England captain John Terry believes Andy Carroll can learn from his mistakes after manager Fabio Capello questioned the Liverpool striker's lifestyle choices.
Capello stated on Monday that Carroll must drink less than the average person if he is to fulfil his potential and become an important figure for club and country.
But Terry does not feel that will be a problem and has cited his own career as a template for Carroll to follow.
The Chelsea defender admits to getting things wrong when he was starting out but thinks there is plenty of time for Carroll, 22, to become a great player.
"He's a young player who's at a very good club with a really good future," said Terry ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales on Tuesday.
"He has still got to enjoy his time away from football. I'm sure he will.
"He's a really good pro on the pitch and good around the camp. I've made my mistakes, maybe drunk a little bit too much when I was younger and gone out a little bit too much.
"But, having gone through that, at 26 or 27 you maybe look back and are glad you did it then because you don't want to do it now."
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