Chelsea star Frank Lampard admits he has been impressed by the early impact made by new Blues boss Guus Hiddink.
Hiddink got off to a winning start as Chelsea manager as his side earned an impressive 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Lampard believes the Dutchman has an 'aura' about him and feels he can get Chelsea back on track for the remainder of the season.
"I'd never met him before working with him this past week, so it was interesting to see he is a very serious guy," noted Lampard.
"It's important we have someone like that to help us move forward, but he also has a sense of humour, he relates to players, and I've been very impressed with what I've seen of him.
"In watching his Russian teams recently, they are technically very good, with a lot of movement and passing.
"In training we've worked very hard this week on passing the ball quickly, moving it, being organised, something we really needed.
"I just see him as a very good coach.
"He has a certain aura about him, something that top managers and coaches have, certainly the best ones I've worked with have that.
"They have a sense of fear about them, and when they say even the smallest thing, it makes you realise things on the pitch. He's got that.
"He doesn't say too much, but when he says something, it really matters."
Lampard admitted Chelsea showed something of their old swagger in the win at Villa Park after conceding they have not been good enough this term.
"There was a little bit of the old Chelsea out there, that spirit, and the way we played," added Lampard.
"We looked a bit more like ourselves. You could see the commitment in the lads, that never say die when Villa were throwing balls into the box.
"We also scored early and closed out the game, something we used to do regularly and it used to get on people's nerves because we could get those 1-0 wins away from home.
"That's something we've lost touch a little with this season. We've drawn too many games in a frustrating manner.
"We know we've not been performing to a standard we should have been of late, and it's up to us to put it right.
"We have to take the responsibility as players to improve, and the change in manager has given everyone a boost.
"Everyone has tried to prove themselves in the week in training, and we've carried it on into the game.
"But we've still a lot ahead of us over the next few weeks.
"If we want to push for the title, or to at least stay in the top four and push on, we need to put a long run of wins together.
"The attitude we showed in this game, we need to show it game in and game out.
"So this is only a start. There's no way we can get carried away and say 'we're back'."
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