John Terry expects Guus Hiddink to shake things up at Chelsea following his appointment as interim manager over the weekend.

It has been a whirlwind week for the west Londoners as fans’ favourite Jose Mourinho was given the chop on Thursday afternoon.

Fast forward two days and Dutchman Hiddink was named as his successor until the end of the season and watched from the stands as Chelsea returned to winning ways at home to Sunderland.

Mourinho’s name was sung loudly throughout by the Stamford Bridge crowd as the supporters made their feelings known to owner Roman Abramovich.

Chairman Bruce Buck used his programme notes to reveal the Russian had “anguished” over the decision to axe the Special One before finally pulling the trigger.

The response from the players was immediate as Branislav Ivanovic, Pedro and Oscar fired the champions to a comprehensive 3-1 victory in front of their new manager and Didier Drogba.

Guus Hiddink introduces himself to the Chelsea squad in pictures:

Terry worked with Hiddink at Chelsea during the final three months of the 2008-09 campaign, lifting the FA Cup at Wembley, and thinks he can get confidence back into the squad.

He said: “It's down to him to come in and pick us up. He's seen today what we are capable of. The first half was excellent. The second half was kind of deflated.

“What he will bring in is a hunger within the squad, passion and a lot of fire. He will demand a lot from the players, on the training pitch, and matches.

“So I've seen it before, he will come in and shake things up in a positive way and we will move forwards which is why the club made the decision.

“The last time he came in it wasn't as bad in terms of the league position, Scolari wasn't here five minutes and he went.”

Hiddink’s first game in the dugout is the Boxing Day visit of Watford before a trip to Manchester United 48 hours later as we enter the busy festive period.

Trio: Guus Hiddink, Didier Drogba and Roman Abramovich

And with so many fixtures in such a short space of time it will be difficult for the Dutch coach to get his methods across.

However Terry thinks a few more positive results like the Black Cats triumph and the gloom will start to lift at the Bridge.

He added: “Over the Christmas period, games come thick and fast, so you don't get a lot of time to cement what he wants to instill.

“All it will be is that the results will be defining for everything and if we can still pick up three points, the

training ground will be a happier place and the players might be happier, playing with more freedom.

“It all stems from results. For me players will want to impress Guus, hopefully that will lift everyone and we can move on, but it's sad at the same time.”

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