Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was quick to play down talk of
his side winning a historic treble after their FA Cup semifinal win
over Arsenal.
The Blues have made it all the way to the final four of the
Champions League and still have a shot at overhauling Manchester
United in the league, whom they will also contest the FA Cup final
against next month.
Despite their dramatically improved prospects since Guus Hiddink
took over as interim manager, the England star has shown himself
very keen to keep the lid on expectations.
"I hate talk of the treble," Lampard told local reporters on the
heels of their come-from-behind victory against city rivals Arsenal
on Saturday.
"When you talk about it the pressure gets even more so we must keep
our heads down and take each game and competition as it comes and
if we do that then we will have a chance.
"It will be very difficult to win three but if we can win something
then that would be great," he added.
"We are now in a position where we can potentially be very
successful this year.
"We must keep doing the good things we are doing at the moment -
playing together and playing with spirit," he boomed.
"We must carry that on until the end of the season. We cannot
afford to slip in the league.
"We want to keep going and keep putting the pressure on. We want to
win all our games because you never know what might happen. It is
important we do that and try and keep our form."
Chelsea are four points behind a wobbling United going into their
midweek game against Everton though crucially they still have
played a game more than the champions.