Nicolas Anelka claims he is happy to continue not scoring so long as Chelsea reach the FA Cup final this weekend.
The 31-year-old striker has revealed he will be doing his upmost to break his barren spell in front of goal at Wembley after going 10 weeks since he last rippled the net.
But the French international insists he will not mind if his scoring drought continues if someone else can fire Chelsea to success in Saturday's semi-final against Aston Villa.
"The most important thing is Chelsea, not me. So if Chelsea win I'm happy," Anelka, who won the double with Arsenal in 1998 and has targeted a similar outcome for the Blues, told The Independent.
"If I have the chance to score its even better, but as long as we are winning and we win the league and the cup, I am happy."
Chelsea's quest for Premier League glory could hinge on their away games against top-four challengers Tottenham and Liverpool in the last stretch of the season.
Some have suggested that Carlo Ancelotti's side, who are two points clear at the summit, can afford to draw in one of their trips to White Hart Lane or Anfield but Anelka insists the Pensioners are not considering dropping points from their final five matches of the campaign.
"We want to win all of them," said the former Liverpool, Manchester City and Bolton forward.
"It is psychological, because if you want to win and you are going away playing against Tottenham or Liverpool, and you think that maybe if we come back with a draw it is OK, no it is not.
"It is not good enough, because we don't know about United or Arsenal. We have to go there and think about winning."
Chelsea's bid for silverware has been hindered by numerous off-field problems this season with scandals of the private lives of John Terry and Ashley Cole being splashed in the front pages of the news.
Anelka admits the self-inflicted blows, which also saw the Blues successfully appeal a transfer ban, affected the dressing room at Stamford Bridge but insists the team spirit has only been strengthened by the controversy.
"You don't want to think about it but at the same time you do," he says. "I know and the players know it was a difficult moment for John and Ashley, but we tried to stay focused, stay together. I think it has made us stronger as a team."
The 31-year-old striker has revealed he will be doing his upmost to break his barren spell in front of goal at Wembley after going 10 weeks since he last rippled the net.
But the French international insists he will not mind if his scoring drought continues if someone else can fire Chelsea to success in Saturday's semi-final against Aston Villa.
"The most important thing is Chelsea, not me. So if Chelsea win I'm happy," Anelka, who won the double with Arsenal in 1998 and has targeted a similar outcome for the Blues, told The Independent.
"If I have the chance to score its even better, but as long as we are winning and we win the league and the cup, I am happy."
Chelsea's quest for Premier League glory could hinge on their away games against top-four challengers Tottenham and Liverpool in the last stretch of the season.
Some have suggested that Carlo Ancelotti's side, who are two points clear at the summit, can afford to draw in one of their trips to White Hart Lane or Anfield but Anelka insists the Pensioners are not considering dropping points from their final five matches of the campaign.
"We want to win all of them," said the former Liverpool, Manchester City and Bolton forward.
"It is psychological, because if you want to win and you are going away playing against Tottenham or Liverpool, and you think that maybe if we come back with a draw it is OK, no it is not.
"It is not good enough, because we don't know about United or Arsenal. We have to go there and think about winning."
Chelsea's bid for silverware has been hindered by numerous off-field problems this season with scandals of the private lives of John Terry and Ashley Cole being splashed in the front pages of the news.
Anelka admits the self-inflicted blows, which also saw the Blues successfully appeal a transfer ban, affected the dressing room at Stamford Bridge but insists the team spirit has only been strengthened by the controversy.
"You don't want to think about it but at the same time you do," he says. "I know and the players know it was a difficult moment for John and Ashley, but we tried to stay focused, stay together. I think it has made us stronger as a team."
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