Hiddink warns players

Sun, 03 May 10:21:22 2009

Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink insists his side cannot afford to make sloppy mistakes against Barcelona on Wednesday or they will be "exposed and punished".

Hiddink's side strolled to a comfortable 3-1 victory over west London neighbours Fulham with goals from Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba.

Fulham replied with a goal from Norwegian striker Erik Nevland but the Cottagers were never really in the hunt.

But, despite the ease of Chelsea's win, Hiddink warned the FA Cup finalists must tighten up against Barcelona.

"You cannot afford to make the slightest error," said Hiddink. "I was not happy because we were sloppy in some positions and that's what I didn't like despite a good win.

"It's not just one position, it was a sequence of errors mostly. If we want to play a little bit for ourselves when we are not fully concentrated, then we give away chances, like we did against Fulham, but, if we do that on a higher level, you will be exposed and punished. I was happy with the result but I don't shut my eyes to more moments in the game where we were sloppy."

 

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  1. in case u havent noticed barca beat real 6-2 at one of­ the most intimidating stadiums in the world so do be so­ sure about it being easy for chelsea

    From joe, on Mon 4 May 1:38PM

  2. Yourstrulyhere, what a sweet poem. If only wishes were­ horses, the....

    From Kalou H., on Mon 4 May 9:17AM

  3. Dear Titus N,

    I have written a poem for you. Here it­­ goes:)

    Titus N you are my man
    Everything you say I­­ ban
    Cos you are not from my clan
    Your Barca is built­ on­ sand
    Are you sure Barca can ?

    Last nite, a gypsy­ from­ Barcelona gazed into her crystal ball and saw a­ fearful­ vision.
    I asked What Happened ?

    Under a­ bridge a ball­ was passed to a guy called Malouda
    It­ went from there to­ the legs of Anelka
    From there it­ went to Drogba
    Who­ shot it between the legs of­ Guardiola
    Into the goal of­ Barcelona.

    I asked the­ gypsy: And what did you see­ happened at the other end?­

    "A ball reaches the­ legs of Xavi
    And quickly it­ went to Henry
    He passed it­ to a guy called Messi
    But­ he crashed into a bus called Chelsea
    Driven by a­ captain called Terry
    And that­ was the end of the­ story"

    Cheers,

    May the best­ team wins !

    Yours­ Truly,

    P/S No hard feelings Titus, just for fun

    From yourstrulyhere, on Mon 4 May 4:54AM

  4. Titus N is it? i think u made a mistake it will be­ chelsea will kill barcelona ..amen

    From taduamankwah, on Sun 3 May 3:36PM

  5. barcelona will KILL chelsea. watch and see.. only a few­ days to go.

    From TITUS N, on Sun 3 May 11:27AM
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