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Against Leeds in the FA Cup, I must say that it was a very difficult game because they were up for it, they played well.

We knew before the game that Leeds went to Old Trafford last year and won, and they had a draw at Tottenham. Overall they have belief in the FA Cup, from last year certainly. They did very well, were very aggressive but in a good way, not a negative way, they closed us down everywhere and we had problems to pass through their lines.

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It was the kind of game where it was important not to go 1-0 down and when we did concede I felt that Wojciech Szczesny kept us in the game with a good save on the header from Becchio. We looked like we would come back but we were short of time and it was important to keep our momentum and not to go out of the Cup because that would have been a shocker.

Cesc made a difference when he came on and you could see straight away that he gives us something in the speed of his passing that makes our game much quicker and more dangerous. It shows you how important it is to pass and see quickly in midfield. He gives us leadership and he has that vision so even if he is closed down he doesn't have to run too much to make the game quicker.

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Even when we equalised we still had three chances at 1-1 but we couldn't take them. A replay was not the wish I had before the game but it was the second worst outcome. At least we are still in the Cup and hopefully we can get a better result at Leeds on 19th January. A defeat against Ipswich in the first leg of the semi finals of the Carling Cup means we have to go all out in the second leg at the Emirates on 25th January. A win over West Ham in the Premier League would boost the confidence of the team after two below par performances in the past week.

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