As the events of Wednesday fade into the distance, we are given our first opportunity to put it behind us this afternoon against Arsenal. Guus Hiddink has been recalling his own reactions to disappointment.

The angry response of the players to defeat against Barcelona has hit the headlines, while Hiddink's relative calm, particularly when surrounded by celebrating Barça players and staff has gone relatively unnoticed.

With the vast experience he has in the game, 62-year-old Hiddink has met injustice enough times previously, but admitted after the game he would have to think long and hard whether it had ever before slapped him in the face with such blatancy.

He explained that as the dust began to settle, he released his own frustrations in a different way, relaxing with friends.

'I can react also rather strongly but I have learned to control that. Somehow it has to come out. That particular night there was a lot of attention from Dutch friends of mine, coaches, and we went having a nice glass of wine in my apartment,' Hiddink said.

'To be honest I smoked on my cigar. I am not a drinker, first a cappuccino and then at three or four o'clock a nice glass of wine and a cigar. When I am frustrated by not having achieved I don't want to bother other people with my frustration or emotion.

'After every game I have difficulties to sleep, I rewind a lot what has happened and have too much emotional adrenaline to sleep.'

So how had he reacted in the past? For the worst example of his behaviour, Hiddink had to travel back around 40 years to his time as a player.

'I was an attacking midfield player and got personal marking in the whole game, and in the second half forgot myself,' he began. 'I was pulled, felt the nails in my back and was kicked and got frustrated.

'I remember I made a vicious tackle, where I hit the man and he had a rather severe injury. I went after that with a box of chocolates to visit him. It was the late '60s, early '70s, and I regret it very much.'

Having been eliminated from big semi-finals in the past, the disconsolate feeling felt around Stamford Bridge was a familiar one for players, supporters and the coach. Absent from previous Chelsea disappointments, Hiddink points to the World Cup of 1998 as his biggest personal regret.

'When we played in France with the Dutch team, which was a very worthy team and we were kicked out by Brazil on penalties,' he identified. 'Those things you are playing as you like to play and have the chance to go where you want to go, and then at the end you are not getting there. That's one of the bigger disappointments.'

Now we must move on and there is little better way than with an intense London derby.

'There is still a lot at stake in the league and FA Cup. I said be proud of what you achieved in the two games, of course we would have preferred to be in Rome but we have to go on as we have played in recent weeks and months, be proud and start enjoying it again. I don't think this team will fade away. The reaction was very strong, and it reflects also that they can recover,' he said of his players, before considering the opposition and their dearth of silverware in recent years.

'I think they will analyse their own situation,' he said, regarding Arsene Wenger's four trophyless years. 'I am not in that club but I think they might come to a conclusion, maybe saying, "We like to play in our own style", as they are and it is nice to see.

'Maybe they need one or two or three that can give more power to the team, that's up to them to analyse. If they want to go for silverware they might have that conclusion but it is not up to me.'

All that bothers Hiddink is getting his own men back to winning ways.

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