Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlin has told the Daily Mirror that the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan is just the beginning in the Gunners chase for silverware while talking of the teams burning desire to be known as winners.
He does how ever say that the nine years without winning a trophy is “always in the back of his mind, “but that the Wembley semi-final is just a sign of things to come.
Oxlade-Chamberlain said: “As a professional and as a winner, you always want to win things, that goes for every member of our team.
“There’s no doubt it’s in the back of your mind because all you want to do is win. This is an opportunity for us, we are one step closer.
“Every step, every round you go through, you get that little bit closer and you get hungrier and hungrier for the end result.
“You watch FA Cup games at Wembley when you are growing up and that’s where you want to be. That’s the stage and that’s what it’s all about.
“It’s the first time we’ve been there since I’ve been at Arsenal, so it’s definitely a big thing for us. But we can’t get too carried away. It’s a game of football and we can’t let that occasion affect us too much.
“We just have to approach like we do every other game. We want to be excited but approach it very professionally, calm and cool as we can. Hopefully we can get through and get to the final.”
