Source: Telegraph
Chelsea's Guus Hiddink will ask Luiz Felipe Scolari for advice
The admission follows John Terry's clear hint at dressing-room division and claim that he and "two or three" of his team-mates support Scolari. "I haven't done it yet but I will call him [Scolari] in the next day or two," said Hiddink, who on Wednesday formally agreed to combine his role as Russia coach with managing Chelsea until the end of the season.[LNB]The Dutchman is expected to arrive in England over the next 24 hours before meeting the players ahead of the FA Cup match against Watford on Saturday. Although Hiddink is likely to be present at Vicarage Road, assistant coach Ray Wilkins will take charge, with the 62-year-old taking full control for the match against Aston Villa in nine days' time.[LNB]"It's never enough time to prepare a team in one week but this is an exceptional situation," Hiddink said. "Chelsea have good players and they should be in top form and that should make my job easier."[LNB]Chelsea said they were "delighted" to confirm the appointment and, while AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti was expected to emerge as a candidate to take the job permanently, Hiddink hinted that he could be persuaded to stay.[LNB]"There are two scenarios," he said. "It goes bad and they say 'go back east' or it goes well, but I'm not thinking that far ahead. Roman Abramovich does so much for Russian football so I wanted to do something for him. We discussed the terms only till the end of the season and went no further. Of course it is not easy to combine two jobs but I treat my position as the head coach of the Russian national team very responsibly."[LNB]Michael Essien, meanwhile, took part in his first group training session on Wednesday since suffering a serious knee injury last September. [LNB]
