Gianfranco Zola on the passion of the Cup , FA Cup 3rd Round preview

The much loved Chelsea FC legend talks to FATV about how special the FA Cup is to him, during a visit to China to promote the world s oldest football competition. In November 1996, Zola joined Chelsea for 4. 5 million as one of several continental players signed by Ruud Gullit and wore the number 25 jersey, he made his debut in a 11 draw with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. In his debut season he put in several notable performances and scored a series of memorable goals. In February 1997, after spiriting the ball around Manchester United s defence in the penalty area before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, he was described by United manager Alex Ferguson as a clever little He was a key player in Chelsea s resurgence that season, helping them win the FA Cup with a 20 win over Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium having scored four goals en route to the final, including a 25 yard curling shot against Liverpool as Chelsea came from 02 behind to br, br,