Jose Bosingwa's Chelsea team-mate Michael Ballack believes all the players at Stamford Bridge need to remain focused on the battles ahead of them despite the injury problems which have rocked the club this season.
Currently, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelloti must do without Ashley Cole, Petr Cech, Yuri Zhirkov, Michael Essien, Alex and Deco along with long-term casualty Bosingwa - who underwent surgery on a knee problem earlier in the season and has missed three months of football so far.
In their last match Chelsea suffered a dreadful 4-2 home loss to Manchester City, but they still managed to hold on to their lead in the Premier League title race - where they sit one point ahead of rivals Manchester United. The online betting now makes the Blues and the Red Devils joint favourites for the title.
German international Ballack was sent off in that game and has called for his Chelsea team-mates to focus on their upcoming matches to ensure they can end the season with silverware.
"I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations," said the 33-year-old.
"You want to win everything possible and you try it every year, but you can't win everything, we know this as well but we have to play good football, we have to get the best of our team."
Portuguese right-back Bosingwa's manager at Stamford Bridge, Ancelotti, recently said he did not want to leave Chelsea to take charge of the Italian national team after the World Cup.
Italy are fifth favourites for the competition and could be a good World Cup bet.
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