Chelsea have only kept three clean sheets this season, which is very surprising given they are known for their organisation and ability to win tight matches. The midfielder scored in last Sunday’s FA Cup defeat of Scunthorpe.
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“As long as we have the possibility to go for fourth place, we will go for that”.
We have some youngsters and I have a good impression of the guys. “The youngsters must try to learn also to work under this pressure”.
Unbeaten in the last five matches in all competitions the Blues are starting to look like the team that cruised to title last season.
West Bromwich Albion is twelfth in the league with 26 points having won 7 games, drawn 5 and lost 8.
Eden Hazard has found it very hard to regain his wonderful form from last season.
Hiddink has previously stated that he will not rush Hazard back to action, and it seems as though this week’s match is too soon for the playmaker.
“I’m not his mother”, he said, per Matt Lewis of Get West London. “If your mind is fresh and players are eager to step up and enjoy training that’s a signal of freshness”, said Hiddink.
“For him (Hazard) it’s the same”.
“At the Ballon d’Or yesterday you saw the freshness of the players there, even after winning I don’t know how many trophies. Automatically he will come into his normal shape of play”. They just need to go on a run now and they could easily just get into the top four. One needs a lash, another one needs an arm.
Guus Hiddink is not afraid to throw his Chelsea kids in at the deep end as they look to overhaul a “huge” deficit in the race for Champions League football.
Hiddink also dismissed reports that youngster Kennedy could leave the club on loan, saying his services are needed for the time being at Stamford Bridge. We want to have him fit.
“They won the league previous year, so there is nothing different; they still have the same players. There might have been other reasons that things didn’t go so well this year but to put Jose down is completely and utterly out of order”, he said, according to Sky Sports.
Hiddink has not given up hope of reaching the Premier League’s top four this term but refused to discuss whether the club are interested in signing a striker.
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WBA’s Jonas Olsson and Victor Anichebe are both rated as 50-50 for the game following recent hamstring injuries.
