Joe Cole back in training

[BlueLion. 21,491]

After a very light jog early this afternoon, there was a second session later on that demanded a little more from those present.

A simple warm-up was followed by a string of exercises designed to get the players moving, at varying speeds and distances, working with a ball to disguise the amount of work being done.

Joe Cole, training with freedom after rehabilitating his cruciate ligament injury, looked as pleased as anyone to have a ball at his feet again.

From the official site.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Waheeeeeeyyyyyyyy

I cant wait to see him back.

The boy may be thick as two planks, but give him the ball and he's a genius

[Rambo 1,729]

Joey COLE is back, that training top looks great btw.

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Good to see him back

[Term-X 7,891]

really like our new training range, well apart from the coaches tops with that line across the chest

[BlueLion. 21,491]

That's the top I like the most

Fantastic to see Cole back, though. We missed his invention last season. Don't get me wrong, Malouda helped void the gap, but Joe had the ability to make something out of nothing.

[EskWeston 696]

Great to see Joe Cole back, but i think it is still unclear if he will play any part in the pre season games.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Blues News said last night that it was still undecided if he'll go to the States with the rest of the team.

So don't expect to see him start the season. Maybe end of Aug/beginning of Sept for Joe.

[EskWeston 696]

Blues News said last night that it was still undecided if he'll go to the States with the rest of the team.

So don't expect to see him start the season. Maybe end of Aug/beginning of Sept for Joe.

It is a real shame he won't get a proper pre season as that can make a lot of difference. But it is more important to bring Joe back in only when he is 100% ready.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

All he's doing at the moment is light training with a bit of ball work. Still, shows he is on course for a return I'd rather us not rush him back; we have players who can cover his position. I'd rather have a fully fit Joe than one that isn't quite up to scratch and therefore even more injury-prone.

[Fulham Broadway 16,384]

Good news. The important thing is that he stays as injury free as poss this time round....

[Kez 2,727]

Great to see him back

[Stamford 3]

He will be like a new signing, we missed him last season. Great to hear he is on the mend and doing light training.