Chelsea's Wigan defeat tests Carlo Ancelotti as he tries to kick smoking habit

26 September 2009 21:30
Nervous: Chelsea's coach Carlo Ancelotti[LNB]Carlo Ancelotti would have been thankful for the ban on smoking in Premier League grounds as Chelsea surrendered their eight-game winning run against Wigan yesterday. [LNB]The sight of Petr Cech heading for an early bath, coupled with worrying whether notoriously capricious Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would be granting him another month in the job would have tested the Italian's resolve as he tries to kick the habit. [LNB]He was famous for dragging on a cigarette in Serie A as the nerves got too much for him during AC Milan's matches. [LNB]The coach has spurned the use of an anti-smoking patch and is relying on chewing gum to ease his craving. 'It has been difficult but the team have made it easier for me,' says Ancelotti.[LNB] Wigan 3 Chelsea 1: Joy for Latics as Blues lose their 100 per cent record and knocked off top spotCARLING CUP: Wenger's boys handed Liverpool test in fourth-round drawCHELSEA FC

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