Chelsea keeper Peter Cech is confident that they will be able to exorcise the demons of that terribly bitter defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League final by going all the way this time around.
The Czech keeper used the occasion of Chelsea's first return to Moscow since the night of John Terry's infamous penalty miss to extol the virtues of redemption.
"You can turn the page and go on because you have to do it, but of course the defeat stays in your mind for quite a while - and the best way to forget about the memories from the losing Final is to get to another one," Cech told the club's official website.
"Only like that do you forget about the defeats in finals and we still have plenty of time to do it.
"What happened in Moscow happened in the past and we are coming looking to the future because the two games will be important for us to prepare for the start against Portsmouth.
"So we come here only for this purpose. I can't talk for everyone else, but for myself it is in the past and the new season starts and I am only looking forward."
Chelsea are in Moscow to take part in the Russian Railways Cup, which will see them take on hosts Lokomotiv on Friday, before squaring off against either AC Milan or Sevilla on Sunday.
The Czech keeper used the occasion of Chelsea's first return to Moscow since the night of John Terry's infamous penalty miss to extol the virtues of redemption.
"You can turn the page and go on because you have to do it, but of course the defeat stays in your mind for quite a while - and the best way to forget about the memories from the losing Final is to get to another one," Cech told the club's official website.
"Only like that do you forget about the defeats in finals and we still have plenty of time to do it.
"What happened in Moscow happened in the past and we are coming looking to the future because the two games will be important for us to prepare for the start against Portsmouth.
"So we come here only for this purpose. I can't talk for everyone else, but for myself it is in the past and the new season starts and I am only looking forward."
Chelsea are in Moscow to take part in the Russian Railways Cup, which will see them take on hosts Lokomotiv on Friday, before squaring off against either AC Milan or Sevilla on Sunday.
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