Ashley Cole

[Strike 7,478]

Ashely Cole's penalty was as predictable as sun rising from the east. I told my friend he will use power and drive it towards his right like he always does.

Note the penalty against Man Utd in Moscow

Note the penalty against Bayern in Munich

i'm surprised tbh. cole should have expected buffon to go that way. he took a fantastic pen in the fa cup final against manunited. high and towards the Keeper's right with a kinda david luiz run-up. should have practiced that and done it yesterday

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Cech after the Champions League gave a good analysis on what the penalty takers think during the shoot out. He said, tired legs and pressure means the player more often than not blast the kick towards his stronger side. A Right footed player will blast it towards his left and vice versa. They just go for power. But there are exceptions when you take penalty like a boss as Pirlo did today.

[warnie_666 1,081]

i'm surprised tbh. cole should have expected buffon to go that way. he took a fantastic pen in the fa cup final against manunited. high and towards the Keeper's right with a kinda david luiz run-up. should have practiced that and done it yesterday

Which Final?

[Spike 12,049]

Cech after the Champions League gave a good analysis on what the penalty takers think during the shoot out. He said, tired legs and pressure means the player more often than not blast the kick towards his stronger side. A Right footed player will blast it towards his left and vice versa. They just go for power. But there are exceptions when you take penalty like a boss as Pirlo did today.

Indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVfTOU66fTA

[Jase 43,479]

As I said in the match thread, thank god he scored the penalty in Munich!

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Now the people in engalnd will hate him again...

[Fulham Broadway 17,305]

No they wont hate him -one of Englands, if not the best.

Getting to 100 caps as well. Not sure about Brazil though, he'll be 34 then

[English Freak 456]

No they wont hate him -one of Englands, if not the best.

Getting to 100 caps as well. Not sure about Brazil though, he'll be 34 then

Well...unless England find a consistent younger LB ready to take over from Cole in 2014...he might be on the plane to Brazil!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Well...unless England find a consistent younger LB ready to take over from Cole in 2014...he might be on the plane to Brazil!

I heard Utd want Baines. If he does move there then he will definitely start ahead of Cole in the Englad squad.

[Fulham Broadway 17,305]

Well...unless England find a consistent younger LB ready to take over from Cole in 2014...he might be on the plane to Brazil!

Hes probably one of the few who could -unless someone any good is available. Last night the same penalty as against Munchen, but his legs were very tired resulting in a weaker effort. Buffoon read it straight off

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Which Final?

with Arsenal. 2005. very good pen tbh

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Why Ashley Cole's extra shooting practice didn't pay off

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Black England stars racially abused on Twitter after defeat

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4393835/Black-England-stars-racially-abused-on-Twitter-after-defeat.html

[DavidLuizFan 23]

To racially abuse them both is a bloody disgrace. Seriously, I can't believe people have the f***ing nerve to do that. PISSES ME OFF!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

To be honest, before today all I've seen throughout the tournament was Cole's name in the spotlight which as a Chelsea fan delighted me, but as an England fan I was even more happy because through all England's ill-fated disasters in the last couple of years, Cole's game has never declined. In 2010, he was still as consistent as ever in a squad that was completely out of touch with the WC tournament.

He will play on through the qualifications as England's #1 LB. Gibbs isn't ready, Bertrand might get a sub-par role and Baines has failed to replicate his form of 2009/10.