Ancelotti calls for respect of footballers' private lives
Published 23:00 12/09/10 By MirrorFootball
Carlo Ancelotti believes the Football Association should not rule out going foreign again when they choose a successor for Fabio Capello.
The FA have indicated they would prefer an Englishman in charge when Capello steps down after the Euro 2012.
But Chelsea’s Italian boss Ancelotti said: “I don’t think it has to be necessarily English. There are a lot of coaches with good qualities, not just English.
“For a long time the England team has had a foreign manager, they were unlucky also. (Sven Goran) Eriksson was not lucky.”
In the wake of the headlines surrounding Wayne Rooney, Ancelotti also insisted the private lives of footballers should be respected.
Chelsea have suffered some negative publicity surrounding players such as John Terry and Ashley Cole. over the last year.
But boss Ancelotti, speaking on BBC 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme, said: “I don’t want to control the private lives of my players.”
