Theo Walcott says what Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson at all times does that’s truly so distinctive in at present’s sport

However the Welshman nonetheless appears to divide opinion, as one faculty of thought is that Johnson elevates Tottenham, as Troy Deeney acknowledged.

Nonetheless, Jamie O’Hara claimed Tottenham star Johnson frustrates him — criticising the 23-year-old’s dribbling particularly.

However Theo Walcott was stuffed with reward for Brennan Johnson.

Theo Walcott says Brennan Johnson performs like an “old-school” winger

Walcott believes that what’s fascinating about Johnson after watching him at Tottenham Hotspur is noticing how he likes to hug the touchline and be prepared to cross the ball — very like old-school wingers.

Theo Walcott informed the Premier League’s official YouTube channel: “It’s truly fairly inspiring as a result of you already know, these wingers nowadays wish to be inverted wingers. He’s truly like, no, I’m a bit old-school. I’ll keep on the right-hand facet, I do know what I’m gifted at, I gained’t fiddle with it, I gained’t attempt to decelerate defenders, if I acquired house, I’ll cross it.”

For those who give me house, I’ll run previous you and shoot and that’s what he’s getting rewarded as a result of defenders are actually anticipating all these wingers to return inside at instances however he’s utilizing his strengths and simply pondering, ‘You’re going to face off me.”

Glenn Hoddle likened Johnson to Raheem Sterling resulting from his knack of scoring objectives contained in the field and Theo Walcott additionally complimented his clever motion in the identical vein because the Tottenham legend.

“What he does within the second purpose in opposition to Fulham, he will get into an area however you at all times count on the ball to return there, good connection, it’s a kind of simply to indicate his composure as properly however I like him as a result of he doesn’t overcomplicate it and I believe gamers can do this and he is aware of his strengths and he sticks with it, similar to a [Jacob[ Murphy-type feel, so that’s why I like right-footed right-wingers, I was one of them as well!”

Ange Postecoglou thinks Brennan Johnson has a superpower nobody else does at Tottenham

In February, Ange Postecoglou hailed Johnson after Tottenham beat Ipswich by making a similar comment to Walcott as in his view, no player at Spurs makes the smart runs he does.

Postecoglou said: “Yeah, Brennan’s really good for us. We don’t really have another front third player like him. He just knows when to arrive at the right time. He’s really clinical.”