Jon Obi Mikel is convinced the defeat to Manchester City will not derail Chelsea's bid for silverware.
Mikel, 23, has played a key role in the Blues' stunning start to the Premier League season. They, however, suffered a blip at Eastlands as they fell to a sole Carlos Tevez strike.
Speaking to the club's official website, Mikel insisted his team-mates were set to get back on track in Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Marseille.
He said: "We knew one day in one game this would happen but we went out there to win the game.
"We played very well but obviously we didn't handle the counter-attack, but we knew there would be hard times in the season and that was one of them.
"We have to keep our head up. We have to keep training, keep working hard and on Tuesday we'll go out to win the game. That loss won't be a distraction to any of the players.
"We knew there would be difficult games and that was one. Obviously we lost the game but it is not the end of the season, we have to keep going. We have to come back from this game, play well, focus and do things well that we didn't do right in the last game.
"With this team when we lose a game we try to come back in the next game. Tuesday’s game will be the start of it.
"We will go out there, give a good performance, create chances and score some goals."
Mikel, 23, has played a key role in the Blues' stunning start to the Premier League season. They, however, suffered a blip at Eastlands as they fell to a sole Carlos Tevez strike.
Speaking to the club's official website, Mikel insisted his team-mates were set to get back on track in Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Marseille.
He said: "We knew one day in one game this would happen but we went out there to win the game.
"We played very well but obviously we didn't handle the counter-attack, but we knew there would be hard times in the season and that was one of them.
"We have to keep our head up. We have to keep training, keep working hard and on Tuesday we'll go out to win the game. That loss won't be a distraction to any of the players.
"We knew there would be difficult games and that was one. Obviously we lost the game but it is not the end of the season, we have to keep going. We have to come back from this game, play well, focus and do things well that we didn't do right in the last game.
"With this team when we lose a game we try to come back in the next game. Tuesday’s game will be the start of it.
"We will go out there, give a good performance, create chances and score some goals."
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