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And, we’re off.......2018/2019

Been plenty of over hyped England players,Cole certainly wasn’t one of them imo

I may be wrong but the impression I got of both his Chelsea and Liverpool careers was the surprisingly high proportion of his appearances as a substitute.

To me great players start games on the pitch not on the bench .
 
I may be wrong but the impression I got of both his Chelsea and Liverpool careers was the surprisingly high proportion of his appearances as a substitute.

To me great players start games on the pitch not on the bench .

With Liverpool he arrived a shadow of his self because of injuries- he started at Chelsea as a sub but then after 6 months he was in the team a lot and rotated with Duff and Robben until his last season or so when he picked up the injuries

We should have steered clear of him - he was clearly never the same player since the knee injury he got in 09
 
When he arrived at Chelsea he was a player that would try all sorts of outrageous skills, some came off some didn’t, at West Ham he could get away with it. Unfortunately flair and free thinking is not the Mourinho way so it was coached out of him. Sure he was successful (much like wright-Phillips) but he could have been a much better player if he was with a different manager. Shame.
 
When he arrived at Chelsea he was a player that would try all sorts of outrageous skills, some came off some didn’t, at West Ham he could get away with it. Unfortunately flair and free thinking is not the Mourinho way so it was coached out of him. Sure he was successful (much like wright-Phillips) but he could have been a much better player if he was with a different manager. Shame.
So he did less step overs 🤷‍♂️
 
I think Cole was an underrated player especially for England and probably deserved more caps than he got. I think his PL career perhaps didn't reach the heights it could have but think Jose had a lot to do with that. Wonder what he'll do now?
 
I think Cole was an underrated player especially for England and probably deserved more caps than he got. I think his PL career perhaps didn't reach the heights it could have but think Jose had a lot to do with that. Wonder what he'll do now?

I’d like to see him come back to work with our kids.. his finesse and ability to unlock a Defense was amazing

Also he is the model pro.. a proper role model our youth could actually look up to
 
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