Matt Etherington insists Stoke City can arrest their sudden slide.
Etherington is confident the Potters can quickly turn things round again in their forthcoming fixtures, just as they did after losing the first three matches of the 2010-11 season.
"We aren't going to panic, especially as the Premier League table is so tight at the moment," he told the Stoke website. "A couple of good results now and we would climb back into the top half again.
"You can maybe argue that we haven't had the rub of the green in certain games, but we're not looking for excuses. The lads all know that we need to raise our game and I am sure that the manager will have a few things to say to us as we start preparing for Sunderland.
"The frustrating thing about the Everton match was that they didn't create a lot of chances and we never felt as if we were holding on. Had we performed better on the day, then we could have got something out of the game and that will spur us on as we look towards Saturday's game."
