Coventry City defender Andy Webster has said that the FA Cup tie at Arsenal on Friday night is a reward for the City players.
The Sky Blues have got past AFC Wimbledon, Hartlepool United and Barnsley to face the Premier League leaders at The Emirates in a game what will be shown live on BT Sport and speaking to the Daily Record's Gordon Waddell, Webster said: “Teams hate playing against us. Our standards are high and we have some really talented kids who are full of running.
“This tie feels like a reward for us. We did the hard bit in the early rounds against MK Dons, Hartlepool and Barnsley.”
The Scot watched Arsenal at Aston Villa last Monday and said: “I’m working on my A coaching licence. It makes you watch games differently so I know how massive a task it will be.
“The sign of top quality players is that they make you, as a defender, do things you don’t want to do. Half way through tracking them you find yourself thinking ‘Damn, I REALLY shouldn’t be here...”
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