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Hiddink eyes Chelsea return - inspired by Man Utd boss Ferguson

Turkey coach Guus Hiddink fancies a return to Chelsea because he's inspired by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

One theory cited against the 64-year-old's return to Stamford Bridge is his reluctance to return to the rigours of club football just before receiving his pension papers from the Dutch government.

But Hiddink said: "I have the energy, I'm not feeling that I should sit back. As long as I feel fresh and as long as the young people, the players, are not getting annoyed with me, then I will continue. So far, I feel energetic enough to go on.

"Sir Alex Ferguson is a lesson for us. I read that his wife told him to get lost, to go, not to sit in the garden and do the gardening. Get back to work. My wife thinks I'm a lousy gardener.

"When you're working at a club with a lot of joy, you say it might be good to be a national team manager because you'll be more flexible and you'll have fewer games but, when you've been working a long time with a national team and still have that energy then you like to work every day."

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