Terry missed two months of the season with a broken foot

He was an unused substitute against Olympiakos in the Champions League and was unsure of his place in the Carling Cup final before being given a start.

But the England defender said: "I can't see myself leaving. I love the club and I am so passionate about Chelsea."

Terry, 27, had a recent training ground row with coach Henk ten Cate but added: "I just want Chelsea to succeed."

The incident happened in the week prior to Chelsea's Carling Cup defeat by Tottenham.

It had been widely reported in the build-up to the final that manager Avram Grant would leave Terry and midfielder Frank Lampard on the bench.

You read things where people think they can walk back in the team, and I certainly haven't thought that John Terry

Both were eventually selected for the match but Terry, who signed a new contract last summer, acknowledged he cannot take his place for granted.

Terry missed two months of the season after breaking his foot playing against Arsenal on 16 December.

"There are so many world-class players and seeing how well Ricardo Carvalho, Tal Ben-Haim and Alex are doing makes me want to get back and train, and prove myself again," he revealed.

"It's horrible because you read things where people think they can walk back in the team and I certainly haven't thought that.

"I've watched games and seen two players playing so well together so I had to work my socks off.

"It's not down to me or anybody else to pick the team, it's down to the manager and thankfully he's seen enough to put me in."

Chelsea are still in the hunt in three competitions.

The Blues are third in the Premier League, having reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and play the second leg of their Champions League tie against Olympiakos on Wednesday.

And Terry has urged his team-mates to use the defeat against London rivals Spurs as a motivating factor through the remaining weeks of the reason.

"It's hard to take any defeat, let alone a final," stated Terry. "It is the worst time to lose but we have to pick ourselves up.

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"The Premier League is still close and we have a great chance in the Champions League and FA Cup, which is our trophy so we need to stay positive.

"Over the last three or four years we've got into a mode where we've been dominating things and we've been in the final stages and had a taste of success.

"Having that taste of defeat is not a nice feeling to have and there are things out there we can win, like the Champions League that we still haven't won."

Central defender Terry joined Chelsea as a trainee in 1997 and, apart from a loan spell with Nottingham Forest, has played his entire career with the Blues.