Guus Hiddink Blames John Terry for Ashley Cole Arrest

Angry Guus Hiddink last night hauled Ashley Cole AND John Terry over the coals for their late-night drinking escapades.

The Chelsea boss warned his team: “I will not tolerate a repeat.” And he admitted he was “amazed” that he needed to clamp down on off-field discipline among his senior players after Cole spent three hours in a police cell for drunkenly swearing at officers in the early hours.

But skipper Terry, who was inside the London nightclub where Cole became embroiled in a row with photographers, was also given a severe reprimand by Hiddink.

Both Cole, reprieved by Paulo Ferreira’s season-ending knee ligament injury, and Terry will play at Coventry today but Hiddink said: “I don’t approve of what happened.

“We ask from everyone that they live a proper life. That’s not to say that they don’t have the right to go out.

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“But within going out you must have your own discipline towards the team and towards the public and the club.”

Hiddink indicated Cole would be fined two weeks’ wages – about £160,000 – while Terry and Michael Mancienne were warned. He said: “The only thing we will say is that we have internal discipline. It will be internal and I have spoken firmly with Ashley about this.

“There are rules inside this club about going out and I had a firm talk with him and with the rest of the group.

“I am disappointed. It’s simple – you must not repeat that kind of behaviour.

“But to be honest I find it amazing. If you fall once into a trap then you try to avoid the second one. You have to be disciplined.”

( Mirror )