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Guus Hiddink Talks Kenedy, Bertrand Traore, Chelsea Hopes After Win vs. Norwich

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink praised youngsters Kenedy and Bertrand Traore after the Blues' 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Norwich City on Tuesday night. He's also set finishing in a European place in the Premier League as the Blues' target for this season.

Brazilian Kenedy opened the scoring barely 40 seconds into the game, while 20-year-old Traore was handed a rare start. He played wide as part of the supporting cast for striker Diego Costa, who also found the net.

Hiddink was surprised at how quickly Kenedy struck, according to Dan Levene, a freelance football writer for Eurosport:

Hiddink, asked if he'd ever seen a quicker goal than Kenedy's: "I don't know - I'm not so into statistics.