My Way 2 Success Blog: Chelsea, the FA Cup and the League...

Having seen their triple crown dream disolve at the hands of Inter Milan and the "Special One" - coach and former Chelsea coach, Jose Maurinho - Chelsea have settled down to concentrate on acheiving the domestic "Double" of the Premier League championship and the FA Cup.

Last night the defending FA Cup holders, and five time winners, met Aston Villa in the semi-final of the cup at the new Wembley stadium in front of 81,869 fans and although the score line of 3-0 in Chelsea's favour looks flattering, apparently the game was not quite as cut and dried as that, although for the life on me, a 3 nil win at that level is a hiding. Both teams met in the EPL a couple of weeks ago mind you and the result was a rather spectacular 7-1 win to Chelsea. This kind of scoreline, whilst not unknown at this level of football, is rare enough to draw breath in disbelief.

I'll take 3-0 anyday in the semi-final, just as I will take 1-0 in the final, a win is a win, is a win.

Goal scoring machine, and Man of the Match - Didier Drogba scored the opening goal. He is seen in the photo at right scoring a crucial goal against Manchester United just a week or so ago when the Blues downed the Red Devils 2-1 in a result that could - could - signal the end of United's challenge. Although there are 5 games to play, it is a relatively easy run home for both teams so I am quietly confident that for the first time in our history we can acheive the virtually impossible. The Double.

Hard on the heels of both these teams, and the only team in the league to have acheived the double twice, United are in fact the only other side to have acheived it at all, is Arsenal. Quietly keeping pace and catching infact, the two leaders. Only three points adrift of Chelsea - that's only one win to a Chelsea stumble, and the Gunners will be there. Wow, what a finish.

After the bitter disappointment of another Champions League failure, all Chelsea fans will be hoping for a repeat of the victory celebrations from the 2009 Cup Final - below - when Chelsea played in their No. 1 Away strip of Yellow. Their Finals's opponent will be decided later tonight when Tottenham Hotspur take on embattled and struggling Portsmouth. C'mon, Chelsea, C,mon, C'mon....