Source: SKY_Sports
Walcott - We need to win ugly
Theo Walcott believes Arsenal must learn to 'do the dirty things right' if they are to challenge for major trophies this season.
The Gunners have continued to earn rave reviews for their attractive brand of football in recent campaigns but they have not claimed any silverware for four years.
Walcott admits a change of approach may be required in some games if the supporters are finally going to have something to celebrate again.
"I think we need to do the dirty things right," the England international told the club's official website.
"Sometimes it's not just about pretty football, we need to grind out the results sometimes and get the win, get the three points.
"In cup competitions no one remembers the game, as long as the result is right. We need to take that into our game.
"Manchester United and Chelsea do the dirty work and they take their chances as well, that's another thing we need to learn and improve on.
"We had a great experience of getting to semi-finals last season but not quite getting to finals. Hopefully we can put that right."
Experience
Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor have both left Emirates Stadium this summer to join Manchester City but Walcott believes Arsenal will cope without the pair.
He said: "They are two great players and we'll miss them. Ade scored plenty of goals and Kolo was so solid at the back.
"But Eduardo is back now and we've got plenty of players to come back too. The experience of the past few years will definitely help."
