3. Stick to a playing XI
Jose Mourinho knew what his best playing XI was, but he couldn’t stick with them since many of them were out of form. He had dropped Terry, Fabregas, Pedro, Costa, Ivanovic and Matic throughout the season and that didn’t help the team. Though he was right to do this, Hiddink shouldn’t experiment much with the team and decide what his best XI is.
Sticking to one side which plays day in and day out will actually help Hiddink and the team perform better. The club did win their match against Sunderland, but Hiddink will have a few plans for the team and if he can implement them, Chelsea could well finish in the top half of the season; of course the real battle for Hiddink would be the Champions League. The club might not be able to finish in the top four, but they can be part of it next season if they win the competition this season. A fitting gift from the manager to the owner maybe?