Hiddink's grounds for optimism (0)
- 21 Feb 09, 04:03 PM
Chelsea's group hug at the final whistle was a symbolic gesture to - of more interest to new coach Guus Hiddink will be a display that showed real substance still exists at Stamford Bridge.
It is fanciful to claim Hiddink's new charges produced compelling evidence to suggest Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United face a renewed threat to their supremacy, or that his brief reign will bring a guarantee of silverware.
The air of invincibilty Chelsea carried for so long has been stripped away and they are still clearly a team in need of renovation.
But a is an outstanding start and there was enough on offer, particularly during a flowing first half, to give Hiddink genuine optimism for his temporary tenure.
