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Chelsea boss Ancelotti: Deco unhappy over Wembley substitution

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admits Deco was unhappy being hooked on Saturday against Aston Villa.

Ancelotti revealed he spoke with the Portugal midfielder after substituting him in the victory at Wembley.

"All players want to play 90 minutes and Deco was not happy when he came out [against Aston Villa] after doing a good job for 70 minutes. I said it is better to play well for 70 minutes than bad for 90 minutes," said Ancelotti ahead of tonight's meeting with Bolton Wanderers.

"Defensively we are doing well, I don't have a possibility to change some players, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Zhirkov are doing well.

"Ferreira is doing very well and is a very professional player. Every coach would like to train this kind of player, when he doesn't play he is professional, and I like to work with these kind of players."

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