Hiddink keen to make Anzhi the team to beat

MOSCOW — Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has said he is aiming to make big-spending Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala one of the teams to beat in the domestic league. The 65-year-old, who led Russia’s national side to the semifinals of Euro 2008, said he was impressed with the improvements at the club since he joined and assessed that the club was becoming an emerging force. “Last season we clinched a place in the top eight of the league. This season we should continue our gradual development to join the group of the Russian league’s perennial leaders and stay there.” — AFP