CHELSEA manager Guus Hiddink has described as "a fairytale" Cherries' first season in the Premier League. 

The Dutch boss brings his misfiring Blues to Vitality Stadium tomorrow bidding to stop Eddie Howe's men completing their first top-flight double of the campaign.

"It’s not easy to come from the Championship but to keep them in the Premier League is even more difficult," said Hiddink. 

"There’s not much to say about Bournemouth this season, which is a good sign. It means they were always out of the danger zone, they’ve been doing well.

"I’ve spoken previously about clubs giving opportunities to English managers and Eddie is a great example of that.

"It’s a fairytale story for them and still being there shows the good management and good transfer policy.

"The second and third year is always more difficult but those clubs always have a strong team spirit and good players.

"Mentally they are always strong. Look at Leicester last season and now.

‘Next season, with the money clubs will have, they will all be able to sign very good players, which makes it more difficult for the established clubs of the past few years.

"The opposition will grow." 

Meanwhile, Hiddink revealed Chelsea, whose under-19s beat their Paris St Germain counterparts 2-1 to retain the UEFA Youth League on Monday, had been running the rule over some of their youngsters in training ahead of the trip to Dorset. 

"They have trained with us many times as possible," he added. 

"Tammy Abraham, for example, is a very good player. He is only 18 and when they come over to the first team you see them grow.

"Yesterday, there were three or four of that (undr-19s) team participating with us. Kasey Palmer was there and a couple of others.

"They learn more when they are training with the first team than playing in certain games which aren’t as challenging or demanding for them."