Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni is backing Avram Grant for success at Chelsea.
"He is a good man-manager and everyone loved him in Maccabi," Yakubu said. "He came to Maccabi when the club had not won a major trophy in years but we won the league in his first year and qualified for the Champions League. It was not an easy situation when he arrived as manager but because of the good job he did he was asked to become coach of the [Israeli] national team. He is a great man."
Yakubu added: "If the players are patient with him and give him support he will do well with Chelsea."