Theo Walcott wants to play upfront as a striker. He has been unabashed about his desire to move in from the wings to a more central attacking role.
He wants to do it for England and he wants to do it for Arsenal.
Well, the stars may finally be aligning in Walcott’s favour.
England are running out of strikers, Danny Welbeck the latest to miss out on the crucial World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Tuesday, thanks to a yellow card against Moldova.
Wayne Rooney is injured, Daniel Sturridge is not match-fit and neither is Andy Carroll.
Rickie Lambert is all Roy Hodgson has left. And Theo Walcott, if Hodgson believes the speedy winger is up to a full-on front attacking role.
Walcott insists England will go for the kill against Ukraine and should he get an attacking role, Arsene Wenger, his manager at Arsenal will be watching keenly.
For all the euphoria at the Emirates over the signing of Mesuit Ozil from Real Madrid, Wenger is still short on striker after Lukas Podolski’s injury.
Olivier Giroud is all he has upfront right now and a striker’s role for Walcott with England might be an audition for the same role with the Gunners.
England have a game in hand on second placed Montenegro and are one point ahead of third placed Ukraine, meaning a victory in Kiev would put them firmly on course to qualify for next year's finals in Brazil.
Some pundits expect England to adopt a safety-first defensive approach in the Olympic Stadium, but Walcott, expected to start on Tuesday, says that would be the wrong thing to do.
"We always go in to games trying to win them. We don't want to go out there and try to get a draw. That's when we could be caught on the break," Walcott said.
"We have a lot of pace in this team. They will have to come at us and I think that could work in our favour."
Kiev holds fond memories for Walcott as the city played host to the stunning volley he scored against Sweden at Euro 2012.
He is looking forward to going back to the Ukrainian capital, but is aware that the hosts will be desperate to secure another victory having boosted their goal difference with a 9-0 win over San Marino on Friday.
"It's going to be really nice looking for that goal again and I go there feeling very confident as do the team as well," Walcott said.
"That was a great occasion for myself scoring that night but I need to concentrate on getting the points now on Tuesday.
"They did very well on Friday. They scored nine goals so they will go in to the match on a positive note."
Meanwhile, Walcott's England team-mate Gary Cahill wants Hodgson's men to mark Frank Lampard's 100th cap with a victory in Kiev.
Lampard, currently on 99 caps, is set to become the eighth England player to reach the century milestone and Chelsea colleague Cahill wants to mark the 35-year-old's special occasion with a win that will move them three points clear at the top of the group.
"It's great for Frank," Cahill said. "I hope for him that he gets the 100th cap on Tuesday and I hope that we get the win as well so it will be a good night.
"It's fantastic to think what he has achieved in his international career."
Even though Montenegro's 1-1 draw against Poland left England in a strong position, Cahill is aware that the team will be back to square one if they lose at the Olympic Stadium.
"It's nice that we got a clean sheet and a convincing win, but it doesn't change the job that we have got to do," he added.
"Even though Montenegro drew we still know what is ahead of us."