Carlo Ancelotti has always been regarded as an uncontroversial manager and he showed his class yesterday hailing John Terry’s captaincy against Arsenal while not undermining Fabio Capello’s decision.
Speaking after the game Ancelotti said
“John is the perfect captain for Chelsea,” said Ancelotti.
“My captain has a fantastic attitude. He is doing very well in every game.
“It is very important for the team to have this leadership. He was always in control of the game. He has a strong mentality.
“He is working for his club and we are happy to have this performance from him in this moment.
“The England captaincy was not my decision and I do not want to judge about this decision. I knew John met Capello but I did not meet with (Terry) afterwards.”
Fair enough, Ancelotti as he his perfectly entitled to made it quite clear that Terry is Chelsea’s captain marvel without regard to any other issue surrounding the former England captain