Arshavin plays down Blackpool thrashing

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
21 Aug	3:00 PM	P	Blackpool (H)	6	0	Win

Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin has called for calm from his team-mates and fans following the 6-0 win over Blackpool.

Arshavin scored in the victory and was instrumental in the team's attacking fluency throughout, but believes a team of Arsenal's calibre should be able to win big against the smaller teams of the league.

The Russian pointed also to Chelsea's 6-0 wins against West Brom and Wigan in the first two games of their season.

He said: "It's just a victory. It's just three points. In order to fight for the championship, we should beat such teams. By the way, Chelsea also scored six against Wigan.

"We have a very important game against Blackburn. We should win in order to leave without any worries for a break caused by the participation of the players in the national teams."

Arshavin is also determined for the team to beat Blackburn, having suffered a disappointing defeat at Ewood Park at the end of last season.

The forward admits that defeat is still fresh in the mind, saying: "This will give confidence to the team. In addition, we haven't forgotten about the defeat against Blackburn at the end of the last season."

The 29-year-old added that he was pleased to get on the scoresheet at the Emirates, but admits he was surprised to see himself as the first choice penalty taker.

He explained: "Before the match Arsène wrote a list of our penalty kick takers. My name was the first one.

"Frankly, I do not remember the last time I took a penalty. I guess it was five or six years ago.

"I am glad that I managed to score a goal – my first official goal this season."

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