Source: Daily_Mail
Spurs 1 Chelsea 0: Hiddink exposed to difficult life of the double agent
Guus Hiddink wakes in Moscow today to tackle his breakfast blinis and confront the first major test of his new double life. [LNB]Can he move on from his first defeat as Chelsea[LNB]manager and devote his undivided attention to Russia's two World Cup qualifiers he is expected to win against Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein? [LNB]Can he swap the rampant lion on his chest for an eagle and wipe this wasted opportunity to re-enter the title race clean from his mind? [LNB] Secret signals: Guus Hiddink spies on Spurs boss Harry Redknapp giving his touchline orders[LNB]Or are Harry Redknapp, Luka Modric and Heurelho Gomes haunting him across Eastern Europe? [LNB]'Everyonehas to go on their international duties and this is why we talked forjust five minutes to the team to be very aware of the cause of thedefeat,' said Hiddink, who was critical of his Chelsea players. [LNB]'Itwas a lack of concentration, a lack of commitment in the first 10minutes of the second half in some positions in our team and we letthem score easily. [LNB] Injury-plagued King and Baines receive shock England call-ups[LNB]Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0: All the action as it happened[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB] 'Being very gifted players, there aremoments when you have to read the game and give it the long ball, maybeeven into the stands. We were in control on the right-hand side. But wewere playing too nicely where we should not play.' [LNB]JoseBosingwa was the chief culprit for the goal, turning on the ball indefence and failing to clear. [LNB]Unimpressed, Hiddink turned hisirritation on a rogue microphone which kept toppling over as hedelivered his post-match thoughts. He snatched it and tossed itto the floor.[LNB]The Dutchman would not concede the title, not in as manywords, but he confessed the Champions League and the FA Cup will be themain targets when the squad regroups. [LNB]'We won't give up,' said Hiddink.[LNB] The Modfather: Luka Modric looks on as his stunning shot on the turn beats cech to put Spurs on their way to victory[LNB] [LNB]'Butif you are chasing, you cannot afford to do what we did. Liverpool[LNB]andChelsea cannot afford to drop a single point. Especially with ManUnited[LNB]losing, it is very disappointing. These are the moments when theplayers know they must strike. [LNB]'We have at least two roads togo and if we want to be successful on those roads we have to learn avery big lesson from this game.' [LNB]Hiddink dismissed his playerswith fleas in their ears. The Russia manager will not see them againuntil just before a trip to Newcastle - but the same can be said formost managers in the Premier League. [LNB]'The next two weeks are a waste,' said Tottenham[LNB]boss Redknapp. [LNB]'Virtually the whole squad is away. I wouldn't want to do two jobs, one's hard enough, but I'm sure Guus can do it.'[LNB] King rules: Chelsea striker Didier Drogba feels the force of Tottenham's Ledley King who rises high to clear the danger in defence[LNB] [LNB]Nevertheless,the timing of this defeat was the last thing Hiddink needed, exposinghim to suggestions that two major jobs makes it difficult to focus themind when the duties threaten to overlap. [LNB]Tottenham's Russiacentre forward, Roman Pavlyuchenko, rested on the bench but Gomes,another player Hiddink knows well from their time at PSV Eindhoven,played a greater role. [LNB]Gomes produced some outstanding saves,the best of them low to his right to claw out a John Terry headerdestined for the net. He enjoyed his share of luck too. [LNB]Tottenhamhung on after Modric had given them a deserved lead, seizing onChelsea's over-elaboration and poor marking to apply a beautiful finishto Aaron Lennon's low cross. [LNB]Alex beat Gomes with a headerwhich bounced into the turf and up on to the bar and Frank Lampard wasdenied at the backpost by Vedran Corluka's arm.[LNB] Friendship forgotten: Alex is expertly denied at the death by his former PSV Eindhoven team-mate, and man of the match, Gomes in the Spurs net[LNB] [LNB]'They gotdesperate with 15 minutes to go and decided to go very direct,' saidRedknapp, but Gomes diffused this with his good, clean handling. [LNB]TheSpurs boss admitted: 'I'd be a liar if I stood here and told you Ialways knew he could do that. I was getting worried. But it was amazingbecause everywhere I went in Europe, people would say how good he was.The coach at PSV, this Dutch guy at Shakhtar Donetsk, Tony Adams, theyall said he was world-class. [LNB]'It's been hard on Carlo Cudicinibut Gomes is playing terrifically well. He's a top athlete and he'spulling balls out of the air.' [LNB]He may have ended the titlehopes of Chelsea, who are yet to win a London derby this season, butTottenham's display has triggered belief they might yet pinch seventhand return to Europe.[LNB]MATCH FACTS [LNB]TOTTENHAM (4-4-2):Gomes 8; Corluka 6, Woodgate 7, King 8, Assou-Ekotto 7; Lennon 7(Zokora 90min), Jenas 7, Palacios 7, Modric 8 (O'Hara 87); Keane 6,Bent 6. Booked: Palacios, Modric.[LNB]CHELSEA (4-1-3-2):Cech 7; Bosingwa 5, Alex 6, Terry 7, A Cole 6; Ballack 5; Belletti 6(Quaresma 61, 4), Essien 7 (Malouda 76, 4), Lampard 6; Drogba 5, Anelka5. Booked: Belletti, Ballack.[LNB]Man of the match: Heurelho Gomes.Referee: Mike Dean[LNB] Injury-plagued King and Baines receive shock England call-ups[LNB]Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0: All the action as it happened[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]
