FLU-VICTIM Ruud Gullit was ordered back to bed on the eve of Chelsea's English FA Cup sixth round replay battle against Wimbledon.
Groggy Gullit missed Saturday's defeat at Liverpool - and worried boss Glenn Hoddle has given his midfield maestro until lunchtime to show he is fit to help the club chase a semi-final slot against Manchester United.
"You want a player of Ruud's stature in a cup game like this," said Hoddle. "We put vitamins down him all weekend and he's had enough sleep.
"But when he tried to train today, it took a lot out of him and he's been sent back to bed.
"Craig Burley came in at the weekend against Liverpool and did very well after cartilage operations on both knees but we'll have to wait and see how Ruud is before we leave for the match."
The stage is set for another intense affair after Wimbledon's Mick Harford landed an FA disrepute charge following the original 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Harford, on the bench after his substitution, gave Hoddle a verbal ear-bashing but the FA's action came after the angry forward gesticulated at fans.
"What happened won't affect us," promised Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear. "Things are said in the heat of the moment and Mick has apologised, so have I, and Glenn understands the situation.
"We took untold abuse from the people behind the dug-out throughout the match and Mick reacted as anyone else would have done."
Hoddle confirmed: "I've said my piece to the FA and it's in their hands. They have had a complaint from a supporter but as far as we are concerned, it's forgotten."
Regarding on-field events he added: "We have had very tight games against Wimbledon and this will be no different.
"We need to be more clinical in front of goal, but we've been to Newcastle and won in the Cup and we'll be positive tomorrow."
Gullit apart, the key performer could be Dennis Wise who, along with Chelsea colleague Terry Phelan, helped Wimbledon shock the football world by winning at Wembley against Liverpool in 1988.
"Dennis did the holding role for us in the first match and did it well, but it restricts him a bit," said Hoddle. "He has had some tremendous games in the hub of the side, two against Newcastle, and he is relishing the replay."
Kinnear has his own fitness worry in striker Dean Holdsworth, while the tie offers his side a welcome distraction from the relegation business.
"I'm confident on both fronts," maintained Kinnear. "I think we can get a decent result against Chelsea and do well in the Premiership. We've been in the top flight for 10 years and there is no way we are going to let it go.
"But first it's Chelsea. As a player with Tottenham I won the FA Cup against them in 1967 so I'm hoping my luck stays in and we push ourselves into a classic against United.
"We have to be very positive, which we will be, and go out and finish them off. Everybody is fired up and it's a great chance for us to express ourselves and get into the semis."
Back-in-favour Vinnie Jones and Andy Thorne are the only survivors from the success of eight years ago and Kinnear said: "I'd be very proud to take Wimbledon to Wembley."
