Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti remained defiant about his side's Premier League title chances despite a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.
The league leaders went into the tie at White Hart Lane having seen Manchester United narrow the gap to just a solitary point after victory over Manchester City earlier on Saturday afternoon.
But Ancelotti told ESPN that the stress at the top does not concern him: "I think at this moment all the teams have pressure, all the teams have their own aims - it's normal.
"There are only three games left; the title is still in our hands. We have to look to the next game against Stoke."
The Italian conceded that Chelsea deserved to lose following first-half goals from Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale, but disagreed with John Terry who had earlier in the week said that the players are beginning to feel the nerves at the top.
"No, I don't think that," said Ancelotti. "We knew we had to do our best, but we didn't today.
"Tottenham played very well, as they did against Arsenal - this is football, sometimes this happens."
Ancelotti saw his captain sent off for two bookable offences in quick succession in the second half, but he offered no criticism of referee Phil Dowd.
He added: "I have no complaints about the sending off - I don't want to talk about the decision of the referee.
"I am disappointed only that he [Terry] is not able to play the next game, but Ivanovic is fit so we have a good substitution for him."
The former AC Milan boss did, however, state that his players need to regroup with the season drawing to a close.
"I think that this team played very well until this game," he continued. "This game was not good. We have to refocus and play better in our next game."
The league leaders went into the tie at White Hart Lane having seen Manchester United narrow the gap to just a solitary point after victory over Manchester City earlier on Saturday afternoon.
But Ancelotti told ESPN that the stress at the top does not concern him: "I think at this moment all the teams have pressure, all the teams have their own aims - it's normal.
"There are only three games left; the title is still in our hands. We have to look to the next game against Stoke."
The Italian conceded that Chelsea deserved to lose following first-half goals from Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale, but disagreed with John Terry who had earlier in the week said that the players are beginning to feel the nerves at the top.
"No, I don't think that," said Ancelotti. "We knew we had to do our best, but we didn't today.
"Tottenham played very well, as they did against Arsenal - this is football, sometimes this happens."
Ancelotti saw his captain sent off for two bookable offences in quick succession in the second half, but he offered no criticism of referee Phil Dowd.
He added: "I have no complaints about the sending off - I don't want to talk about the decision of the referee.
"I am disappointed only that he [Terry] is not able to play the next game, but Ivanovic is fit so we have a good substitution for him."
The former AC Milan boss did, however, state that his players need to regroup with the season drawing to a close.
"I think that this team played very well until this game," he continued. "This game was not good. We have to refocus and play better in our next game."
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