Chelsea can still win the Premier League

• Y_Shun

  13 Feb 09, 09:48

  Hiddink: Chelsea can still win the Premier League

  • New Blues boss believes title is still within reach
  • Terry claims the club has underachieved for a year

   
  New Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink watches over his first training session with owner Roman Abramovich.

  Guus Hiddink assumed the reins at Chelsea last night and swiftly delivered a warning to the other title contenders that he has not given up hope of winning the Premier League this season, with the club's new part-time manager intent upon securing a first domestic championship in one of the perceived major European leagues.
  
  The Dutchman flew to London yesterday and arrived at the club's Cobham training complex at about 1pm to be welcomed by the chief executive, Peter Kenyon. Roman Abramovich, whose ruthless dismissal of Luiz Felipe Scolari after barely seven months in the job on Monday is still sending shockwaves through the Chelsea squad, was also in attendance and, after Hiddink had delivered a short speech to his players, the owner joined his fourth manager in 17 months to watch training.

  "They are in several races: the FA Cup is there, the Champions League and also the league," Hiddink told Chelsea TV last night. "There is a 10-point difference [if United win] but if you look in the past at this league, and other leagues as well, some things can happen during the final stages of the championship.

  The players know we haven't been playing well as a team. The performances and results have shown that. We have under-achieved for a year or so now. We owe it to ourselves, the club and the management to put in some good performances.

  Hiddink believes he can have the required impact. "I hope to get out a little bit more from the players than sometimes they think they can bring," he said.