Theo Walcott: I don't blame Fabio Capello for leaving me out of England's World Cup squad

31 August 2010 15:37
Theo Walcott has refused to blame England boss Fabio Capello for not taking him to this summer's World Cup and claims his impressive start to the season has been helped by having the summer off.[LNB]Capello controversially snubbed Walcott for South Africa and the Arsenal forward is determined to make sure he does not miss another major tournament by making it impossible for the Italian not to pick him in future.[LNB] Back in the fold: Theo Walcott walks out for England training[LNB]The 21-year-old had to watch the World Cup at home but he says the break has contributed to him showing 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,' said Walcott.[LNB]'It'sone of those things. 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] Back with a bang: Arsenal's Theo Walcott has been on fire after a summer off[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. But it's going well now and that's all I can do.'[LNB]Walcottis now hoping to start in England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria on Friday night and is confident of producing a result following the 2-1 friendly win over Hungary earlier in the month.[LNB]'Nogame 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. 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]'They'll be very organised on Friday but if we do the right things we can get a result.'[LNB]VIDEO: Walcott on England recall... In safe hands? Fabio Capello forced to draft in unknown Arsenal reserve as goalkeeping crisis hits new lowIt's back to the bad old days for England boss Fabio Capello as Euro qualifiers loom[LNB] [LNB]  

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