The hamstring injury to Marc Cucurella picked up a couple of weeks ago has been devastating for Chelsea.<\/p>\n
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They were 2-0 up against Leeds when he went off. In that second half they conceded two goals. They then drew with Burnley in the next Premier League game, then lost to Arsenal. We desperately need the Spaniard back for the run-in.<\/p>\n
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Jorrel Hato playing for Chelsea. (Photo by George Wood\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Filling in for him at times has been Jorrel Hato, who has been speaking to the club\u2019s official website<\/a> about his role as a backup:<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cI came here this season, it was a big step to the Premier League from the Dutch league. I\u2019m not playing every game, but I know I\u2019m improving every day to get the minutes that I want,\u201d the 19 year old said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I know I have to improve for myself as well, to get more minutes, but I try to improve every day, in every training session, in every game. So I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s unlucky in a way that Cucurella is such a consistent presence in the first team, and has barely had an injury until now. Hato has still managed 23 appearances in all competitions this season, and has shown good progress.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n In other news\u2026<\/p>\n Hato also spoke about Chelsea\u2019s game against Aston Villa tomorrow night, which he\u2019s expected to start. He called it<\/a> \u201ca big one,\u201d and he\u2019s not wrong.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s desire to sort out their awful discipline problems has led to the club taking action behind the scenes.<\/a><\/p>\n