Guus Hiddink: Why this Chelsea player is ahead of Remy, Pato and Falcao

GUUS HIDDINK has praised Bertrand Traore's development since he returned to Chelsea as interim manager in December.

   STAR: Guus Hiddink has praised Bertrand Traore's development

The 20-year-old Burkina Faso international has scored in each of his last three appearances after becoming a regular member of Hiddink's first-team squad.

Diego Costa remains the main forward for the Blues, but Traore has impressed the experienced Dutchman enough to shoot up the pecking order and become the understudy to Chelsea's top goalscorer.

The more experienced options of Loic Remy, Alexandre Pato and Radamel Falcao have all struggled for fitness whereas Traore has featured in four games under Hiddink - scoring in all but one of them.

Hiddink said: "If I see Traore now, when I came in he was always ambitious and a very fresh guy.

"I liked his attitude, not saying I didn't like others, but I liked his fresh approach - not afraid to make errors or influenced by external circumstances.