Theo Walcott has set his sights on making the FA Cup his first winners' medal at Arsenal after their rousing comeback against Villa.
Winger hopes to make FA Cup his first silverware with Gunners
Theo Walcott has set his sights on making the FA Cup his first winners' medal at Arsenal following their rousing comeback against Aston Villa.
Arsene Wenger's side were 2-0 down at the Emirates Stadium heading into at half-time, with another shot at a long-overdue trophy looking to have passed them by.
However, a thrilling second-half performance turned the tie around with a brace of penalties from captain Robin van Persie sandwiching a fortunate effort from the England winger as Arsenal secured a place in the last 16 against either Sunderland or Middlesbrough next month.
Walcott - signed from Southampton in 2006 - is one of a string of senior players yet to lift silverware with the Gunners. However, the 22-year-old is out to put that record straight this season.
He said: "I would like to look back on my career at the trophies I have won. There are none yet. This is a competition that we can win.
"A couple of big teams have gone out and, if we can come from 2-0 down, hopefully we can beat anybody now."
Walcott revealed a rousing address from Van Persie during the interval helped lift Arsenal for the second half.
He said: "Robin is the captain and showed again how much he believes in this team and how much he wants to win this competition."
Rewarded
After a disappointing opening half, Walcott came to life in the second, his penetrating runs eventually rewarded on 56 minutes when Alan Hutton's clearance from his goalline cross bounced back off the England man and into the Villa net.
Walcott maintains he does not pay any attention to his critics.
He said: "I just want to play my game and show people what I can do. I am the best judge of my performance, not anyone else.
"I was not happy with my last few games but, hopefully, now I can try to get back to a level I should be at. Everyone should realise I am a good judge of my character."
"Hopefully now we will learn from that experience and we know, next time we are in that situation against a team like this, how to see it through."
