![[Official Website] Hato: "I would lie if I say the first couple of months were easy, because they weren't. It was a difficult time but the second half of the season you saw the better side of me. I’ve showed my qualities, the ones I showed in Ajax. I’ve improved a lot, with my confidence as well."](https://external-preview.redd.it/iL_Q3C8gCFgoimfS387hzmH89axRhpJWL7JRxfZrniA.jpeg?width=140&height=93&auto=webp&s=6ebf0ceead1c3a19df9a4b62f1ee449316ea67d4)
[Official Website] Hato: "I would lie if I say the first couple of months were easy, because they weren't. It was a difficult time but the second half of the season you saw the better side of me. I’ve showed my qualities, the ones I showed in Ajax. I’ve improved a lot, with my confidence as well."
‘I would lie if I say the first couple of months were easy, because they weren't,’ Hato acknowledged.
‘It was a difficult time but the second half of the season you saw the better side of me. I’ve showed my qualities, the ones I showed in Ajax.
‘I’ve improved a lot, with my confidence as well, and that’s why I’m playing now.’
Hato will hope to kick on next season and he will do so under the guidance of Xabi Alonso, who begins life as Chelsea manager on July 1.
Whatever formation the Spaniard opts for – he has often utilised a central defensive trio in the past – Hato is ready to help where he can.
‘I have played in a back three, in a back four and a back five. For me it doesn’t matter where I play, I just want to play.
‘He’s a great manager, he was a great player as well. He did very well at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. It’s good news for us that we have a manager at the start of the season. Of course our focus is on Sunday’s game but we are excited for next season.’