Hiddink Focusing On Defence  (Sky Sports)

Guus Hiddink has told Sky Sports his main aim is to bring stability and organisation to Chelsea, particularly in defence.

The Dutchman is in charge of the Premier League champions until the end of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho, with Chelsea sitting in the bottom half of the table as they prepare to travel to Crystal Palace on Super Sunday.

Hiddink has two draws from his first two matches in charge against Watford and Manchester United, and believes a stable base will help his under-performing players more confident.

He exclusively told Sky Sports: "It is strange for the club, people are not used to this, you notice that in the people. Now we have to create a stable organisation in and around the team so that the players feel confident.

"You have to give them a stable base on which they can perform, and not get out of confidence when there is a little setback.

"My teams are always well organised. If you have quality in the team, we try to organsie the team defensively very well, so that everybody knows what to do.

"Everybody has to defend, and have the capacity to build up and attack. We have those players but it has to be based on a very well organised foundation.

"I believe every player can go to a little bit of a higher level than what they think, and if you accumulate that, the whole team will rise. Everybody has this special recipe."

Mourinho was sacked in December, just seven months after winning the Premier League title, leaving Chelsea 16th in the division and one point above the relegation zone following a dismal run of nine defeats in 16 games.

There has been criticism from certain quarters of the Chelsea support that players had not shown full commitment under Mourinho, but Hiddink insists the work ethic has not been a problem.

"I have to emphasise that this team has the same commitment after a week as they had in the past.

"You have your players who are leaders, and I feel these players can be even more tactical leaders during a game. We are emphasising this responsibility.

"They are fully committed to their job. I like to observe, see how players act, how they are related, how they cope together.

"From there you can smell easily where problems might be, and so far I haven't found them.

"I don't know how it was before. After the beautiful championship last year there was a fall down. What I like to see is players who are very committed."