Arsenal winger Theo Walcott insists he's happy with his development.

Walcott has come in for criticism following a subdued display in the midweek international friendly against Egypt at Wembley - with former England winger Chris Waddle claiming he "doesn't understand the game".

The young forward feels he has come a long way in a short space of time.

"My development has gone very well. I am only 20 still and I have been in the limelight all the time," he said.

"As a young player, you normally do your development in the background and build yourself up, but the World Cup 2006 call-up shot the pressure on me straight away. I dealt with that quite well, but hopefully I can just get all these injuries out the way and concentrate on a very important run-in."

Walcott added: "The thing is I am always the country's biggest hope or the country's biggest disappointment.

"You set standards for yourself and you want to be as good as you can every single game, but sometimes it doesn't go your way. Now, I have had experience, I played in the Under-21s and played in the Premier League.

"There is definitely more to come from me, but those experiences will now move me on to great things."