Joe Cole to Coventry: No need for regret about England’s great hope

Joe Cole's career has taken him to Coventry City at the age of 33 While Coventry celebrate, the sight of Joe Cole in League One is tinged with regret. But why? Adam Bate assesses his career and those extraordinary expectations... The recent documentary honouring Wayne Rooney's journey to becoming England's greatest goalscorer was notable for rekindling images of his early years. The impudence of his strike against Arsenal and the precociousness with which he approached the challenge of his first major tournament for his country. Cole was regarded as one of English football's outstanding talents Cole was regarded as one of English football's outstanding talents Rooney's achievements since then have been vast, but such were the possibilities, even a brilliant career can appear less than remarkable by comparison. So what to make of Joe Cole following the announcement of his one-month loan move from Aston Villa to Coventry City? If the Rooney story warrants a sigh, Cole's tale seems to inspire wailing and sorrow. chaussuremagista
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Dynamo KievvChelsea Diego Costa to Score and Chelsea to Win in 90 Mins4/1 ArsenalvBayern M Robert Lewandowski to Score and Bayern Munich to Win in 90 Mins5/2 Bet nowBet £5 get £20 free Depending on who you asked, Cole was the 'Cockney Pele' or 'West Ham's answer to Maradona'. Ian Wright was awestruck, while Harry Redknapp was fond of recalling how Cole's progress was the first thing that Sir Alex Ferguson would ask him about whenever they met. And this was all before he'd kicked a ball for the first team. Cole was the focus of much excitement when he broke through at West Ham Cole was the focus of much excitement when he broke through at West Ham They were ludicrous expectations but a 9-0 aggregate thrashing of Coventry in the 1999 FA Youth Cup final didn't help dampen them. By 2003, the 21-year-old Cole had represented England at the first of three World Cups and signed for Chelsea in a £6.6m move that would bring plenty of success but also transform him into a player very different from the one some had hoped.