Chelsea need stability to succeed: Guus

Guus Hiddinks exit from Chelsea means that the London club will be welcoming their fifth manager in less than two years.

Hiddink completed his three-month sojourn by guiding Chelsea to a first trophy with the FA Cup,but said to consistently challenge for domestic and European honours the side had to settle down. Theyve had too many changes and they recognise that themselves, he said. Stability is needed now. You need a short-term strategy and a long-term strategy to build a team.

Having got the best out of previously under-performing players such as Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda,Hiddink said that Chelsea already had the personnel to take another step up. Their attitude was superb, he said. Sometimes its difficult with big-name players but they accepted it if I had to leave them on the bench. Im leaving a very good and competitive team.