Hiddink gamble pays off in style

GUUS HIDDINK has restored some sense of normality and pride to Chelsea Football Club, and clinched third place in the Premier League in the process, after his decision to gamble on Didier Drogba reaped rich dividends yesterday.

All eyes were on the Chelsea manager to see how he would handle Drogba following the infamous scenes against Barcelona in midweek and he responded by picking the striker in an impressive 4-1 victory over their London rivals.

It was all very different to a few days earlier when lurid back and front page headlines called for Drogba to be fined, dropped and ceremoniously flogged for the way he abused referee Tom Henning Ovrebo following Chelsea’s Champions League exit.