Source: Team_Talk
I just need to be loved, claims Cole
Joe Cole believes his best days are ahead of him and wants to find a manager who "loves him" as he considers who to join after leaving Chelsea.[LNB] Cole became a free agent on July 1 after his contract at Stamford Bridge expired, with a host of clubs now seemingly vying for his signature.[LNB]Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, Cole's former boss at West Ham, revealed earlier this week that he had spoken to the player, with Arsenal among those also reportedly interested.[LNB]Manchester United insist they are not in the hunt for the player, though several reports suggest Sir Alex Ferguson's side could still come back in for the playmaker.[LNB]Quoted in several Sunday newspapers, the 28-year-old said: "I'm thinking about my own future now. I want to play in a more central position, like I did at West Ham.[LNB]"I feel I've got a lot more still to offer and my best days are ahead of me.[LNB]"I want the right kind of manager - a manager who loves me, who will put me in the team.[LNB]"At Chelsea there were players who could have two or three dreadful games before they were left out. I only had to have a dreadful 20 minutes and I was out."[LNB]Meanwhile, Cole believes the influx of foreigners into the Premier League is to blame for England's poor World Cup campaign.[LNB]The 28-year-old, who saw just 44 minutes' action in South Africa, reckons big-name arrivals from overseas are preventing young English talent from breaking through at club level.[LNB]"When I came through at West Ham our league was probably the fifth best league in the world," he said.[LNB]"A group of us came through at the same time and we were able to do that because of how things were in England then.[LNB]"Now, though, the Premier League is the best league in the world. That means it is much tougher for kids to break through.[LNB]"Maybe we're paying the price for having the best league in the world."[LNB]Cole also backed up Franz Beckenbauer's assessment that there is too much "kick and rush" in English football.[LNB]"Every team I have played for - from West Ham to Chelsea to England - want to hit the front players as early as possible," he said.[LNB]"You won't get away with that at international level. It's about technique, keeping control of the ball, passing and moving.[LNB]"Chelsea do that more than other teams in the Premier League, and that's why we've been successful, and it's the same with Manchester United and Arsenal.[LNB]"I was brought up that way and that's always been the way forward.[LNB]"Maybe it's time to really look at how we are teaching kids to play. Is there talent coming through? To be honest, I don't know."
