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Southampton ace Walcott slams Arsenal culture: Everyone happy with fourth place finish

Southampton attacker Theo Walcott has questioned the culture at former club Arsenal.

Walcott spent 12 years at the Emirates but left in 2018 without a Premier League winners' medal to his name, having won just two FA Cups.

"We were too nice," he told talkSPORT. "Then we won a few FA Cups and got in the Champions League a lot.

"At times, that felt like it was good enough for Arsenal. It felt like a bit of a medal. As players we wanted to win things, but the club were happy to finish fourth."

Walcott remains adamant that they should have done better and aimed higher than a Champions League place, particularly during the 2015-16 season when they eventually finished second behind surprise champions Leicester.

"When Leicester won the league and we were the only team to beat them twice, that was the year we should've done something," he added.

"That was the year Arsenal should've won it."

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