"The way things are going for us we just have to look at the Ospreys and not beyond it," O'Connell told the Irish Examiner.
"That has to be our biggest game of the year, treat that as our last game of the year and as if there's nothing beyond it."
"Next week becomes a massive game for us. We're at home again. Last week (against Harlequins) we were at home and we just didn't produce the goods. Whatever about not playing well, we just didn't produce the level of intensity and desire we want to play with and we can guarantee that will be there next Saturday."