Inigo Calderon talks to the papers.
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PUBLISHED
07:00 25th January 2015
by Mollie Bennett
We’ve been lucky in the last few seasons playing against Liverpool and Arsenal and it’s a special occasion"
Inigo Calderon
Inigo Calderon
Brighton & Hove Albion defender Inigo Calderon says the FA Cup creates special memories for the players.
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The Spaniard is relishing the chance to play in front of a sold-out Amex crowd against Arsenal, and is one of only two survivors - along with Gordon Greer - from the narrow 3-2 defeat against the Gunners two seasons ago.
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He told seagulls.co.uk, “The cup is all about playing in these types of games - they are the games you remember.
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“You don’t remember playing against League Two or Conference sides - you’d prefer to play against teams like Arsenal.
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“We’ve been lucky in the last few seasons playing against Liverpool and Arsenal and it’s a special occasion.
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“I don’t even have any regrets from when we lost 6-1 to Liverpool, obviously the result wasn’t the best but we were playing at Anfield.
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“These games give you the chance to remember something and in years to come you can look back and say, ‘I was there’."
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Calderon went on to admit how he has been studying Albion’s narrow defeat to Arsenal at the fourth round stage two years ago.
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“In the last few weeks I’ve been watching the Arsenal highlights with my son and I forgot how close we were to getting the draw.
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“They scored with five minutes left to win the game and I think we were already thinking about a replay at the Emirates.
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“We were close that day and 95 per cent of the time they are going to win these games but we still have the five per cent chance.
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