Middlesbrough legend Juninho says Chelsea have found their own Sir Alex Ferguson in new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Juninho told the Sunday Mirror: "He knows when he has to be hard, when is the time to work and the time to be serious.

"He is very intense. You see it when he is on the bench - shouting, talking, kicking every ball. It is the same at training. Chelsea players will know they have to take training very seriously. In the dressing-room, he knows when he has to shout. You always have to shout in football, to make the players listen to you.

"If he is unhappy with the players, he will let you know. At the World Cup, he would pay attention to everyone, even the players who were not in the team as much as they would like.

"He would take the time to talk to them and make them feel an important part of his project. That is why everyone who he has worked with is so loyal to him. He creates the right atmosphere, he protects the players and shows them respect.

"It is like Sir Alex Ferguson. He will shout at you, he is tough, but he will show you respect. That is why he was one of the best coaches I ever worked with."