Hiddink definitely leaving Chelsea

Looks like Guus Hiddink is really leaving Stamford Bridge after the FA Cup final against Everton. It's not altogether surprising considering the fact the Dutchman has always maintained that his four month stint at the Blues was more like a summer internship rather than a real job. Still, at least according to the BBC, Hiddink, at one point, did consider extending his stay at Chelsea but the lure of the Russian national team proved too tempting.

But now that we know Hiddink will be heading towards Moscow in June, the big question is who's going to take over the hot seat at Stamford Bridge. Carlo Ancelotti and Frank Rijkaard are currently the most talked about replacements, but what's the likelihood either one of them will succeed?

Ancelotti's had some really mediocre seasons with AC Milan of late which more or less suggests the Premier League could be a big challenge for him. Rijkaard, on the hand, will need to completely overhaul Chelsea's squad if he is to implement his brand of 'total football' at the Bridge. Two years ago, Roman would have handed him a blank check to do so but I don't that's going to be the case this year.

If anything, Hiddink's time at Chelsea has proven one thing and that the Blues are a force to be reckoned with when they employ defensive-minded tactics, which is a tactic that won them two Premierships not too long ago. And the best man for that job would be the one who introduced that style of play and was responsible for the signing on half the players in the current squad.

Yes, I'm talking about Jose Mourinho. If Abramovich seriously wants Chelsea to become the dominant force in English and European football, then he needs to end his unhealthy obsession with free-flowing attacking football (it doesn't always work. Look at Arsenal) and bring back the man who made the Blues a force to be reckoned with.