Source: Telegraph
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink rues missed opportunity against Tottenham
The Dutchman's job-sharing duties mean he will not be around during the international break to work on the lapses in concentration which prevented his club side getting within a point of leaders Manchester United. [LNB]After stopping briefly in Holland for family reasons, the 62-year-old has World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein to focus on before he can work on what went wrong against Tottenham. [LNB] Related ArticlesDrogba's coin caution[LNB]Premier League action[LNB]Latest standings and statistics[LNB]Tottenham spurn Chelsea's title chances[LNB]Guus Hiddink now turns to Europe after Spurs defeat[LNB]Premier League Round-up: Wayne Rooney sees red as Fulham stun Manchester United[LNB]"Everyone has to do his international duties," he said after the 1-0 defeat. "Then we'll be back and the two roads are ahead of us. [LNB]"We talked to (assistant) Ray Wilkins and the team about this. We have two roads to go and if we want to be a success on those two roads we have to learn a very big lesson." [LNB]A suspect vehicle near the stadium delayed kick-off against Spurs, meaning Chelsea knew United were losing at Fulham - but they failed to take advantage of their golden opportunity and were undone by Luka Modric's winner. [LNB]"It's not over but they have a game in hand and, when Manchester United are losing, these are key moments," Hiddink said. "We cannot afford to lose two or three points when chasing and coming towards the end of the season. [LNB]"That was the ideal moment and when you don't get those moments then you have to blame yourself. [LNB]"We do not give up. Everyone in this business knows when you are in the lead and you drop points you get persecuted most of the time. This was an ideal moment to catch them." [LNB]There was a touch of Jose Mourinho about Hiddink's explanation of Modric's winner, which came while Chelsea did not look in apparent danger. [LNB]"You have to know, when there is a fire in the kitchen, when to flood that fire," he said. "We were playing where we shouldn't have played." [LNB]Frank Lampard and Alex hit the woodwork for the visitors and they were also denied a point by Heurelho Gomes, who pulled off a stunning save to deny John Terry. [LNB][LNB]
