The Hiddink Thread

[Chelsea4 1,521]

Chelsea starlet set to see more playing time under new boss Guus http://bit.ly/1mfcYcj

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/football/article4647161.ece

So Guus spend 2 days with U21. If he's going to give some youngsters a chance, I hope he focus on 1-2 players instead of giving everyone a match.

[Barbara 15,149]

I have very good memories of him and I think it was by far the best call to be the interim.

My question is how good have been his recent work? I didn't follow the Euro qualifiers, but to fail to qualify the Netherlands that finished 3rd in the WC last year seems a little underwhelming, but as I said, I didn't follow, don't even know who were in their group, so can you guys enlighten me in his 2 or 3 last works?

[stroey 2,525]

I have very good memories of him and I think it was by far the best call to be the interim.

My question is how good have been his recent work? I didn't follow the Euro qualifiers, but to fail to qualify the Netherlands that finished 3rd in the WC last year seems a little underwhelming, but as I said, I didn't follow, don't even know who were in their group, so can you guys enlighten me in his 2 or 3 last works?

Failed to qualify with Turkey and Netherlands for the Euro's of 2012 and 2016. Anzhi was so-so, below expectations .

But at Chelsea he will be a success, he's a relax guy + people manager and that's what players need after feeling so much pressure under Jose. Himself will also feel no pressure because it's only an interim role and he can't do any worse in the league. The January window is also coming, so he can fix some things that were needed to be fixed in the summer.

Also, the players feel they have something to prove after all the media stories and the last comments from Mourinho. And if the club can get Drogba as assistant, I can see this season finish surprisingly good, maybe a second FA cup for Hiddink, top 4 and far in the UCL?

[Azul 1,615]

If Hiddink gets us winning and brings through some youth I'm happy. I really, really, really, really want RLC, Aina, Kenedy, Ake, Christensen to come through.

Got to be Simeone post Hiddink. I hope he brings his scouting network with him too, Atleti would be a fucking powerhouse if they'd kept their players.

Agree but if Guus does really well then I don't see a reason why he couldn't stay.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Agree but if Guus does really well then I don't see a reason why he couldn't stay.

Iirc he simply doesn't want the pressure of such a job. That's why he's been in International set ups lately, the workload is less and so is the travelling. He's only doing this because him and Roman are boys and we're desperate tbh, otherwise I don't think club-level management is in his foreseeable future.

He'll do what he does and leave honourably. I remember reading that Hiddink was a very close advisor to Roman even after he left, so he's not completely out the loop at Chelsea

[LAM09 7,043]

I hope reports of him needing to bring through youth players is true. We need to make use of the few gems we have and give them a chance to shine.

There's no better time than the present.

[Chelsea4 1,521]

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[Barbara 15,149]

Failed to qualify with Turkey and Netherlands for the Euro's of 2012 and 2016. Anzhi was so-so, below expectations .

But at Chelsea he will be a success, he's a relax guy + people manager and that's what players need after feeling so much pressure under Jose. Himself will also feel no pressure because it's only an interim role and he can't do any worse in the league. The January window is also coming, so he can fix some things that were needed to be fixed in the summer.

Also, the players feel they have something to prove after all the media stories and the last comments from Mourinho. And if the club can get Drogba as assistant, I can see this season finish surprisingly good, maybe a second FA cup for Hiddink, top 4 and far in the UCL?

I agree if he atmosphere improves many other things will, but I don't fool myself believing only a nice guy can make it work - which is why I think Carlo's latest work wasn't that good - despite winning La Decima.

We need changes in our tactical approach, we need someone that can not only keep things relaxed and low profile, but capable of doing the adjustments and changes we need as a team. I hope he's up to the task.

[Beepu 1,714]

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So good to see him back. I respect him very much for what he did previously.

[Blue Gino 377]

According to reports a bust up happened between Musonda and Cesc and I'm happy to hear some rats are about to lose the cheese. So many players have been underwhelming and it's time for them to piss off in January. Hiddink needs to scrub the rat trap clean and move forward with the future of this club like he said publicly.

[Styles 9,790]

Love this pic.

Eddie , a real one of us