Old age catches up with all of us eventually, but Carlo Ancelotti believes that with the right management, its effects can be minimized on his squad.
Using captain John Terry as an example of a player approaching his 30th birthday, Ancelotti explained how players can prolong their careers in the way his legendary captain at Milan, Paolo Maldini did.
'I don't like players that want to play with injuries, when they are not 100 percent,' he said, discussing Terry's withdrawal from England duty last week. 'I don't like this. A player has to say to me I am not 100 percent and you have to decide.
'I think Terry with the national team took the right decision because he was not 100 percent and it could be a problem. He is a player with strong character, he loves to play for the shirt, but also you have to be realistic. When the player has a problem he has to say.
'When he said to me that he wanted to use this time to recover and resolve his problem, I agreed with him. I said to him to speak with the national team, he spoke with the national team and everything was okay.'
Ancelotti is hopeful that by sharing his advice with Terry, who has previously played with back, ankle, cheekbone and elbow injuries, the defender's career will be prolonged.
'I think so, he has not until now had big injuries,' the manager said. 'He is working very well in training and this is the key to play for a lot of time. It was the same, Maldini was able to work hard every day. It is the key to have a long career.
'Last season he didn't have a lot of problems and I think we can manage it, not just John Terry but all the players. But now in this moment when we have seven games in 20 days it is very important to control these things, we can lose players for a long time if we don't pay attention.'
Using captain John Terry as an example of a player approaching his 30th birthday, Ancelotti explained how players can prolong their careers in the way his legendary captain at Milan, Paolo Maldini did.
'I don't like players that want to play with injuries, when they are not 100 percent,' he said, discussing Terry's withdrawal from England duty last week. 'I don't like this. A player has to say to me I am not 100 percent and you have to decide.
'I think Terry with the national team took the right decision because he was not 100 percent and it could be a problem. He is a player with strong character, he loves to play for the shirt, but also you have to be realistic. When the player has a problem he has to say.
'When he said to me that he wanted to use this time to recover and resolve his problem, I agreed with him. I said to him to speak with the national team, he spoke with the national team and everything was okay.'
Ancelotti is hopeful that by sharing his advice with Terry, who has previously played with back, ankle, cheekbone and elbow injuries, the defender's career will be prolonged.
'I think so, he has not until now had big injuries,' the manager said. 'He is working very well in training and this is the key to play for a lot of time. It was the same, Maldini was able to work hard every day. It is the key to have a long career.
'Last season he didn't have a lot of problems and I think we can manage it, not just John Terry but all the players. But now in this moment when we have seven games in 20 days it is very important to control these things, we can lose players for a long time if we don't pay attention.'
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