Joe Cole's Profile

2005/2006 with Chelsea.
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2006/2007 with Chelsea.

Joe Cole
Born On: Nov 8, 1981
Weight: 152 lbs
Height: 5-9

North London, England
Played Seasons:
2005/2006 with Chelsea
2006/2007 with Chelsea

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SOL on 2007-02-11
gr8 skills

Keano10 on 2006-07-02
In 2003, Cole moved to Chelsea as part of Roman Abramovich's revolution for £6,600,000 with a view to establishing himself in the England national team. However, due to the stiff competition for places at the club, he initially struggled to hold down a place in the team for both Chelsea and England under Claudio Ranieri. He was a squad member at Euro 2004, but did not play.

Cole had long been praised for his technical skills and creativity but criticised for his lack of all-round contribution to the team and the inadequacy of his end product. After the arrival of new Chelsea manager José Mourinho in 2004 Cole initially continued to struggle and was publicly criticised by Mourinho after scoring the winner against Liverpool for neglecting his defensive duties. He responded positively to this and took advantage of injuries to other players, and became one of the stars of Chelsea's Premiership title winning team in 2004-05. He also won a starting place in the England team on the left side of midfield, which England had struggled to fill adequately for several years. Cole's form saw him hit a run of goals towards the end of the season, and his goal against Norwich was voted in the top ten goals of the season in the Premier League for 2004/2005.

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