Tottenham
Hotspur v Arsenal
Wednesday, April 14 2010
Channel 27: 3.00 am - (Live) (Thur morning)
Arsene Wenger's depleted side were handed a masterclass
by Argentina international Lionel Messi, who helped himself to all
four goals as the Gunners' European dreams were shattered in
Spain.
Walcott, however, insists the same mistakes will not be
made when they resume their quest for the Premier League title at
White Hart Lane next week.
He said: "It is disappointing to go out after getting
that early goal, but times you just have to sit back and admire it,
because it was fantastic.
"The next five minutes after scoring are crucial and we
just could not hang on, in the end, they blew us away.
"Lionel Messi is probably the only player on the planet
who could have scored goals like that.
"It is one of those nights where we have to learn from
our mistakes.
"It is about holding on to those crucial goals and not
giving them the opportunity to score.
"But there is no point dwelling on it, it is all in the
past, we have got to move on and concentrate on the Premier
League."
"We now have to look forward to the game against Spurs
on Wednesday and have to come right back because we have still got
the Premier League to have a shout at.
"Tottenham away is a very big game — we just have to
try and bounce back from this disappointment."
