The announcement that Theo Walcott is sidelined for the next six months with injury is extremely bad news for both Arsenal and England. This means that Arsenal will be without a key player for the rest of their Premier League title challenge between now and the end of the season. However, once the season ends there is an even bigger consequence as England will be without a key player as they go into battle in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. The Three Lions chances were already pretty bleak, but this certainly a bitter blow for Roy Hodgson as he prepares for the tournament. Despite the fact that the World Cup is still a little way away, this slideshow is designed to explore some of the other options to replace Walcotts in Englands squad. Readers of my work know that I dont always like to go for the obvious choices so there might be some debatable choices within this list. So, without further ado, lets get stuck into this World Cup 2014 inspired piece using opinion and Who Scored data
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