Ancelotti: Italy can learn from English example

11 September 2009 07:13
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti takes his table-topping side to Stoke on Saturday full of praise for the English game. The former AC Milan coach even goes so far as to suggest that the Italian game can learn from the Barclays Premier League, particularly when it comes to tackling fan violence and racism. Ancelotti has guided the Blues to four straight wins and although Stoke have started the season in fine style, Chelsea will expect to continue their winning ways in the Potteries. "People go to the stadium to see a spectacle," said Ancelotti. "In Italy unfortunately it isn't like that. "People there don't have this sense for spectacle. In Italy we still have violence, so I hope that in Italy it will change soon, and that people go to the stadium to see an exciting match, like in England, and to support their team - not using violence and racist taunts towards the players. "It is something nice and interesting to see here [in England]."

Source: Eurosport