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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti will discuss losing England captaincy with John Terry
'Carletto' wants words with under-fire defender...
7 Feb 2010 11:08:00
By Gill Clark
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he plans to talk to skipper John Terry following Fabio Capello’s decision to strip him of the England captaincy.
The defender lost the armband on Friday, after allegations concerning his private life hit the headlines, with Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand taking the role.
However, Ancelotti has admitted he will talk to the 29-year-old and provide him with all the support he needs.
"I had no reason to talk with him before, his personal problems were his own,” he told the Sunday People.
“Now he has lost the captaincy I will talk with him. I will be there for him because I know what that honour meant to him."
The Italian also insisted that recent events had not impacted on the Chelsea squad and there were no problems at Stamford Bridge.
“What we think about John [Terry] this week is the same as we thought last week and we will think the same next week. There is no change,” he explained.
"He is a very important player for Chelsea because we know he was born into this club.
"I see John Terry at work every day on the training ground and there has been no change in his behaviour on the pitch.
"I haven't got a problem with John. We could have a problem if John came to work and didn't perform well, but he has performed well in this period."
The former AC Milan coach also revealed he had been surprised at the media attention surrounding Terry and joked that it could affect the club’s training methods.
"It has been a surprise to me to see so much interest about someone's private life,” explained Ancelotti.
"We have photographers and helicopters at training all the time. Can we train with helicopters above us every day until the end of the season? Maybe we'll have to start to use a megaphone!"
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The defender lost the armband on Friday, after allegations concerning his private life hit the headlines, with Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand taking the role.
However, Ancelotti has admitted he will talk to the 29-year-old and provide him with all the support he needs.
"I had no reason to talk with him before, his personal problems were his own,” he told the Sunday People.
“Now he has lost the captaincy I will talk with him. I will be there for him because I know what that honour meant to him."
The Italian also insisted that recent events had not impacted on the Chelsea squad and there were no problems at Stamford Bridge.
“What we think about John [Terry] this week is the same as we thought last week and we will think the same next week. There is no change,” he explained.
"He is a very important player for Chelsea because we know he was born into this club.
"I see John Terry at work every day on the training ground and there has been no change in his behaviour on the pitch.
"I haven't got a problem with John. We could have a problem if John came to work and didn't perform well, but he has performed well in this period."
The former AC Milan coach also revealed he had been surprised at the media attention surrounding Terry and joked that it could affect the club’s training methods.
"It has been a surprise to me to see so much interest about someone's private life,” explained Ancelotti.
"We have photographers and helicopters at training all the time. Can we train with helicopters above us every day until the end of the season? Maybe we'll have to start to use a megaphone!"
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