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Chelsea legend Terry: Ancelotti man-management like no other

Chelsea legend John Terry says Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti stands out as a man-manager.

The Italian spent two years at Stamford Bridge following his appointment in 2009 and went onto win the Double in his debut season.

Speaking to The Coaches' Voice, Terry said: "What I really loved about Carlo was his man-management. The way he adapted as well - because he had a way of coaching that probably didn't suit English football.

"He adapted very quickly and when speaking to me, Frank [Lampard], Didier [Drogba], he wanted to pick our brains: 'is this too much tactics for the players to do? Are we doing too much of this?'

"I've never had a manager in all my career that actually asks the players and gives them a bit of responsibility.

"As players naturally, when things go wrong, it's the manager, it's never our fault.

"You know the responsibility is on you as a group. And he was part of that. The togetherness was incredible and obviously we went on to win some big things."

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