Salomon Kalou sees no reason why Chelsea cannot go on and secure the Treble this season.
The Blues do battle with Stoke City in the FA Cup on Sunday while they are also in the Premier League hunt, although they have to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat to Inter Milan to progress in the UEFA Champions League.
While Kalou knows it will be difficult to challenge on all fronts, the Ivory Coast star insists his team-mates are fully focused on securing all three trophies in Carlo Ancelotti's debut season.
Kalou has already won the FA Cup twice during his time at Stamford Bridge, but knows Stoke, who shocked Manchester City in the last round, will provide a stern test.
Although the odds are against Chelsea in their battle for the Treble the 24-year-old is not writing off their hopes and believes landing all three trophies would cap off the 'perfect' season.
"It is possible," he told the Daily Express. "Everyone is motivated to play the three competitions. If we can win all three, it is perfect.
"You always go for all of them and always do your best to try to achieve that. We all want to win something this year.
"We have won the FA Cup twice [2007 and 2009], so we are looking forward to winning the Premier League and the Champions League.
"That would be the most amazing season since I have been at Chelsea. It would be perfect to win all three. We are in the mood to lift the FA Cup.
"We have played and beaten them this season. We know how they play and we are really confident about that game. We know they are a difficult team to play but we can do it, this is an important game.
"We have a good chance to go to the semi-finals and we won the FA Cup last season, so we are in the mood to do the same thing again this season."
The Blues do battle with Stoke City in the FA Cup on Sunday while they are also in the Premier League hunt, although they have to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat to Inter Milan to progress in the UEFA Champions League.
While Kalou knows it will be difficult to challenge on all fronts, the Ivory Coast star insists his team-mates are fully focused on securing all three trophies in Carlo Ancelotti's debut season.
Kalou has already won the FA Cup twice during his time at Stamford Bridge, but knows Stoke, who shocked Manchester City in the last round, will provide a stern test.
Although the odds are against Chelsea in their battle for the Treble the 24-year-old is not writing off their hopes and believes landing all three trophies would cap off the 'perfect' season.
"It is possible," he told the Daily Express. "Everyone is motivated to play the three competitions. If we can win all three, it is perfect.
"You always go for all of them and always do your best to try to achieve that. We all want to win something this year.
"We have won the FA Cup twice [2007 and 2009], so we are looking forward to winning the Premier League and the Champions League.
"That would be the most amazing season since I have been at Chelsea. It would be perfect to win all three. We are in the mood to lift the FA Cup.
"We have played and beaten them this season. We know how they play and we are really confident about that game. We know they are a difficult team to play but we can do it, this is an important game.
"We have a good chance to go to the semi-finals and we won the FA Cup last season, so we are in the mood to do the same thing again this season."
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