Liam Rosenior claims Chelsea player took “impressive” form to “another level” against Charlton

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·11 January 2026

Liam Rosenior claims Chelsea player took “impressive” form to “another level” against Charlton

Liam Rosenior was very happy with the performance of left back Jorrel Hato against Charlton on Saturday evening.

The Blues ran out 5-1 winners at The Valley in Rosenior’s first game in charge to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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Chelsea had five different goal scorers on the night, but the pick of the bunch was a brilliant strike from Hato, which opened the scoring.

Liam Rosenior praises Jorrel Hato performance

Hato has now featured in the last three games after coming on against both Manchester City and Fulham, and he was handed a start against Charlton as Rosenior made a number of changes.

It’s really the first time this season we’ve seen Hato occupying such an advanced position up the pitch, and when you see performances like that it makes you wonder why he didn’t get more of a look in under Enzo Maresca.

Marc Cucurella returns from suspension for the Arsenal game on Wednesday, and it will be interesting to see what opportunities Hato gets over the second half of the season.

Hato scored a brilliant goal against Charlton. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

This was arguably his best performance since arriving from Ajax last summer, and Rosenior was really pleased with what he saw from the Dutch international.

“He’s 19. I saw him play at Fulham. I was so impressed with him then,” he told his post match press conference.

“He’s taken that form on to another level today. Not just in terms of his goal. I felt his defensive attributes were top.

“His way that he settled the game down in possession, the way he defended one-v-one and still had the energy and speed to get forward to help us into attack.”