It’s good to see Guus Hiddink isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket so to speak. Because despite us beating Juventus to line up Liverpool in the semis of the Champions League, the temporary Chelsea boss suggests the FA Cup game against Coventry was every bit as important to him.

Hiddink explains “I didn’t rest Nicolas Anelka in the last round at Coventry because we had a Champions League match at Turin three days later – it was because he was injured.  I wasn’t saving him for Juventus because the Champions League is not our only priority.  The FA Cup is very important – it is recognised as that worldwide.  When I was working outside England people didn’t just talk about the Premier League, it was the FA Cup too. That’s how important it is and it is very important for us as well.”

And just to let us know he isn’t counting his chickens either, he goes on “Success for this club is when you are in the month of May.”

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