The Czech Republic goalkeeper is confident that the
Blues' ailing season will get the kick-start that it needs with victories over
the Red Devils and in the Europa League
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech insists that his stuttering
side are capable of progressing past Manchester United in Sunday's crunch FA Cup
quarter-final.
After a guileless defeat against Steaua Bucharest in the
Europa League on Thursday night, the Blues' quest for silverware could be over
if the Blues fail to navigate their cup tie against the runaway Premier League
leaders.
However the 30-year-old Czech Republic international is
confident that his team can retain the trophy, telling Chelsea TV: "We are
still the holders of the FA Cup and we want to keep our trophy for as long as
we can.
"The best way for us to forget about the defeat [against
Steaua] is to get into another game. There will not be much time for us to
prepare but hopefully we'll have a good performance on Sunday. The games are
coming thick and fast but we are used to that.
"United are the favourites for the game but it's the
FA Cup and in the FA Cup not every time do the favourites win. We have big
players in our dressing room who are at their best in the big games. We have to
show it again."
Despite their shock loss in Bucharest, Cech remains
confident that Rafael Benitez's side will overturn the deficit in the home leg
of their last-16 tie on March 14 and continue their Europa League campaign.
He continued: "We've turned [around] a much bigger
deficit than 1-0 so I think this is nothing dramatic.
"You just need to make sure you score goals, you
don't concede. We will be at home and it will be a different story.
"We had more chances in Romania, better chances,
more shots. The only moment they really were dangerous was when they had the
penalty and they converted it but we get a second chance and we have to take
it.
