Arturo Vidal backs Jorge Sampaoli to do a 'good job in England' amid Chelsea links

Backing: Arturo Vidal (left) believes Jorge Sampaoli (right) would be suited to the Premier League
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Vaishali Bhardwaj22 February 2016

Bayern Munich star Arturo Vidal believes his former coach with the Chile national team Jorge Sampaoli would flourish in the Premier League as the 55-year-old contines to be linked with the Chelsea job.

Sampaoli left his position in charge of Chile last month due to a dispute over his contract, just six months after he led the nation to their first-ever Copa America title on home soil.

It is believed that the Argentine has told Chelsea he would love to take over at the helm of the club once interim manager Guus Hiddink departs in the summer, although Italy coach Antonio Conte, Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri and Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone are high up on the Blues' wishlist.

However, Vidal believes Sampaoli would be a great addition to England's top flight because of the playing style he promotes.

"I would love to see him in England," Vidal told The Times.

"He has a lot of quality. He would help any club he joined to improve. He has the perfect style for the Premier League.

"He likes speed, he likes pressing, he likes to attack a lot. That is the football you like in England, isn't it?

"He works hard, too. He understands players, he studies everything. He would do really well in England. He only lives for football."

Speaking about Sampaoli leading Chile to their first major honour with the Copa America title last year, Vidal added: "To win the Copa America with Chile, in Chile, was something remarkable.

"What we did was important. It brought happiness to an entire country. To achieve something like that was a dream, to give someting to a country that has suffered so many blows. The emotions of something you can only understand in the moment."

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