Southampton’s Theo Walcott celebrates opening at Wolves (Andrew Boyers/PA)
Theo Walcott has shown his joy after scoring his first goal at Southampton for 15 years.
The striker scored in Monday’s 1–1 draw against the Wolves as the Saints extended their undefeated Second Round of the Premier League to seven games.
It is his first target for the club since January 2006, after Everton gave it up last month.
Pedro Neto canceled Walcott’s first match, which came 5,434 days after the last, while Southampton remained fifth.
“It was very nice. It’s a shame there are enthusiasts here, but I hope there are some soon,” Walcott said.
“I am very pleased to have achieved this pass. My first game opposed to the Wolves, so it’s a laugh to see things happen in life. “
“It seems more like a victory, it’s a very complicated position to get there and get a result and few groups will get a result here. “
“We have shown that we can go all the way, the paintings and everyone will be delighted. “
Walcott did the 2-0, but shot himself after passing, wasting the chance to kill the game before Neto’s leveler.
“I have to score, I know,” the 31-year-old said on the club’s official website. “I’m my most productive critic and I know I’m not smart enough not to score.
“Believe me, I’ll exercise next week and possibly wouldn’t let it happen again. “
Neto scored with 15 minutes to the end after Raúl Jiménez’s shot hit the post and also turned down through Alex McCarthy at the time when the Wolves climbed to ninth place.
But the surrogate admitted that he may only celebrate because he feared the VAR would destroy his goal.
He told the Wolves’ official website: “I didn’t celebrate because last year with the VAR, for me it was very bad. I didn’t even celebrate because I didn’t know what the resolution would be. “
“I am very satisfied with the goal, but not satisfied with the result.
“Whether I’m put on the bench or on the 11th, I have to do as productive as possible to help the team. It’s not disappointing (not having to start). We’re all in a position to get Started, but I came here from the bank and did my best to help the team and I did.
“The 3 problems would have been smart for us, but unfortunately we didn’t get them. We’re not happy with the result, but we want to do it in the next one. “