Hiddink makes winning start at Chelsea
Success seems to follow Guus Hiddink wherever he goes, although his teams have not quite taken the big prize, he seems to have a golden touch. He led his home nation the Netherlands to the 1998 World Cup semifinals where they were defeated by Brazil in a penalty shootout. At the 2002 World Cup he amazingly guided his adopted country, South Korea, also to the semifinals. Next he took Australia into the second stage at the 2006 World Cup where they were defeated by eventual champion Italy.
Last year Hiddink again applied his midas touch as he guided Russia to the Euro 2008 semifinals. Once again his team over achieved however they could not quite go all the way.
Now Hiddink has answered the call of Chelsea in the English Premier League. Chelsea recently sacked World Cup winning coach Felipe Scolari and appointed Hiddink as a replacement until the end of the current season. His friendship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was a big factor in his decision to move to Stamford Bridge.
In the first game with Hiddink in control of Chelsea his team put in a good performance in a FA Cup fifth round match to defeat Watford 3-1. Watford gave Chelsea a bit of a scare after taking the lead in the 69th minute. Nicolas Anelka then took control as he scored three unanswered goals to give the Premier League team the victory.
What do you think about the appointment of Guus Hiddink as the Chelsea manager? Can he guide them back to the top of the EPL? Leave you comments below.
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