Source: Daily_Mail
Juventus resurgence is a concern to Blues boss Hiddink ahead of Euro tie
Chelsea[LNB]boss Guus Hiddink has hailed Juventus' resurgence under former Blues manager Claudio Ranieri as the clubs prepare to meet in the Champions League on Wednesday night. [LNB]Juventus, who in 2006 were stripped of two Serie A titles and relegated as punishment for match fixing, are currently second in the Italian league. [LNB][LNB] Italian job: Guus Hiddink watches his Chelsea side at Villa Park[LNB] He has tinkered in Turin, mixed it with Mourinho. . .now it's back to the Bridge for Ranieri[LNB]Chelsea old boy Diarra out for revenge on Liverpool with Real[LNB]Mayhem in Moscow as protesters target new Chelsea boss Hiddink and Abramovich[LNB]CHELSEA FC: All the latest news from across the web[LNB]They pipped Real Madrid to first place in Group H of the Champions League, earning a last-16 tie against Chelsea, with the first leg at Stamford Bridge this week. [LNB]Hiddink believes the presence of Juventus stalwarts such as Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved makes the most successful club in Italian history a force to be reckoned with. [LNB]'Juventus have had their difficult recent past but they have come back into Serie A and are dominating, which is good,' he said. [LNB]'They are impressive in Europe with players who have played many years over there. So there is a lot of respect there. [LNB]'I met Claudio once or twice - he is a very decent and accessible person. That's the only thing I can say about him.' [LNB]Hiddink has undertaken his Chelsea duties alongside his position as Russia coach and is confident he can perform both in tandem. [LNB]But the Dutchman admits he would not have agreed to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari had it not been for his relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. [LNB]'I know the Russia squad. The squad of Russia is 95% known, unless there are unexpected injuries,' he said. [LNB]'I have a lot of information, I have very good assistants who will inform me every three days. [LNB]'There are two games in March and then we can focus on the game in June, when the English league is finished. [LNB]'It was not an easy decision to make to join Chelsea. The owner supports Russian football a lot and when they had to fill this gap, I had to think about it. [LNB]'I did it just because of the existing relationship between Russian football and Chelsea. If it had been another club, I would have said no. [LNB]'It has always been an ambition of mine to coach in the Premier League but I was never asked. I'm still a young coach, so please ask me!' [LNB] Hiddink has been busy swatting up on his playing resources at Stamford Bridge - with help from assistant Ray Wilkins. [LNB]'You know the bigger players, especially the ones who are dominating at international level,' he said. [LNB]'But it's always important to know the less well-known players and their position in the squad as well. [LNB]'I get my information from Ray Wilkins, who is very well respected, and he has given me very good information about players who are less well known.'[LNB] [LNB]
