Wenger ready for focused Chelsea

Terry's position as skipper of the national team has been the subject of intense scrutiny since a gagging order which prevented details being reported of an alleged affair with the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, a current England team-mate, was lifted.Debate has raged as to what impact the continuing frenzy will have on both Chelsea's campaign and the England dressing room ahead of the World Cup.England manager Fabio Capello is set to meet Terry, but Wenger insists all off-field issues will have little impact when the two London heavyweights clash at Stamford Bridge on Sunday."I don't want to go into that stuff about role models that you hear everywhere. It is quite a bit tiring," said the Arsenal manager, whose team will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's 3-1 home demolition by Manchester United."We do not have to interfere with Chelsea's problems."I believe Chelsea will play at their best, we expect that, and that is why we just want to focus on our own performance."We have seen last Sunday when we do not play at our best we do not win the game and that is why the key is more on our side."Wenger added: "It [captaincy] is over played, without a doubt."Maybe it has historical roots in battles, fighting. Traditionally in the history of England the captain certainly had a big role and a big importance."I like that, but team sport is linked with recent history, the 20th Century. Before that, it was all fighting, and so maybe it is linked with historical roots."In some other sports like rugby the captain has a bit more freedom and importance than in football."It is always an instant decision in a very quick time and the captain has no time to interfere with the individual decisions of the players on the pitch." Chelsea 5/6, Draw 12/5, Arsenal 7/2  

Source: Team_Talk