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CARLO SUGGESTS COLE TACTICS
Ancelotti has suggested that Wayne Rooney should use Ashley Cole as an example to deal with his personal problems. Rooney plays in Basle despite being the subject over the weekend of newspaper reports relating to his private life.
But last season, Chelsea manager Ancelotti had to contend with similar problems involving Terry and Cole and the pair overcame their troubles to guide Chelsea to the Premier League title, in spite of bookies offering free bets on both moving on this summer.
Ancelotti said: “A coach has to look to see if these problems become involved on the training ground. If the players are able to maintain these problems outside the training ground the coach can do just this.
“I did not want to be involved in these problems, they are not my problems and I used this behaviour with my players last season. John Terry and Ashley Cole showed fantastic behaviour last season on the training ground.”
Asked if players can keep private and personal problems distant, he added: “I think it is possible in football. John Terry and Ashley Cole were fantastic examples (of that) last season.