\nGuus Hiddink’s record with Chelsea.
\nAfter the sacking of Chelsea’s former manager, the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari during the 2008\u201309 English Premier League season, Chelsea confirmed on 11 February 2009 that Hiddink would become Scolari’s replacement until the end of the Premier League season, whilst continuing his duties with Russia.
\nHiddink’s first game in charge was a 1\u20130 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
\nHis first game in charge at Stamford Bridge was a 1\u20130 victory over Juventus in the Champions League knockout stage.
\nSuccess continued in the form of a 3\u20131 away victory against Liverpool\u2014commentators stated that Hiddink had rejuvenated Chelsea following Scolari’s departure.
\nAfter knocking Liverpool out of the competition, Hiddink went on to take Chelsea to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea lost out to eventual winners Barcelona in the 93rd minute after 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, after numerous penalty calls were turned down. They were knocked out on the away goals rule.
\nHiddink only lost once during his tenture as Chelsea manager, a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, where Luka Modric scored the only goal of the match. In the final home game of the season, in which Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0, Chelsea home fans chanted Hiddink’s name throughout the match and called for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to ‘sign him up’ (on a permanent basis).Hiddink’s highly positive reception highlighted the Chelsea fans’ appreciation of the manager. He marked an end to his Premier League campaign with a thrilling 3-2 away win over Sunderland.
\nIn his last game as a temporary coach of Chelsea, he won the 2009 FA Cup by beating Everton 2-1 at Wembley. He was visibly pleased at winning the Cup, and in subsequent interviews claimed it was one of his biggest achievements. Even though throughout his tenure at Chelsea various players asked him to stay, including captain John Terry, Michael Ballack, and Petr \u010cech, Hiddink always stated that he intended to return to his post with Russia.
\nNow that he is a free agent following his release from the Russia job when they failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, he is available to the likes of Liverpool, maybe we should sign him on a pre-contract agreement for next season.
\nI am still hoping Rafa can turn things around for Liverpool though.
\nIts up to you, the fans.
\nWhat do you think?<\/p>\n
Should we go for Guus, or stick with Rafa?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Guus Hiddink’s record with Chelsea. After the sacking of Chelsea’s former manager, the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari during the 2008\u201309 English Premier League season, Chelsea confirmed on 11 February 2009 that Hiddink would become Scolari’s replacement until the end of the Premier League season, whilst continuing his duties with Russia. Hiddink’s first game in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n