Hiddink praises Chelsea after stalemate at Stamford Bridge

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Chelsea players earned the praises of their manager, Guus Hiddink after they fought back from 2-0 down, and then 3-2 down, to earn a point against Everton.

Diego Costa, who later went off injured, and Cesc Fabregas scored two goals in the space of two minutes to bring the Blues back into the game after Everton had gone 2-0 up shortly after half time.

John Terry then ensured the team took a point, and extended their unbeaten run to seven matches with a late leveller after Ramiro Funes Mori appeared to have won it for the visitors with a 90th-minute strike.

“I’m very happy with the spirit, ambition and attitude,” said Hiddink. “The first half was in the balance, very tactical, but in the second half the speed went up. We conceded two goals and playing against Everton, who are a very good, modern team, you have your feelings. Going 2-0 down was a tremendous setback.

“But I was pleased with the attitude to come back to 2-2. We got another setback at the end of the game, 2-3, which made it difficult, but in the last minute we got a goal.

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“Of course I’m not happy with goals conceded but I’m very happy with the attitude and ambition of the team, and at least we equalised.

“Everton are a good team and given the fact we were down it’s a point gained I think.

“It’s frustrating because we want to dominate and control games but Everton are one of the smartest teams in the Premier League with the way they play, it’s very difficult. Of course it’s disappointing to go 2-0 down but again I want to emphasise the reaction of the team and that’s good for us to go on for the rest of the season,” Hiddink told the club’s website.

On the update on Costa’s injury, Hiddink said: “He’s in hospital and they will check with a scan. We don’t know the results yet, I hope it’s not too bad. It’s on his shin. We hope Diego will come out of the hospital in good health. He was in a lot of pain.”

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