Joe Cole’s England One2Eleven

Former West Ham and Chelsea winger Joe Cole has given us his #One2Eleven of England stars he has played with.

Cole, who came up through the youth teams at West Ham before spells with Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Coventry, won 56 caps for England and scored 10 goals. 

He’s played alongside some of the world’s best players, and won three FA Cups, three Premier League titles and two League Cups during his seven years as a Chelsea player.

Cole, who picks a diamond formation, tells us who makes his England XI…

Goalkeeper: David Seaman

He was special. He was 35 at the 2002 World Cup and a lot of people were worried about it but he was unbelievable. He kept England in the game when they drew 0-0 with Nigeria. He was brilliant. If he’d been born five or 10 years later, you’d have him for another 10 years and that would have made a big difference in our team.

Right-back: Gary Neville

People don’t realise how good he is, and he was a leader. He was our best captain, rather than Becks. He was the one who was always sorting people out. People don’t appreciate him and he was good with me. He was the first big player I saw and he was always good with me and helped me out. He’s a lovely guy. 

Left-back: Ashley Cole

There’s only one Ashley Cole. There’d be no surprises there. I played in front of Ashley and it just makes the game easy for you. You know, little things. Others might be as quick as Ashley or as strong as Ashley but …

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