Chelsea star in agreement with Liam Rosenior after 'painful' Everton defeat

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Chelsea suffered their fourth defeat in the space of 10 days on Saturday evening as Everton put the sloppy Blues to the sword at the Hill Dickinson Stadium

Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato remains confident the Blues can achieve their goals this season but believes the international break has come at a good time for them.

Saturday evening's 3-0 defeat to Everton capped off an incredibly difficult 10-day period for Chelsea with the result at the Hill Dickinson Stadium being their fourth loss on the bounce in all competitions.

In his post-match press conference, Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior explained how the international break could be a good time for his players to reset - a sentiment Hato agrees with.

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"We had a few difficult games in a row so maybe it's a good time now [to have the international break]," said Hato. "Everyone has the time for themselves to think about how we are going to do it after the break.

"But I still have a lot of belief in this squad and I think we will reach what we want to reach [this season]."

Asked about the reasons behind Chelsea's defeat to Everton, Hato added: "It's hard to say what it is, but with how painful it is, we have to take this one and look forward. We now have an international break, so everyone has time to think about the next games.

"We are still in the FA Cup, we can still reach what we want in terms of the top four [in the Premier League], so we have to look forward."

While Chelsea are now on their worst losing streak of the season, Hato does not believe their form can be put down to a confidence issue.

"No, I don't think it's a confidence issue because we went 1-0 down but we still created chances, we still had control of the game," said the Dutchman. "So I don't think that was the issue, but after they made it 2-0 and then 3-0, it's tough to come back.

"Maybe in the beginning, the first 15 minutes, they were pressing well. But after that we had control of the game, we created chances and they were spending most of the time in the game very deep in their own half. But it was hard, it was difficult to score, and it was just not enough."

After the international break, Chelsea have three home matches in a row. Port Vale are the visitors to Stamford Bridge on April 4 in the quarter-final of the FA Cup before crucial Premier League games against Manchester City and Manchester United later in the month.