Is Carlton Cole the greatest young player in t'world ?

He must be 'cos...

Fabregas 11(0) 6 goals 5 assists

Cole 5(3) 1 goal 6 assists


Most assists in the Prem yet alot of WHU fans were moaning about him.

Why do we have such issues with big strikers over here ?

Drogba

Crouch

Heskey

Adebayor


Mind you its not just us - the Eyeties don't use Iaquinta enough (great assist in the Derby of Italy )

Cole is a joke, he only scored 2 goals at the Bridge in his entire Chelsea career. Not very good for an out and out striker.

I've always liked him...I think the fact my name is Carlton Cole says as much .

Where I sit at Upton Park is the most vocal, and I've found myself getting in arguments with people around me who have slagged him off.

I think they are finally taking to him now...

To be quite honest though Pierre...he was unfit last season, and didn't take the chances he was given (looked lazy and uninterested).

He also scored the winner in the League cup .

I heard that Cole likes to play attacking midfield, i dunno if this is true.

good # of assists. it's his goals scored that tends to be the problem, he should be a lot more prolific than he is and that's what's held him back through his career. he has a tendancy to miss golden opportunities

Pierre Littbarski wrote:He must be 'cos...

Fabregas 11(0) 6 goals 5 assists

Cole 5(3) 1 goal 6 assists


Most assists in the Prem yet alot of WHU fans were moaning about him.

Why do we have such issues with big strikers over here ?

Drogba

Crouch

Heskey

Adebayor


Mind you its not just us - the Eyeties don't use Iaquinta enough (great assist in the Derby of Italy )

Because generally people like their players to have flair and skill, not players whose main quality is being able to hold off other players. If football was just full of strong players gaining an advantage because of size and strength, then we all may as well watch American football. The "big man" is only appreciated a lot in the Premiership, not so much in other leagues.

Carlton Cole may have loads of assists due to his "big man" abilities, but what's the point of being a striker if he can't hit a barn door, etc.

Is he a poor man's Emile Heskey?

Glenn Hysén wrote:Is he a poor man's Emile Heskey?

Are you a poor man's Veggard Heggem?

Veggard Heggem was awesome, he was just very unlucky with injury.

Cole is an ok back up striker for a team like west ham. This idea that he is great now he's had a few good games is ridiculous. I remember you spouting the same Cr@p about amoebi. Should have been in the England team and all sorts

I attribute Carlton Cole's recent good form to the arrival of Solano. Nobby is one of them players who make everyone around him better due to his distribution of the ball, and sheer understanding of the game.

Almost every CCole's assist was created by Solano. Ñol has given him pinpoint accurate passes just leaving CCole to decide who to make famous. Just like yesterday, CCole gave the ball to Bowyer to blow it in goal. Solano was the catalyst of it all though.

Look what a team with Nobby does to Derby, and look what his old club Newcastle did at Derby. All in all, CCole has shown class.

Puro wrote:
Look what a team with Nobby does to Derby, and look what his old club Newcastle did at Derby. All in all, CCole has shown class.

Well, he does have the considerable advantage of being black.

Rabbit wrote:

Puro wrote:
Look what a team with Nobby does to Derby, and look what his old club Newcastle did at Derby. All in all, CCole has shown class.

Well, he does have the considerable advantage of being black.

I believe the PC term is "coloured"

Elano 5 goals 5 assists in 14 games ! In his first season in England...LEGEND !

Listen, 'black' is as PC as I get. Maybe Negroid, at a push.

Sgoater1 wrote:Elano 5 goals 5 assists in 14 games ! In his first season in England...LEGEND !

Cole is the top assist man in the Premiership...that's a fact .

kas wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:He must be 'cos...

Fabregas 11(0) 6 goals 5 assists

Cole 5(3) 1 goal 6 assists


Most assists in the Prem yet alot of WHU fans were moaning about him.

Why do we have such issues with big strikers over here ?

