Hiddink sets big goals for Chelsea

Blues medic Carneiro was branded “naive” for rushing onto the field to treat the Belgium star in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Swansea on August 8.

The Stamford Bridge outfit were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Stoke City on penalties in the fourth round, but still remain in the UEFA Champions League, with another domestic cup competition – the F.A. Cup – set to get underway next month.

“He had a terrific season previous year and it’s also normal you can have a setback after that”, said Hiddink. “So to translate this mentality for a team like Watford, who are just promoted, it’s very important to instil this kind of mentality”. I think he was well controlled when I experienced him now in the last days.

The breakthrough did not come, though, and it was not long before Chelsea’s fragile confidence came to the fore once more.

Watford sit at just a point from 4 place Totten Ham after an impressive run in the premier league and they will be hoping to pull another upset this week after crushing Liverpool 3-0 the week before.

When Troy Deeney converted from the penalty spot a few minutes later, no-one of a blue persuasion could have argued that the equaliser was undeserved.

“Two, three targets still to go”.

This is a Chelsea outfit that has been completely stripped of the aura that once surrounded it. There was no sign of an inferiority complex from Quique Sanchez Flores’ men here.

In this intriguing season so far, the two teams are not where they initially expected to be as Watford is now in the top half of the table, while Chelsea are busy trying to battle off the relegation zone despite still being regarded as one of the better teams in the league.

Chelsea’s Diego Costa, left, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with captain John Terry during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. Why couldn’t they produce that under Jose Mourinho? His first, when he replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari, went so well that numerous club’s fans wanted him to stay on a permanent basis, but there is little question the circumstances this time are more hard.

Watford, an excellent team flying high in seventh place, did enough yesterday to show that the champions have still not turned the corner.

Hiddink has stepped into a caretaker role until the end of the season, reprising the role he filled in 2009 when steering Chelsea to FA Cup glory, after Jose Mourinho was sacked.