Source: Team_Talk
Gerrard: Cole is as good as Messi
iverpool skipper Steven Gerrard claims Joe Cole is as good as - if not better than - Lionel Messi.[LNB] The Reds star was seen as a key figure in persuading Cole to move to Anfield on a free transfer from Chelsea this summer.[LNB]And Gerrard seems to have quite a high opinion of his new team-mate.[LNB]Speaking to Match of the Day magazine, Gerrard said: "Messi can do some amazing things, but anything he can do Joe can do as well, if not better. [LNB]"He used to shock us in training by doing footy tricks with a golf ball that most players can't even do with a football. [LNB]"I really fancy Joe for the [player of the year] award this season."[LNB]There were rumours about Gerrard's own future at the club this summer, but after meeting new manager Roy Hodgson, he committed himself to Liverpool.[LNB]"It's a great club and after speaking with Roy Hodgson I'm really pleased to see his plans for the club," said Gerrard.[LNB]"It's a new era now - we must forget about the horror of what happened last season and get this club back to where it belongs, which is the Champions League at the very least."
