Why Guus Hiddink Is Sure To Succeed at Chelsea

Former PSV Eindhoven manager Guus Hiddink has become the new temporary manager of Chelsea, after the Russia coach joined the Blues till the end of the season.

Hiddink will continue to manage the Russian National team, and will share his duties with the Premiership club for the rest of the English league season. Hiddink has been a hugely successful manager wherever he has been, whether it be in club management or on the international stage.

He's taken a side from three different continents to the last three World Cup Finals, with Holland and South Korea reaching the Semi-finals in 1998 and 2002, and Australia being knocked out by Italy in the second round in 2006.

Only last year he took Russia to the cusp of European greatness in the European Championships bringing together a side of flare and attacking prowess. He was foiled by eventual winners Spain in the semi finals, a hurdle that has dominated Hiddink's disappointments in management.

While manager of PSV his first spell brought the clubs greatest ever triumph, winning the 1988 European Cup on penalties over Benfica.

The success continued with the Dutch club and while in his second spell at the club he was confirmed as the most successful manager in the countries history with six Dutch league title wins and four Dutch cup victories.

He did suffer more semi-final heartbreak with PSV, losing out to AC Milan on away goals rule in the Champions League in 2005.

Hiddick clearly has the pedigree to succeed at Chelsea, however critics are concerned about the Dutchman's commitment to the Russian national side, a factor that they shouldn't worry about.

It was while he was with PSV that he guided Australia to the World Cup finals in 2006, something that many managers tried and failed to do, with former England manager Terry Venables even falling short.

Of course at the same time he was winning yet another Dutch league title with PSV and with the huge journey Hiddick had to make he still made both teams very successful.

So having to travel a few hundred miles across Europe once every 2-3 months shouldn't be an issue for the talented manager.

Keeping tabs on some of his players within the Russian set-up couldn't be made easier either, with Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin just a stones-throw away in North London.

He has a proven track record of combining stability at the back, with free flowing football in the final third, something Roman Abramovich will demand.

A man equipped with such talent at the highest level is sure to produce at one of the world biggest clubs and if the club-country combination can work again then Chelsea could yet again become a force on the European Stage.