Guus Hiddink sat in the stands for our game against Watford at the weekend and despite our 3-1 win, his expression said it all really – there’s a lot of work to be done at Chelsea. And that work started yesterday, with our temporary manager taking charge of his first training session.

And having watched our reserves serve Pompey up a 6-0 thrashing last night, Hiddink has already delivered the news that he could be a bit bolder than our previous bosses when it comes to the young talent at Chelsea. After watching a few of them in action, Hiddink suggests “It is good to see if there are some young players who might be very interesting for the near future.  Even if you are a big club and if the first team is settled, you must always create space for youngsters.  There are always promising youngsters and that is why you have to keep an eye on them.  (First-team assistant) Ray Wilkins and I are always talking about this. If they (young players) are well, they are always committed.  If they have the quality to come in, we do not hesitate to do so.”

I’ll drink to that!

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