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Monday, February 21, 2011

Orient Super Sub Stuns Arsenal

Leyton Orient celebrated a heroic FA Cup draw - thanks to a goal from an overweight 'supersub' Arsene Wenger admitted he had never even heard of. Jonathan Tehoue has scored eight of his 10 goals for the O's this season after 85 minutes and he stepped off the bench at the Matchroom Stadium to level an enthralling fifth-round tie with an 89th-minute screamer. Afterwards Arsenal boss Wenger said he had 'never heard of him before' despite the fact that the Frenchman, 26, was once a club-mate of Arsenal's Alex Song at Bastia and remains a close personal friend of another Gunner, Emmanuel Eboue. Click here to read Matt Lawton's match report as Orient deny Arsenal a trip to Old Trafford Cup magic: Leyton Orient celebratetheir hard-earned draw with ArsenalOrient boss Russell Slade said it wasthe 'most exciting' moment of his managerial career and expressed his pride in a team who will now face Manchester United if they can get pastArsenal. But he reserved special praise for Tehoue. 'Forget about the Faircloughs of thisworld,' said Slade. 'Tehoue is the supersub.' Late show: Jonathan Tehoue (right) smashes home Orient's equaliserThe striker did not appear the least bit offended that he had not appeared on Wenger's radar before. 'It was back in 2003 that I was playing with Alex Song at Bastia,' said Tehoue. I was in the first team and he was in the reserves. Right now I am actually about four kilos overweight because I was out for four months with a hamstring problem.' Given the nod: Tomas Rosicky (centre) heads Arsenal in front Job well done! Orient boss Russell Slade (left) and chairman Hearn (right)Orient owner Barry Hearn said: 'I've waited for years to play against Manchester United but we have to beat Arsenal to do that.' Then he joked: 'If we equalise in the70th minute, on comes Fabregas and all of them, and we're in trouble. What Wenger has done is he's got a little bit complacent, the old Frenchman - and the other Frenchman put the boot in. 'That's why this bloke

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