Theo Walcott says that watching games as a fan rather than taking part has changed his outlook as a player.
The England international ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee in January and spent 10 months on the sidelines.
However, now he is back in first-team action he is able to appreciate some of the lessons he picked up during his time out.
"You see the people around you and the buzz they get from anything that a player does and you think, ‘OK, I’ll remember that for next time’"
Theo Walcott
“I’m the sort of person that likes to get involved in everything,” Walcott told Arsenal Player. “I’m quite chilled at times but if it’s getting tense [watching a match] I get quite nervous because I know how hard the guys work throughout the week.
“It’s good because you get to see a different side of it. Not just that, you see the people around you and the buzz they get from anything that a player does and you think, ‘OK, I’ll remember that for next time’.
“It looks so much easier when you’re watching it, so I really feel for the guys when I’m there having a go and saying, ‘You should have done this’. But when you’re down on the pitch everything happens instantly.”
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