​Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has called on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott to show their worth, insisting the English duo have had enough time to reach their potential.





Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first ever away league goal for the Gunners in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth but he has struggled to take advantage of the opportunities he's been granted this season.

Graeme Souness of Sky Sports was scathing in his assessment of Oxlade-Chamberlain's Arsenal career, suggesting that the 22-year-old does not take his job seriously.





“’Does he take it seriously enough? He always seems to be a bit of a joker," Souness said (h/t ​the Mirror).





“There is a player in there. It’s stand up and be counted time.





“He’s 22 - he should not be accepting, with the quality he has, sitting on the bench and being a bit-part player.





"You’ve got to be banging down the manager’s door and saying ‘I’m ready for this’. Is he prepared to do that? I see him laughing and giggling a lot [in interviews]. I’d want him to be a bit more serious and angry and upset with me if I was the manager leaving him out.





“There’s no doubt about it he has quality. When [Arsene Wenger] doesn’t use him the other night, is it because he doesn’t trust him? At 22, it’s time to stand up and say ‘this is my moment’."

Arsenal legend Henry shared his view that Oxlade-Chamberlain isn't the only Englishman to be facing make-or-break time at the Emirates.





Henry said: “I [try] to see what was going on, the view of the manager. He must [say] to himself ‘Is the Ox going to win me this game?’





“And he must [say to himself] ‘No! Let’s not try to lose it.’ It might sound crazy, I know, but does Oxlade-Chamberlain do enough to be a starter at Arsenal?





“How long are we going to say he’s a prospect? He’s been there for four-and-a-half-years. Enough now. You have to be a starter. The same goes with Theo Walcott.”

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