ANCEL
JOE COLE CAN BE
OTTI’S DIAMOND
WORDS BY JOE FINNERTY
Carlo
to roll p
Ancelotti’s Blues side continue season onto further success. However Cole, who was used as a
ducing performances that are leaving
ast opposition at ease pro- lef
predecessors, is now showing what
t winger by many of Ancelotti’s
fans purring for more.
Ancelotti has tinkered with the mid
field quartet, first using Frank
-
he is cap
W
Lamp diamond.
able of as the head of the
p
ising a diamond midfield is beginning
ark,
ith goals flying in from all over the
Ancelotti’s 4-4-2 formation util-
unsuccesful as it stifled his goal
ard at the point but this proved
threat. But Cole is just happy to be fit again
to click into gear. Deco has also been deployed at the
and admit
the centre of midfield having played
s he feels more at home in
The return of Joe Cole from injury
tip but inconsistency has crept into there in his early career.
could prove to be the final piece of
his game and he is not the player he
the jigsaw that catapults Chelsea’s
was at Barcelona. ‘Ancelotti:
important player for us’
Joe is a very
He said: “I love playing the game
and I really enjoy playing a more
central role. I st
tion playing youth team football but
arted off in that posi-
moved out to the wing.”
And
Cole earlier in the month af
Ancelotti was full of praise for
ter his
very import
return from injury
fant
ant player for us. He has
. He said: “Joe is a
genius.”
astic quality in midfield. He is a
Ancelotti must also be praised for
ting the best out of strikers Nicolas
sorting out defensive lapses and get-
Anelka and Didier Drogba who have
formed a deadly partnership.
Ancelotti said of Drogba, “"I want to
keep him and I don't want to change
him with another striker
he can continue.”
good moment, I'm very happy
. He is in a
. I hope
But then with supply from a midfield
that could consist of Ballack, Essien,
Lamp
skilful Cole it is no surprise that
ard, Malouda, Deco and the
Chelsea have scored 19 goals in
their last five games.
Joe Cole scores his 2nd goal during
Chengdu Blades vs Chelsea FC in
Macau International Stadium (2008)
The
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