Having won title after title in France, Florent Malouda believes it is time he added a Barclays Premier League medal to his collection.
The 29-year-old won four consecutive Ligue 1 championships with Lyon before switching to Stamford Bridge, and while he has an FA Cup to his name, he still awaits the main domestic prize, something he is looking to amend next weekend at the latest.
'It is the first thing you think of every season, it proves you are the best team and this is the best league in the world,' he told the official Chelsea website. 'It would mean so much, especially in the year of the World Cup. It means you are a regular in your country and you can win more trophies. The more you win, last year was my first year with the FA Cup, the more that you want. There is intensity to it, Man U and Arsenal were in the race and it means a lot.
'I won many titles in France but every time is different, every experience is different and each one means a lot, like in every country. When there is such big competition it is special and means a lot to me and all of the players.'
This is the first time in Malouda's stay that we have led the title race going into the final stages, last year we were some way adrift and in 2007/08 were always playing catch up against Manchester United.
Having discovered the fixtures last June, Malouda admits he never considered the trip to Anfield as a potential title decider.
'Not really, I give the same importance to all the games,' he shrugged. 'We have dropped points against Tottenham, against Wigan, so it is a big fixture and people do spot them, but we have to play all the games with the same attitude.
'Now is more important because we have two games to win and then we are champions, and maybe we have the opportunity to do the Double, but we have to be ready, even if we win against Liverpool, then we have to be ready for Wigan in the same way.'
Alongside Malouda was Didier Drogba, this week voted into Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
'If he is in that list then it is probably what he did for his country,' said Drogba's close friend. 'He was involved in the peace process in the Ivory Coast, and he is really influential, it is not just on the pitch.
'He is a big figure in his country and everybody listens to what he has to say.'
For this weekend though, it is all about what we do on the pitch.
The 29-year-old won four consecutive Ligue 1 championships with Lyon before switching to Stamford Bridge, and while he has an FA Cup to his name, he still awaits the main domestic prize, something he is looking to amend next weekend at the latest.
'It is the first thing you think of every season, it proves you are the best team and this is the best league in the world,' he told the official Chelsea website. 'It would mean so much, especially in the year of the World Cup. It means you are a regular in your country and you can win more trophies. The more you win, last year was my first year with the FA Cup, the more that you want. There is intensity to it, Man U and Arsenal were in the race and it means a lot.
'I won many titles in France but every time is different, every experience is different and each one means a lot, like in every country. When there is such big competition it is special and means a lot to me and all of the players.'
This is the first time in Malouda's stay that we have led the title race going into the final stages, last year we were some way adrift and in 2007/08 were always playing catch up against Manchester United.
Having discovered the fixtures last June, Malouda admits he never considered the trip to Anfield as a potential title decider.
'Not really, I give the same importance to all the games,' he shrugged. 'We have dropped points against Tottenham, against Wigan, so it is a big fixture and people do spot them, but we have to play all the games with the same attitude.
'Now is more important because we have two games to win and then we are champions, and maybe we have the opportunity to do the Double, but we have to be ready, even if we win against Liverpool, then we have to be ready for Wigan in the same way.'
Alongside Malouda was Didier Drogba, this week voted into Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
'If he is in that list then it is probably what he did for his country,' said Drogba's close friend. 'He was involved in the peace process in the Ivory Coast, and he is really influential, it is not just on the pitch.
'He is a big figure in his country and everybody listens to what he has to say.'
For this weekend though, it is all about what we do on the pitch.
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