Barca pain can drive us to FA Cup win, says Hiddink
Guus Hiddink unable to forget about Champions League exit
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Thursday, 28, May 2009 09:36
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has admitted he will remind his players of the painful Champions League semi-final exit to drive them on to winning the FA Cup.
The Blues suffered semi-final heartbreak against newly crowned European champions Barcelona after a late goal from Andreas Iniesta, but that was just one of the moments which hurt Chelsea.
Hiddink's men were incensed by the performance of referee Henning Ovrebo, who turned down four penalty appeals from Chelsea. Didier Drogba, Jose Bosingwa and the club were charged by Uefa for their actions in the semi-final.
But Hiddink now feels Chelsea can use the defeat to their advantage when they take on Everton in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
"Of course you can play out of anger," said Hiddink. "It's good to use that. The internal motivation is high in the team."
"Bit by bit, day by day I'm getting rid of the anger from the Barcelona match, but if you push the right button in my soul you will find a bit of anger."
The FA Cup final will be the last game for Hiddink as Chelsea manager as he will return to his role of full-time coach of the Russian national team.
Chelsea player of the year Frank Lampard wants to win the FA Cup for Hiddink for the "very impressive" job he has done at Stamford Bridge.