Source: Team_Talk
Fabio has faith in 'refreshed' Theo
Arsenal's Theo Walcott admits "everything is going well" for him after a 'nice summer break' - and feels Fabio Capello now has "faith" in him.[LNB] Walcott claims his hot start to the season has been helped by having the summer off, but refused to be drawn on whether he might have helped England had he been included in the World Cup squad.[LNB]Walcott was controversially left at home for a campaign in South Africa during which England struggled before an early exit, but the break seems to have done him no harm as he has started the season in excellent form for Arsenal.[LNB]"I had a nice break through the summer and everything has gone well, so I just have to keep my feet on the ground," Walcott said.[LNB]"It's one of those things," he added of his World Cup exclusion. "I didn't point the finger at anyone, I didn't blame anyone, it's disappointing, but I'm not going to blame myself, I just want to make sure it doesn't happen again by working hard on the training pitch.[LNB]"I didn't want to think too much about it, and had a good mental break over the summer, because you want to spend time with your family when you can.[LNB]"But it's going well now and that's all I can do."[LNB]Walcott is now hoping to start in England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria on Friday night.[LNB]England waltzed through their World Cup qualifiers before the disappointing performance in South Africa, but Walcott is not expecting things to be easy qualifying for Euro 2012, despite the good showing in the 2-1 friendly win over Hungary earlier in the month.[LNB]"No game is easy at the international level," he said. "We had a good result against Hungary and we managed to play well for the whole game.[LNB]"Sometimes the goals don't go in because people come to Wembley, a fantastic fortress, and they put people behind the ball so it can be very difficult to break them down.[LNB]"I think they'll be very organised on Friday but if we do the right things we can get a result."[LNB]Three Lions coach Capello has come under heavy fire since the World Cup, but Walcott said that was not something that was concerning the players.[LNB]"You would have to ask him about that," he said. "As players we want to go out there and prove people wrong, and show we can do it on the pitch.[LNB]"Our last qualification went very well, we won every single game pretty much.[LNB]"We always know (what he wants), the message gets across to the players and we know what to do on the pitch. It's good to know that the manager's got the faith in us, and he's got faith in me to try to do it for him."[LNB]Walcott has been in and out of the England side ever since his sensational call up to the World Cup squad in 2006 at the age of 17.[LNB]However, he did not make his first competitive appearance for England for another two years. His path may not have been a straightforward one, but he believes he has come a long way in the past four years.[LNB]"At 19 to be playing for England is a great achievement, and since me going to the World Cup in 2006 a lot of stuff has happened," he said.[LNB]"I was 17 then, I'm only 21 now but it seems like I've been around for a long time. There's been a lot of ups and downs but I feel like I am definitely a better player."
