Ricardo Carvalho admits he has set his heart on Chelsea winning the FA Cup this season.
Portuguese ready for Chelsea cup run
Ricardo Carvalho aims to banish his disappointment at missing out on Chelsea's FA Cup win two years ago by winning the trophy this time around.
The Portuguese defender was ruled out of the Wembley clash against Manchester United with injury but is determined to play his part in Chelsea's FA Cup campaign this season, which starts at the weekend against Southend.
Carvalho has also endured ill-luck this term as knee and hamstring problems have frequently prohibited his involvement at first team level.
In his absence Chelsea have looked uncharacteristically shaky at the back but having made a return against Fulham last Sunday, Carvalho is looking forward to making his mark in pursuit of cup glory.
Celebration
"It is a big celebration when you've got the trophy," said Carvalho.
"I was there [at Wembley]. Okay I was injured at that time but I was watching the game and the atmosphere was fantastic and after we got the trophy, I went in the dressing room and the feeling was unbelievable.
"I want to repeat that and to win at home on Saturday but you have to play serious and respect the other team.
"Two weeks before that final I got a knee injury and after that I could not play. But in the last two minutes of the game Didier scored a great goal.
Big day
"I was supposed to go into the dressing room and decided to watch the last minute in there. But just as I began to go down we scored so I came back quick and just saw the goal.
"The FA Cup is different. It is a big day for Southend and you have to prove you are better, you have to run as hard as they do and you have to play with the ball because you have more quality.
"Sometimes teams run a little bit more than us, they run like crazy and it is difficult - but when our quality comes through and you prove you are better, normally it is 1, 2, 3-0.
"So let's see how it happens this time against Southend. The game will be difficult in the first 20 minutes and you have to play serious and play better than them to score goals."
