Joe Cole is putting his England World Cup dream to one side in order to concentrate on making Chelsea champions again. England coach Fabio Capello has claimed Cole was "not the same player" as he had been before the injury and doubts were raised about the 28-year-old's chances of going to South Africa.
Yet the last couple of weeks may have changed Capello's mind. Cole bagged the opener in the 2-1 win at Manchester United that has seen Chelsea take a potentially decisive stranglehold on the title.
But Cole remains cautious over his prospects.
"You cannot talk your way into the England squad," he told www.bbc.co.uk..
"If I am playing regularly in a team fighting to be champions I will have every chance.
"But my main focus now is Chelsea. It is very important this club gets back to the summit of English football.
"I want to be part of the team that becomes champions again."
