Drogba hails Hiddink arrival

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has hailed Guus Hiddink's arrival at Stamford Bridge. The Ivory Coast international was never at his best under former boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was sacked earlier this month.Indeed Scolari singled out Drogba for blame, following their defeat at Manchester United, and he feels this was the beginning of the end for the Brazilian coach."When you manage a team like Chelsea, you need to unite the team when things are rough - not divide them. Chelsea is a family - and a family needs to be together," he told the Sun."When Scolari started blaming individuals, then that was bad."To name one player as to blame for what happened in a squad of 24 is wrong."DenialDrogba was singled out by Scolari as one of the players that went behind his back to meet with owner Roman Abramovich - but he denies this."I was shocked he said that," he continued."How can one player be responsible for not winning for so many weeks and losing points?"This is not an individual sport. When you win games everyone is happy and enjoys it together. But when we lose we have to lose together too."And if I had as much power with the owner as has been said, then Jose Mourinho would still be here, no? If I had that power!"I have respect for Scolari as a man and a coach but I was not involved in any discussions with the owner."Drogba admits he is delighted with the appointment of Hiddink."Hiddink is just what Chelsea need right now," he opined."I think with this coach there are a lot of good things to come."If you ask the players if the intensity has increased, then they will tell you how tired they are when they go home."There is no great need for him to come and speak to the players individually."We know that we are not in a good position in the league."We have to get better - and we will."

Source: SKY_Sports