Carlo Ancelotti has given support to his captain in the wake of John Terry's red card at Tottenham.
The Chelsea manager spoke about pressure generally following the 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane but asked specifically if he believes Terry is coping with pressure upon him especially; Ancelotti pointed anyone raising that question to the big picture.
'All the people are looking too much at his performances,' the Italian said. 'Maybe sometimes he had some problems and he didn't play so well, maybe on Saturday he didn't play so well, but you have to look to the whole season of John Terry which is absolutely fantastic.
'I was a player and I know as a player sometimes you lose your control and any player can do this.
'John Terry is under pressure now, but everyone is under pressure at this moment,' Ancelotti added. 'He is the captain and he is involved in this exciting race and it's nothing special.
'The pressure is normal. To have pressure at the end of the Premier League is normal. We are top of the table and I think we have less pressure than the other teams.
'We have to control this but I think my players have character and concentration to maintain their focus on our matches.'
It was not a good day for Terry, nor other areas of the Chelsea defence and Ancelotti admitted there were problems with the right-hand side from where both Spurs goals originated. Paulo Ferreira, he reported, had suffered sickness is the days leading up to the game but Branislav Ivanovic, who replaced the Portuguese right-back at half-time, was not fit enough after injury to play a full 90 minutes.
What Ancelotti refuses to accept influenced the result was news of Manchester United's late winner prior to our kick-off.
'We were disappointed yes but we were involved in an important game and we prepared very well for this game, nothing changed about the pressure on this game after the goal by Scholes.
'It was bad day. Tottenham played better than us but it is not a time to be disappointed, it is a time to stay calm, stay focused and look forward to the next game.'
The Chelsea manager spoke about pressure generally following the 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane but asked specifically if he believes Terry is coping with pressure upon him especially; Ancelotti pointed anyone raising that question to the big picture.
'All the people are looking too much at his performances,' the Italian said. 'Maybe sometimes he had some problems and he didn't play so well, maybe on Saturday he didn't play so well, but you have to look to the whole season of John Terry which is absolutely fantastic.
'I was a player and I know as a player sometimes you lose your control and any player can do this.
'John Terry is under pressure now, but everyone is under pressure at this moment,' Ancelotti added. 'He is the captain and he is involved in this exciting race and it's nothing special.
'The pressure is normal. To have pressure at the end of the Premier League is normal. We are top of the table and I think we have less pressure than the other teams.
'We have to control this but I think my players have character and concentration to maintain their focus on our matches.'
It was not a good day for Terry, nor other areas of the Chelsea defence and Ancelotti admitted there were problems with the right-hand side from where both Spurs goals originated. Paulo Ferreira, he reported, had suffered sickness is the days leading up to the game but Branislav Ivanovic, who replaced the Portuguese right-back at half-time, was not fit enough after injury to play a full 90 minutes.
What Ancelotti refuses to accept influenced the result was news of Manchester United's late winner prior to our kick-off.
'We were disappointed yes but we were involved in an important game and we prepared very well for this game, nothing changed about the pressure on this game after the goal by Scholes.
'It was bad day. Tottenham played better than us but it is not a time to be disappointed, it is a time to stay calm, stay focused and look forward to the next game.'
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