The New Messi

Dithering Dougie · May 14, 2014

Blue Cheese said:
was it Joe Cole or Scott Parker who did the McDonalds advert? Can't be assed googling.

EDIT: Scott Parker

Joe Cole did the McDonalds diet...

Mikey_Fitzgerald · May 14, 2014

He was good in one of the World Cup's in the 00's I think

I remember he didn't play that much in 2010 World Cup when he probably should have been in the side

rascal · May 14, 2014

Can never think bad of him after this:

Cole believes the mentality at Liverpool made it difficult for him to settle in, with their insistence on being known as the "biggest club in the country" catching him off guard.

"When I joined, the guy interviewing me said 'you've joined the biggest club in the country' and reeled off the trophies they'd won," he said. "I just said 'yeah, if you put it like that, I suppose you're right' and Liverpool used that as the headline to the interview.

"I didn't want to upset anyone so I just went along with it. But obviously they're not the biggest club in the country any more. How do you judge how big a club are? Nottingham Forest won the European Cup twice but they're not a bigger club than Chelsea."

Read more at http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/196227.html#WevgjYOjRbmJUlUZ.99

it made Aldridge burst a blood vessel lol

Fuleco · May 14, 2014

I remember when everyone was bemoaning Capello in South Africa for not playing Cole, so he brought him on against Algeria I think and he was absolutely woeful. Brought a wry smile to that postman Pat like face of old Fabio.

Azzurri · May 14, 2014

Not sure he was ever described as the new Messi considering he's 6 years older.

Christiffa25 · May 15, 2014

Always liked joe cole. And was a brilliant talent. Injuries no doubt curtailed what his career could of been but yeah very good player!

England goal vs Sweden in the World Cup always comes to mind...the kind of lob/half volley/long ranger he pulled off Pure brilliance!