Car-lockwork orange: Chelsea stars urged to use Ancelotti's innovative 'mind training' methods

28 October 2009 16:11
Carlo Ancelotti is encouraging his Chelsea players to spend time in a 'Mind Room' at the club's training ground in the hope that it will help improve their calmness under pressure. [LNB] Blues stars such as John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba can go to the room and have their heart rates monitored as they watch anxious moments from past matches.[LNB] Calm down, calm down: It could be in defensive moments such as thisfaced by John Terry that Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to further relax hisplayers[LNB]Some may draw comparisons with the film A Clockwork Orange - where a violent man is forced to watch destructive scenes until he is himself pacified - but boss Carlo Ancelotti said: 'It allows players to improve resilience through mental training.'[LNB]Chelsea currently sit top of the Barclays Premier League after an impressive start to the new season but have displayed some signs of frailty from dead ball deliveries in recent weeks during defeats at Wigan and Aston Villa.[LNB] Chelsea check on Brazilian starlet Wanderson do CarmoChelsea whizzkid Daniel Sturridge finally gets the chance to impress Carlo Ancelotti in Carling Cup tie with BoltonLEO'S LONDON: Chelsea should blood their youngsters rather than relying on Roman Abramovich's cheque book CHELSEA FC

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