John Terry has urged his team-mates to forget about Chelsea's 7-1 demolition of Aston Villa before the two teams meet at Wembley in tomorrow's FA Cup semi-final.
The Chelsea captain was told how much last month's defeat hurt Villa's players by Steve Sidwell, who swapped Stamford Bridge for Villa Park in 2008.
"The one thing that all us players have got to get out of our systems is the recent result against Villa," said Terry.
"Before we beat Manchester United last weekend we talked about how determined we were not to let them do again what they did to us last time we went to Old Trafford, and it's 100% certain that will be [the Villa manager] Martin O'Neill's approach.
"I've spoken to Siddy [Sidwell] since we beat Villa at home and he was already talking about the semi-final. He told me that Villa were fuming over the way that they got beaten and the way they played.
"It is going to be a totally different game. It is a bigger pitch at Wembley and they will probably have one or two more players back from injury as well, so we need to make sure when we go in to the game we forget what has happened recently and approach it the way we normally would."
Carlo Ancelotti, the Chelsea manager, remains focused on winning the domestic Double to make up for the hurt of missing out on the Champions League.
"I never won the league and the Italian Cup," said Ancelotti. "In one year in 2003, I won the Champions League and Serie A. It is in our mind to win the Double. We are very close but nothing is decided, we have six or seven games and they will be very difficult because every team has an aim to win."
Chelsea achieved their 7-1 success over Villa without the services of Didier Drogba. The Ivorian striker was on the bench for the entire game as the goals rattled in.
But Ancelotti is keen to make it clear that Drogba will be in the starting line-up against Villa. "Didier is an important player for us," he added. "It is important for players to think they can be useful if they only play 30 minutes of a game and he did this very well against Manchester United.
"He was strong when he came on the pitch, but he will not stay on the bench on Saturday. He will start from the beginning."
The Chelsea captain was told how much last month's defeat hurt Villa's players by Steve Sidwell, who swapped Stamford Bridge for Villa Park in 2008.
"The one thing that all us players have got to get out of our systems is the recent result against Villa," said Terry.
"Before we beat Manchester United last weekend we talked about how determined we were not to let them do again what they did to us last time we went to Old Trafford, and it's 100% certain that will be [the Villa manager] Martin O'Neill's approach.
"I've spoken to Siddy [Sidwell] since we beat Villa at home and he was already talking about the semi-final. He told me that Villa were fuming over the way that they got beaten and the way they played.
"It is going to be a totally different game. It is a bigger pitch at Wembley and they will probably have one or two more players back from injury as well, so we need to make sure when we go in to the game we forget what has happened recently and approach it the way we normally would."
Carlo Ancelotti, the Chelsea manager, remains focused on winning the domestic Double to make up for the hurt of missing out on the Champions League.
"I never won the league and the Italian Cup," said Ancelotti. "In one year in 2003, I won the Champions League and Serie A. It is in our mind to win the Double. We are very close but nothing is decided, we have six or seven games and they will be very difficult because every team has an aim to win."
Chelsea achieved their 7-1 success over Villa without the services of Didier Drogba. The Ivorian striker was on the bench for the entire game as the goals rattled in.
But Ancelotti is keen to make it clear that Drogba will be in the starting line-up against Villa. "Didier is an important player for us," he added. "It is important for players to think they can be useful if they only play 30 minutes of a game and he did this very well against Manchester United.
"He was strong when he came on the pitch, but he will not stay on the bench on Saturday. He will start from the beginning."
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