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Thibaut Courtois says interim boss Guus Hiddink has restored confidence at Chelsea, but admits they wont reach the top four this season. The defending champions lost nine of their first 16 league games, prompting the club to replace Jose Mourinho with Hiddink, and they have gone eight games unbeaten under the Dutchman.However, they remain 13th in the Premier League ahead of the Super Sunday clash with Manchester United and Courtois says they must now focus on the Champions League and the FA Cup. Now things are changing, we are playing well, and we want to end the season well, he said in an exclusive interview with Soccer Saturday.Realistically, we want to try and win the FA Cup, but the draw we got against City will be almost like a final.The Champions League is a hard one, but in the Premier League we have to climb the table, and sixth or seventh is quite close.Top four is very difficult, as it is already like 14 or 15 points. Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has had an impact, says Courtois There are four teams competing for the title, so we know they wont drop a lot of points. We want to get as high as possible, but top four is not realistic anymore.Chelsea have picked up 14 points since Mourinhos departure and Courtois, who returned to the side from injury at the start of December, praised Hiddink for making some minor tweaks.And he says the players are training hard ahead of the final months of the campaign. There are four teams competing for the title, so we know they wont drop a lot of points. We want to get as high as possible, but top four is not realistic anymore. Thibaut Courtois He added: A lot of players have improved their game. Some of the team were struggling to find their form from last year, which has been the main problem all season.The Premier League is very difficult and if you are not at your top level then you wont win games. A few players have reached that level again, and we have started winning games.Hiddink has adjusted some small details, he has not changed a lot. On the training pitch he has restored a bit of confidence. He has had some talks with the players, and that has helped. Courtois sat down with Sky Sports Dickie Davies to discuss the clubs season so far, Leicesters title challenge and his aims for silverware That bit of confidence can change things. When Diego [Costa] scored that first goal, he went on to get a few more. Sometimes it is that one moment that can change everything.We train really hard, with a great intensity. If we can transform that onto the pitch we will do really well.Courtois also said club captain John Terry, who announced he is set to leave the club after he was not offered a new contract, will be missed by his team-mates next season. 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Im hoping that we can make a significant contribution towards that, but I dont want to mislead anybody to think that the state is going to recover every nickel.Wells Fargo said in a statement that its pleased to have reached an agreement.We are not admitting liability, nor did we do anything improper, spokesman Gabriel Boehmer said in a statement. It is simply in our shareholders best interest to minimize the risk that accompanies lengthy litigation.The states top law enforcement officials announced last month that there would be no criminal charges following a yearslong investigation into the people and organizations involved in the 38 Studios deal. But the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is still pursuing a lawsuit against Wells Fargo and Rhode Islands economic development agency, which accuses them of making materially misleading statements about the bonds used to fund the deal.Democratic Gov. 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