Chelsea appoint Guus Hiddink until end of season

It somewhat odd to now address Jose Mourinho as the former manager of Chelsea as some pundits are still in disbelieve that he has left Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho was sacked on Thursday following a run pf poor results in the Premier League.

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“They’ll support us thorough this and we’ll come out on top if we keep putting in performances like that”.

In 2009, Chelsea went on to win the FA Cup and finish in third place in the league, losing only once under Hiddink and being knocked out of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on away goals after drawing both legs.

Mourinho, the club’s most successful manager after clinching its fifth league title last season, was sacked following Monday’s defeat to surprise leader Leicester City.

The goal made Chelsea look vulnerable defensively, but Defoe was unable to capitalise and set up a tense finale when he sliced wide in the 68th minute.

Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas had their names booed by Chelsea fans ahead of their Premier League meeting with Sunderland.

In the stands, a fan summed up the feelings of many others with a banner that read: “Thanks for the memories”.

Sunderland, though, meekly provided Chelsea with the platform to demonstrate the talents undoubtedly still in the squad.

Chelsea supporters repeatedly sang Mourinho’s name as Branislav Ivanovic, Pedro Rodriguez and Oscar scored in an unexpectedly convincing victory. Chelsea fans immediately chanted.

“We are one of the biggest clubs in the world and we are all determined, as a collective unit, to get back to where we should be”.

“There was a lot of pressure on us before the game, but we’ve brought that on ourselves”.

“We are all in the position because one or two have performed and the rest haven’t unfortunately”.

Pedro squandered a chance to grab his second and Chelsea’s fourth in the 84th minute but the Spaniard blazed over the crossbar from close range. He first coached the Turkish national team, which failed to qualify for Euro 2012, before an 18-month stint at Anzhi Makhachkala in Dagestan, Russia-the club briefly spent money like it was printing it.

With caretaker Steve Holland taking charge of the team while Hiddink watched from the stands along with former Chelsea favourite Didier Drogba, the home side needed only five minutes to take the lead. “Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world but is not where it should be at the moment”.

“The atmosphere will be tense and people may turn on Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas, who have all been below their best this season”.

The hosts remained on top and in control of possession, so Allardyce replaced Coates with Adam Johnson midway through the half and switched to a four-man defence.