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Chelsea fell to a 1-0 loss against Manchester United and remain four points behind Liverpool.
Liam Rosenior admitted Chelsea have a 'mountain to climb' if they are to secure Champions League qualification.
The London side's 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford was their fourth successive Premier League defeat. Matheus Cunha was on target in the 43rd minute.
The reverse leaves Chelsea sixth in the table and Liverpool, in fifth, can move seven points clear should they beat Everton in the Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Mass boos rang out from Chelsea fans after the loss. And with five matches remaining this term, Rosenior knows that his side have an uphill battle if they are to leapfrog Liverpool.
"They've had one shot on our goal when we're down to 10 men off an injury and score. And then we have wave after wave of attack, crosses in the box, moments we don't take advantage of. I think we've hit the woodwork four or five times. What we can't do is get into a cycle where we feel like it's not going to be our day or we feel sorry for ourselves because we have to keep working. We have to turn this around.
"But I can't, I will never lie, I can't speak on things that I don't see. I saw a team that were dominant. We were dominant from the first moment of the game to the last. But we have to take care of our moments better. And that's what's costing us points at this moment in time.
"It gives us a mountain to climb. It's not insurmountable but it gives us a mountain to climb and we have to go into Brighton with an idea that we have to win that game and kick-start the rest of our season.”
To compound Chelsea's misery, Estevao Willian suffered a hamstring injury that appears to be serious. The winger has scored eight goals in 36 appearances this season.
Rosenior added: "He was devastated. He was crying at half-time. Really devastated for him. It looks like it's his hamstring. And that's a moment actually when he's running through on their goal for a one-v-one and pulls his hamstring in that moment. They're good lads, I have to say. They're honest, they're working hard. I don't want them to feel like everything's against them. And I hope Este comes back sooner rather than later.
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