Theo Walcott is set to officially step into the role of pundit after starting on Saturday night’s Match of the Day programme with the BBC.
The former England international, who retired from football in August 2023, will join ufabet http://ufabet999.app Sport ‘s pundit team for the new season having previously been part of the pundit team at Euro 2024.
He will take part in his first MOTD of the season on Saturday night and will also cover the BBC ‘s Champions League MOTD , which starts next week.
Speaking about his new role, Walcott said: “I want to bring a positive perspective and insight into how I as a former player would have responded to certain situations. “
I want to analyse events in depth because of the fact that it can be something as simple as a body position or a tug on the shirt, something that can interfere with certain situations that are happening. “
We all watch on TV and say, ‘He could have scored that’, but do we really analyse? Then let’s see why he didn’t score.
“I’ll be a pundit and see if it works for me.”
The former Gunners star also believes his former club Arsenal can beat four-time winners Manchester City to the title this season.
“I’ve said before that Arsenal will win the league but they are going to have to be top class to win the league,” Walcott added.
“Manchester City have started by winning the league and a lot of teams are feeling a little bit more cautious now because when they go on the pitch their players and their fans are feeling a little bit more cautious. “
However, as a league I don’t think we want to have two horses in a race. We’ve got to watch out for Liverpool as well and they’ve had a fantastic start to the season.”