HIDDINK GIVES CHELSEA PLAYERS FREEDOM ON THE PITCH SAY MIKEL OBI

Nigeria international and Chelsea defensive midfielder has revealed that the interim manager Guus Hiddink has given Chelsea's players the freedom to express themselves on the pitch with his relaxed style of management.
"I've seen them all," Mikel said, referring to long list of coaches in the Abramovich era. "Guus has come in again and settled things.
"Players feel free to play and free to have responsibility and thrive on responsibility but do it in a very relaxed way, which is sometimes what players need.
"Guus has come in and done that. We're picking up results in the league and we're very much in this tie.
"We've been through a difficult period, no doubt about it, but Guus has come in and settled the ship and now we're picking up results, and doing really well back home in the league. This was the first game under Guus in the Champions League and we're still very much alive.
"The second leg is going to be massive and, hopefully, this away goal is going to be decisive. If we get a 1-0 win, we're through. We have to believe we can do it and believe in what we're doing with Guus."

"It feels great to be back in the team," Mikel added. "Sometimes it is disappointing not to be part of the team, not to play, but I've always been professional. I never speak out, I never get upset. I carry on doing my job, coming to training every day to train with the guys who are playing.
"This is football. In one second it changes. I've always believed in myself and kept doing what I was doing and Guus came in and has given me the opportunity, and, hopefully, that will continue."