Guus Hiddink was this week announced as Luiz Felipe Scolari's successor in the Chelsea hot-seat. With the Blues lying fourth in the Premier League standings, the Dutchman faces the unenviable task of resurrecting a richly talented but under-performing team's season. How will his successes and failures over the years influence his reign at Stamford Bridge?

There is no doubt that Hiddink's best club-level coaching to date has been done at the Philips Stadion. It was there that he first announced himself as a top-drawer trainer, leading PSV to the European Cup in 1988 and establishing them as one of the Eredivisie's big boys.

His return a dozen years later was no less laden with silverware, but it is that triumph on the continental front which may prove most vital to Chelsea. Their hopes of capturing the domestic title are now so slim as to be virtually nonexistent, leaving the Champions League as the only realistic chance of glory (FA Cup aside). The last-16 tie with Juventus takes on a whole new light with Hiddink at the helm instead of Scolari; the odds will have swung in the Blues' favour, one must think.

Further, Hiddink also coached The Netherlands national team, Real Madrid, South Korea National Team and Australia.

There is no doubt wether Hiddink is a great coach but is he great enough for the Job?