Walcott sympathises with Shawcross

Theo Walcott insists there were no hard feelings with Ryan Shawcross during their time together with England this week.

Shawcross got called up to the England squad shortly after breaking Aaron Ramsey's leg as Arsenal beat Stoke, and he was joined on international duty by Arsenal winger Walcott.

Walcott is the first Arsenal player to stick up for Shawcross, and seems to be joining the rest of England in letting everyone know what a nice guy the Stoke defender is.

He said: "He's a very humble lad, and a great defender. Obviously he knows what's happened and feels very bad about it. He's apologised.

"He's not a player to do those sort of tackles – he'll put his head down and work very hard for club and country.

"There are no hard feelings, not at all. He's sent a few text messages to Aaron. I'll let them get on with it."

Walcott himself has been in touch with Ramsey since the injury and hopes to see his team-mate back in action again soon.

He said: "I've been texting Aaron every day. He got out of hospital the other day, so I'll give him a call before the weekend. It's hard to tell what spirits he's in. His phone is probably mental at the moment.

"I'm texting him now and again, not trying to bomb him too much because the amount of support he's been given is fantastic. We all just want to see him back on the pitch again soon."

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