Carlo Ancelotti reveals Chelsea skipper John Terry will be happy with England captaincy
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti revealed he felt Chelsea skipper John Terry would be happy if England coach Fabio Capello decided to reinstate him as England captain. Terry was stripped of the captain’s arm band last year after details of his affair with Wayne Bridge’s ex-girlfriend became public.
After Terry was removed as England captain there were talks that the centre back should be removed as Chelsea captain as well. However, Ancelotti refused to do so. The Italian manager claimed he did not care much for the player’s personal life and was concerned with their performance on the pitch.
According to Ancelotti the England centre back has maintained his form on the pitch, which is why the former AC Milan manager saw no reason to consider stripping him of the captaincy. John Terry remained Chelsea captain and led the London side to their first ever double of the Premier League and FA Cup double last season.
Ancelotti said the decision was entirely with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello and that it didn’t really affect him. He said while speaking to reporters, “I didn't say anything when the England team took away his armband. Obviously, this is the decision of the national team and he will be happy about this.”
He continued, “I don't know. I'm not interested in this. I'm just interested in seeing him train well and play fantastic football at this moment. That's all. He is a Chelsea man, he is a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 player. He has fantastic experience; he has personality to be captain here.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 are both sidelined with long-term injuries.
That leaves http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 as the only suitable option to take over the captain’s role once again. Capello does not seem to think that any of the other players have what it takes to captain the national side and Terry seems to be the safest pick, having proven his abilities as the skipper before.
It’s possible that Capello feels Terry has learnt his lesson after a year of being deprived of the captain’s role. If given the captain’s armband once again, Terry is not likely to make the same mistake again and will surely keep his personal life under wraps in the future.
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