Gilberto Silva: Walcott must bide his time

Arsenal’s Gilberto believes Theo Walcott can reach the very top, but urged the England youngster to be patient. Walcott produced another impressive display when he was handed a rare start by manager Arsene Wenger in the 2-0 victory over Reading on Saturday, which kept alive the Gunners’ hopes of finishing runners-up in the Barclays Premier League.
Gilberto was part of Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ side which won the club’s last championship title in 2003/2004 – and the Brazil World Cup winner knows all about the importance of working your way up to becoming a regular performer at the highest level.

“Apart from being a great player, Theo is a very nice guy – but I think people need to give him time,” said Gilberto.