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Arsenal Fans Slam Theo Walcott on Twitter Following Disappointing Red Star Draw

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Arsenal fans were left less than impressed with their side's performance during the north Londoners 0-0 Europa League draw with Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night, with Theo Walcott, Francis Coquelin and Olivier Giroud proving to be of particular frustration. 

The 28-year-old wide man has been reduced to the squad's fringes at the Emirates Stadium this term, featuring in just three Premier League games from the substitutes' bench despite appearing in all four of the Gunners' European starting XIs. 

The England international, who has not featured for the Three Lions since November 2016, was handed the captain's armband and lasted the full 90 minutes for Arsene Wenger's side, on a night where the uninspiring point was enough to take them through to the knockout rounds in Europe's second-tier competition. 

Walcott, who according to the Daily Mail takes home £140k per week, was seen as the scapegoat by the Arsenal fans following the disappointing result and held to account for this lacklustre display. 

Both during the bore-draw and following the full time whistle the Gunners faithful took to Twitter to vent their frustrations in the direction of the former Southampton man and teammates Coquelin and Giroud.  

Here are some of the best tweets: 

Arsenal fans will know that their performance against Red Star on Thursday will need drastic improvement come the weekend if they stand any chance of sneaking into the top four of the Premier League, with the visit to arguably one of the best teams in Europe at this current moment Manchester City next on the agenda. 

It is unlikely, following the frustrating night at the Emirates, that Walcott, Coquelin or Giroud will feature from the start, which, after their mundane midweek showings, will be music to the ears of the Gunners supporters.