Chelsea, though, have made a big investment in youth in the last year or two, bringing in players like Eden Hazard, Oscar, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne and the new manager is relishing the prospect of working with the younger players.
Chelsea defender Paulo Ferreira has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury, manager Guus Hiddink said on Friday.
The Premier League leaders suffered their third defeat of the season.
The defeat foiled Chelsea's bid for the league-Cup double.