards in the last 5 years? After all, that’s voted by professional footballers and managers.

       
  35. AS AN ARSENAL SUPPORTER I MUST SAY THST THIS ARTICLE IS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF CRAP I HAVE READ. BALE IS NEVER WORTH £93 MILLION, HOWEVER HE IS MUCH BETTER THAN WALCOTT. ONE OF THE REASONS ARSENAL ARE DOING SO POORLY IS THAT THEY KEEP HOLD OF CRAP!!! PLAYERS LIKE WALCOTT – CANT BEAT HIS DEFENDER WITH THEALL AT HIS FEET, POOR CONTROL, CAN’T PASS AND POOR DECISION MAKING – THAT’S THEO!!!

     
  36. The author is spot on. Spurs fans here dont want to face facts. Bale will be the most overrated player in futbol history if this transfer goes ahead at the price reported in the press. He was excellent for about half the season and thats it. Since they both left Southampton Theo has been the better player until last season. Check the stats.

     
  37. It’s amazing how any idiot can have a website these days and get hits because of the newsnow algorithm.

    I only hit it to tell the clown what a dopey moron he is. Hidden on my laptop and now phone.

    On behalf of all arsenal fans, go play with the traffic u retard.

     
  38. its like this comment section is only spurs fans. theo made most goals pr game in the world last season (goals&assists). fact! gareth bale is better than theo walcott. right now. fact! over the last 5 seasons theo has been better and contributed more to his team than bale, even playing at a higher level. fact! bale is overpriced and overrated(not much, but that how the media makes it) but still one of the best and promising player in the world FaCt! now everyone please have and open mind while fuckin reading things on the net!

     
  39. Thats great news ,I cant wait for Real Madrid and their £80 mil offer ,just a minute The Spuds just called and wanted a straight swop

     
  40. no idiot. we’re all fans of the Arsenal. the one writing this patheitc garbage can hardly be considered a gooner
    or if he is, he hasn’t watched many games

     
  41. Mertesacker had a 98% or close to, pass completion rate last season. Makes him best passer of the ball in the Premiership does it,, why doesnt Wenger play him in midfield,, lies…damned lies and statistics,,,lol,,,,compare bale and lennon,,, thats fairer…..hold on someones just not bid mega bucks for Walcott….,,why not!!!!!!????????, Hes better than bale??????????,, the stats say so!!!!!!!!!!! Cant you write something like why Walcott never has complete control over the ball when hes dribbling,,, ohh no stats on that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

     
  42. You can tell who the uneducated posters are. When they can’t come up with a reasoned argument to something they don’t like they use abuse instead of valid points.

    Bale is a very good player. Overrated but very good. If he was so amazing then how did Spurs only finish 5th?

    Let’s put this in context shall we? Theo with the worst Arsenal squad in Wenger’s reign scored 21 goals and 14 assists, and helped his team finish 4th. Bale, in a team which was based around him and with the best Tottenham squad they’ve had in donkeys years, scored 26 goals and 8 assists and only finished 5th.

    Walcott was involved in 36 goals and Bale 34.

     
  43. Michu scored more goals than Aguero last season, is he the better player. Statistics are useful for teams but less so for players because they don’t reflect certain aspects (ie importance) of goals, Bale practically carried Spurs last season with his goals and his departure has meant that quality players are being bought, they’ll probably be in a better position next season than they were in the last. Walcott is a very average player. Most Arsenal fans will admit it, he is nothing on the level of Cazorla, Wilshere, Koscielny etc and certainly not Bale. Then you get to merchandising. Bale will sell millions of shirts, like Neymar, his pure skill and power are a joy to behold, not to mention his thirty yard screamers. Bale is not one of the top ten technical players in the world but is definitely one of the most exciting, and has a lot of potential.

     
  44. Great article on the whole. Pity that it has been sullied in the comments section buy the bi annually deluded Sp*d fans. Hope to put that right soon though. Here is looking forward to an even earlier St. Totteringham day!

    Why wouldn’t Gareth Bale shine when playing besides a lot of mostly average spud players. Football turds if you may. The Spurs management know this and that’s why they have gone on a panic buy… To the point of almost replacing the whole team and flushing most.

    Walcott has much sterner stuff to compete against at Arsenal and will obviously not shine as brightly. Stats do not lie though and going by them, Walcott should be at least worth 90 Mil pounds going by the RealNutter valuation index.

     
  45. yet again a gooner with no football knowledge.this must be why they think wilshere is world class when really all he dose is flap his arms and pass the ball side ways ,wouldnt get in are starting 11 .

     
    • Did u mean “our” not “are” if so your english is as poor as your argument bothbthe england manager and the england capt say Wilshire is the future of england yet you, thats you not “ewe”, say he wouldnt get in yr team

       
  46. Walcott either scored or assisted 36 goals in the PL and that was the highest goal and assist ratio per game in the WORLD. Bale can only dream of that.

     
  47. since this article, Bale scored 22 goals in his first season at Real Madrid, which is more goals than Theo has scored ever in a single season.
    he scored the winner in the copa del rey and he scored in the European cup final.

    Theo was injured for the past year as arsenal ended their 9 year trophy drought and 12 months since rupturing his cruciate, which shows how vital he has been to arsenals success and how irreplaceable he is. and he still has not made a full come back and a return to the starting 11 on a regular basis.

    …..and i am an arsenal fan, but am one of the less self delusional ones.

    hilarious article.

    Theo missed a sitter last weekend as well. normal service resumed.

     

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