Arsenal forward Theo Walcott mobbed as he pays visit to primary school kids
- Theo Walcott made an appearance at Brecknock Primary School on Thursday
- The Arsenal star was circled by excited children screaming his name
- Walcott and Co are looking to bounce back against Hull City on Saturday
Theo Walcott has built a reputation as one of the nicest guys in football, and the Arsenal forward lived up to it yet again on Thursday.
Taking to Instagram, the Englishman shared a video of himself paying a visit to Brecknock Primary School, where he was swiftly mobbed by an excited group of children.
'Nice to meet everyone at Brecknock Primary School this afternoon,' Walcott wrote alongside the heartwarming clip.
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Theo Walcott made an appearance at Brecknock Primary School on Thursday
The kids could not believe that they got the chance to meet the Arsenal winger
And the kids were clearly thrilled to meet their hero as they circled the footballer, who read with a group of young children during his visit, jumping up and down and screaming his name.
Walcott said: 'It was great to meet so many excited kids, who were great fun, and to see what a difference the Arsenal in the Community guys can make. Arsenal's not just the players, we're a big family, and getting out into local schools is a big part of who we are.'
Arsenal in the Community, who organised the visit, work in 75 primary schools across north London as part of the Premier League's Primary Stars campaign.
The joyous reaction to his arrival could be a much need morale boost for the 27-year-old who, along with his team-mates, has come under immense criticism following the club's disastrous back-to-back defeats to Watford and Chelsea.
Walcott was met by screams of his name by the large group of football-loving children
The successive defeats have left Arsene Wenger's side 12 points behind the Blues and, in all probability, out of the running for top spot.
That has led to increasing unrest in the stands, with Wenger the central target of the anger, but Arsenal's manager remains convinced that a turnaround in form is possible ahead of Saturday's clash with Hull, asking fans to stay united.
'Of course, our fans have been consistent and have a high level of expectation, as I have as well. But I don't feel it is absolutely clear,' the Frenchman said.
'You cannot be a fan until last Tuesday and not be a fan any more and not be behind the team this Saturday, it doesn't make sense.
The school children circled the Arsenal star, jumping up and down before he joined in
'We are in a fight there, we absolutely have to be united or we have no chance to do it. You have Tottenham, everyone is in the fight and everyone is behind their team. We have to do exactly the same, even if we had two disappointing results.
'It's been a difficult week. We are here to win football games so when we don't win football games we are very disappointed.
'We have a big fight in the Premier League, a big fight in the Champions League, with a big game coming up, and we still have the FA Cup as well.
We want to do well in all three competitions and that's as well why it's important that we focus, respond and get our fans behind the team, because this is an important and sensitive part of the season - we have to respond to disappointment together.
'It's never over (the title race). We cannot behave like that. Even if you think it is, I don't. We cannot even think like that.
Walcott (3rd left) and his Arsenal team-mates are looking to get back to winning ways
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