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"We're having to fit that game in, which will mean nine games in April and only two in March," he added. "We're expected to show respect for the FA Cup and help the England team but it works both ways."Curbishley can envisage a situation where Charlton are battling to maintain a high position in the Premiership while making progress in a competition they have not come close to winning for 58 years. "A Premiership club are going to win the FA Cup, so why not us?" Curbishley said.If this is Charlton's destiny in their centenary year the spirited efforts of Yeovil, who relied on the football that has taken them to the top of League Two rather than a blood-and-guts attempt to unsettle superior opposition, will be remembered. In the second half we began to play our football."Goals: Vieira pen (53) 1-0; Ljungberg (82) 2-0.Arsenal (4-4-2): Lehmann; Ebou?Campbell, Cygan, Clichy; Ljungberg (Owusu-Abeyie, 84), Flamini, Vieira, Reyes (Pires, 70); Van Persie (Fabregas, 76), Henry. "You cannot win games without passing the ball well around the box and after half-time I think you saw another team. "I don't know how they choose the referees but it has got to be looked at.

We had a cast-iron penalty not given to us and they got a penalty which was soft."Wenger, in contrast, had no complaints about Riley, even when he denied Henry a goal after the Arsenal striker had cheekily stolen the ball from Oakes as the Wolves goalkeeper released the ball from his hands in order to drop-kick it downfield."It was right to disallow the goal," Wenger said, confirming that the rules state that the ball remains in the goalkeeper's possession until it touches the ground.Wolves, with Seyi George Olofinjana a powerhouse in midfield, worked hard and, as you would expect from a team managed by Hoddle, always tried to play a passing game. You sensed, however, that Arsenal always had plenty in reserve, particularly after the interval."The first half was not the way Arsenal should play," Henry said. One ended with a theatrical fall that did not endear him to Wolves fans, while another saw his shot strike the crossbar."He has a lot to learn tactically but to me he looked very confident on the ball," Wenger said after the game. "He's only 21-years-old and he's never played at this level, but I was very happy with his performance I feel he can play in midfield as well.

When the ball comes to him he is always looking to accelerate, to move forward. He has a good feel for the game."A cup-tie against lower-division opposition offered Wenger the chance to give a run-out to other comparative newcomers - Robin van Persie gave an intelligent performance in the Dennis Bergkamp role while Mathieu Flamini and Ga?Clichy did their causes no harm - but in the end it was the old guard who ensured a comfortable victory. Michael Oakes, who made several excellent saves, brought down Thierry Henry for a penalty which Patrick Vieira converted, while Robert Pires and Henry combined beautifully to open the way for Freddie Ljungberg to drive home the second.For once it was an opposing manager who was complaining about the refereeing of an Arsenal game by Mike Riley, who officiated at the "Battle of Old Trafford" earlier this season. Glenn Hoddle, the Wolves manager, believed that Pascal Cygan's tugging of Joleon Lescott's shirt just before the interval was the most clear-cut penalty claim of the match."He's a Premiership referee and there was definitely a familiarity between him and their players," Hoddle said. There were even some fancy step-overs as he made a series of damaging runs down Arsenal's right flank.

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