Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka sees no reason why the goals should dry up any time soon, after the Blues opened the new campaign with 21 strikes in five games in all competitions.
Anelka bagged a brace himself in the 4-1 Champions League win against MSK Zilina on Wednesday evening, but he thinks that the scoring success is down to the sheer number of players in the squad who have an eye for goal.
"Chelsea is a good team, we have a lot of big players and everybody can score, it is good for [us] and we just try to show it to everybody on the pitch," the 31-year-old told his club's official website.
"It is good for the confidence of the team because teams know everybody can score.
"We will try to do the same, even better. We start well and I hope it will continue in the same way."
Having so many good players available though does mean that some high-profile names have had to accept that they are not automatic starters for every game.
"We know a lot of players will sometimes be on the bench to rest," he added.
"We have so many games we know it is going to be tough this season and we have to rest, so everybody accepts it because we want to win.
"If you need a rest to be fresh to win games we will accept it."
Anelka agrees that one player who could make an impact this season is his young French compatriot Gael Kakuta, who has two substitute appearances in the Premier League to his name this season.
"I think so. He gets used to the first team now, he is playing every day with us, he is a good player and will show it," he asserted.
Anelka bagged a brace himself in the 4-1 Champions League win against MSK Zilina on Wednesday evening, but he thinks that the scoring success is down to the sheer number of players in the squad who have an eye for goal.
"Chelsea is a good team, we have a lot of big players and everybody can score, it is good for [us] and we just try to show it to everybody on the pitch," the 31-year-old told his club's official website.
"It is good for the confidence of the team because teams know everybody can score.
"We will try to do the same, even better. We start well and I hope it will continue in the same way."
Having so many good players available though does mean that some high-profile names have had to accept that they are not automatic starters for every game.
"We know a lot of players will sometimes be on the bench to rest," he added.
"We have so many games we know it is going to be tough this season and we have to rest, so everybody accepts it because we want to win.
"If you need a rest to be fresh to win games we will accept it."
Anelka agrees that one player who could make an impact this season is his young French compatriot Gael Kakuta, who has two substitute appearances in the Premier League to his name this season.
"I think so. He gets used to the first team now, he is playing every day with us, he is a good player and will show it," he asserted.
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