Guus Hiddink: Rugby training helped spark Chelsea resurgence

Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink likes to see his players on the edge and says the club “needed a bit more rugby” after replacing Jose Mourinho in December.

Hiddink was lauding the effect training in other sports can have on a squad after the former judo yellow-belt saw fellow Dutchman and judo enthusiast Louis van Gaal go to ground during Manchester United’s win over Arsenal on Sunday.

The United boss hit the deck with a dive as he remonstrated with fourth official Mike Dean over an on-field decision — and Hiddink said his compatriot’s history in judo would have helped him land unhurt.