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Chelsea goalscorer Frank Lampard said the players were trying to keep their
feet on the ground despite moving a step closer to their first trophy under
Jose Mourinho after beating Manchester United in the Carling Cup semi-final.
'We haven't won anything yet but we are going the right way about it.
Everyone is together and going in the same direction,' he told Sky Sports.
'It will give us a confidence boost and we will go after the others.'
'We are taking each competition as it comes and so we'll concentrate on the
FA Cup (against Birmingham) on Sunday but it means an awful lot to the lads
- this is the first trophy [to be won] in the season. We are here to win it.'
Chelsea manager Mourinho was happier to look forward to success on four
fronts but he too had a word of caution for those expecting a a clean sweep
of silverware.
'We can win four, we can lose four, we can win one or two,' he said. 'To win
the four is very, very difficult but it is still possible. There is a long
way to do it but if you could give the Premiership [title] I would be very
happy.'
Mourinho, who celebrated his 42nd birthday today, told Sky Sports: 'If you
can finish your day with such an important victory it is the perfect day.
'The plan was just to win the game and be in the final but we knew, with
the opponent and the atmosphere, that a semi-final is always difficult and
we were ready for anything.'
'It was important for us, not because we got into a final, but also the way
we played, the mentality, the strength we showed here was a message we sent
to the Premiership,' he said.
'It is still difficult, we still have to win 11 matches to be champions but
we have left a message here that we are really strong and the boys are
magnificent.
'I was ready to lose the game and leave Old Trafford with a smile just to
pass a message of confidence. But my team would never lose their confidence
or mentality just because of a defeat here.'
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