Drogba

Crouch

Heskey

Adebayor


Mind you its not just us - the Eyeties don't use Iaquinta enough (great assist in the Derby of Italy )

Because generally people like their players to have flair and skill, not players whose main quality is being able to hold off other players. If football was just full of strong players gaining an advantage because of size and strength, then we all may as well watch American football. The "big man" is only appreciated a lot in the Premiership, not so much in other leagues.

Carlton Cole may have loads of assists due to his "big man" abilities, but what's the point of being a striker if he can't hit a barn door, etc.

Well part of the reason why I've listed these strikers is I think that, despite popular opinion, they do have skill.

Drogba has some decent tricks on him and a very good touch, Heskey has good control, Crouch has a delicate touch and Adebayor is very skillfull.

Have you seen Cole's assists? - he got a couple v 'boro due to good vision and perfectly weighted defence-splitting passes and his 2nd yesterday was perfectly placed and weighted so its not all down to "big man abilities".

How come the title of this post was about "the greatest player in the world" when I posted but now says "the greatest player in t'world"

My guess is that Deano spunked on the 'he'

Tweedle wrote:My guess is that Deano spunked on the 'he'

Deano spunked on a he?

kas wrote:

Tweedle wrote:My guess is that Deano spunked on the 'he'

Deano spunked on a he?

Did he?

Tweedle wrote:

kas wrote:

Tweedle wrote:My guess is that Deano spunked on the 'he'

Deano spunked on a he?

Did he?

Deano did a he?

kas wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

kas wrote:

Tweedle wrote:My guess is that Deano spunked on the 'he'

Deano spunked on a he?

Did he?

Deano did a he?

If you say so Kas.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:He must be 'cos...

Fabregas 11(0) 6 goals 5 assists

Cole 5(3) 1 goal 6 assists


Most assists in the Prem yet alot of WHU fans were moaning about him.

Why do we have such issues with big strikers over here ?

Drogba

Crouch

Heskey

Adebayor


Mind you its not just us - the Eyeties don't use Iaquinta enough (great assist in the Derby of Italy )

Why should he considered as the best youngster in the world merely because he has 6 assists and only one goal?
Isn't that a bit biased? If he had 6 goals and 6 assists maybe...
He is 23, and at this age there is much better around.

Oops, I forgot...English players don't deserve credit.

If the Argentine/Italian/French/Dutch wonderkid scores one goal from 40 yards...he's the next Maradona/Baggio/Zidane/Van Basten etc...

Alive and Kicking wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:He must be 'cos...

Fabregas 11(0) 6 goals 5 assists

Cole 5(3) 1 goal 6 assists


Most assists in the Prem yet alot of WHU fans were moaning about him.

Why do we have such issues with big strikers over here ?

Drogba

Crouch

Heskey

Adebayor


Mind you its not just us - the Eyeties don't use Iaquinta enough (great assist in the Derby of Italy )

Why should he considered as the best youngster in the world merely because he has 6 assists and only one goal?
Isn't that a bit biased? If he had 6 goals and 6 assists maybe...
He is 23, and at this age there is much better around.

Er... it was slightly tongue in cheek.

I was just saying because everyone knows that Cesc Fabregas is the greatest prospect the football world has ever seen and people often cite his number of assists as evidence of this.

Carlton Cole wrote:Oops, I forgot...English players don't deserve credit.

If the Argentine/Italian/French/Dutch wonderkid scores one goal from 40 yards...he's the next Maradona/Baggio/Zidane/Van Basten etc...

It's true what he said though. Some people takes assists to an extreme where they rate it higher than a goal. Cole has talent, and at the moment is playing well, is he even the best youngster at west ham? let alone anything else ffs

L r d wrote:

Carlton Cole wrote:Oops, I forgot...English players don't deserve credit.

If the Argentine/Italian/French/Dutch wonderkid scores one goal from 40 yards...he's the next Maradona/Baggio/Zidane/Van Basten etc...

It's true what he said though. Some people takes assists to an extreme where they rate it higher than a goal. Cole had talent, and at the moment is playing well, is he even the bets youngster at west ham? let alone anything else ffs

Well, Pierre was obviously joking...but at the same time, the amount of people who hype players...and yet Carlton Cole has the highest number of assists in the Premiership.