Former Manchester United and Russia winger Andrei Kanchelskis knows his national team face a battle to keep Guus Hiddink from Chelsea.
Kanchelskis, 40, is now the general manager of Russian first division club Nosta Novotroitsk and a great admirer of Hiddink as a coach.
He understands why Roman Abramovich wanted to lure the 62-year-old Dutchman to Stamford Bridge to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari.
"Hiddink is a good person,' said Kanchelskis. "He is open. He always talks to the players and the press, not like Mourinho or Scolari.
"Mourinho is a more closed man with a big head. Hiddink is different. He is a very good man. He has a good career. He has worked with good teams.
"He is very popular and Chelsea is a popular team in Russia. A lot of people in Russia love them."