MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov believes Guus Hiddink has calmed the 'psychological' crisis at Stamford Bridge and the Londoners will be battling for the Premier League title again next season.
"I know Hiddink and I have no doubt that once he took over, the atmosphere at Chelsea became so much better and more relaxed than it had been before," Russia international Zhirkov told Reuters in a telephone interview.
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