Joe Cole: When Hodgson got the job, I knew my England career was over

Joe Cole explains the moment he knew his England career was over after the appointment of Roy Hodgson.
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[@djcranium1210]

i can't believe we chose Hodgson over harry Redknapp. Redknapp would of bought that good feelings like EL TEL .

[@brianrossiter2547]

They didn't want to deal with Levy

[@sookmajoaby]

He wasn't a yes man thou

[@brianrossiter2547]

@kurtis howard What about Big Sam?

[@corriblehunt4554]

Harry Redknapp was being linked with some dodgy financial dealings at the time. It came out in the press that he had money stashed in foreign accounts under his dogs name that he couldn't/wouldnt explain. They were trying to keep themselves away from any association with corruption and under the table deals. But then they hired Big Sam...

[@nickmason5333]

Hammer 001 he was cleared before announcement

[@Totalavulsion]

I love the smug way Jenas sits there like he was a quality player or something

[@tsb3208]

He was.

[@samg013]

He was actually, injuries ruined him.

[@thebigbop5866]

🤣

[@SpealingMisteak]

Cannot stand him. Thinks he was 10 times the player he actually was

[@harrymacer571]

I would take a prime cole over jenas

[@ottson]

As a swede, I'll never forget his wondergoal against us in 2006

[@exessex3522]

En svensk som heter Pepe? Ovanligt men inte omöjligt. Eller heter du Pelle Persson egentligen?

[@ottson]

​@@exessex3522 Who uses their real name on here..

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

As an Englishman, I won't forget it either.

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

Fluke

[@jaycuthbert245]

Ditto with ibra and his one against us

[@devout666]

His legs had gone before he'd got to Liverpool.

[@Agger-pr2hz]

if u watch more detail, his legs was not that "gone" in 2009/10 (yeah he only scored 2 goals) he did plenty of assists despite only 14 as starters

[@StanGuru]

His goal vs Sweden was sick tho

[@CARLIN4737]

Speak English Stanley. It was rather splendid.😉

[@jonblazeinc]

It is English fool ....slang has always been part of the vocabulary....don't understand a word find what it means

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

Yo dawg, that goal was the _bomb_ ya’ll... fo sho

[@pearljam619]

No one will be able to take that away from him.

[@tropical7848]

Alot of players who've played with Joe says he's one of the best they've ever seen. Pity he didn't show it after 2005/06 when he got injured

[@zulkamalfaiz]

yupp..injury end his form.

[@Agger-pr2hz]

Not 2005/06, he was chelsea player of the year in 2007/08, that was his best season (alongside 05/06). He was "okay' in 2009/10

[@thebigbop5866]

He had a few years left after that lad

[@Hatemoth]

Heartwarming to hear he cared so much about playing for England

[@CARLIN4737]

Very cold man. Frosty.😉

[@_ExtraMask_]

0:05 and he almost slips up and says "because R" and stops himself.

[@andrewevans6719]

I'd love to know why Jermaine Jenas thinks it's all so funny. He ended up at QPR, got injured and retired because no one wanted him.

[@CARLIN4737]

Jenas is a joke!

[@lk5575]

Andrew Evans jenas is a joke and a snowflake

[@firstnamelastname364]

Jenas was in the movie Goal but that’s the only time Jenas and goal are in the same sentence

[@CARLIN4737]

Well 1 goal. V Switzerland. Jenas actually played for England at every level. Under 16 / 17/ 18/19/21 b and senior. 21 caps.😉

[@CARLIN4737]

Funnily enough jenas scored one goal for England against Switzerland in a friendly. Joe Cole. The dazzling feet of Joey Cole skinning the Swiss Tony at right back before jenas poked the ball home. 2008.😉

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

There was a time when he was probably the most exciting young talent in English football but sadly injury and loss of form did him in... same goes for Jack Wilshire.

[@jimbojimbo6873]

And Jesse Lingard

[@garethconner1009]

Once watched him at Elland Road and he was electric for West Ham

[@lfcwilli]

Overrated from day one

[@iandawe948]

ffs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@walsh451]

Id argue that Joe Cole hit higher hights than Jack Wilshire ever did, but they had a similar rise and fall. Jack seemed to rise faster and fall faster, Joe rose higher and his fall was slower. Both great players in their prime

[@TheIaluma]

One of the most underrated players in English football. He plays like one of those south American players (Joe Cole - the Maestro)

[@oscarilp]

Totally, what a player he was, one of my favourite of that era

[@jamesjarrett52]

Sat on the bench and took a paycheque.

[@jimmelton5846]

He wasn't underrated at all.

[@jockmackay9582]

Not only was he not underrated, he was overrated. Bags of talent but did nothing with it. Spent a career making cameo appearances

[@nickcockayne7880]

Joe was one of those players who had all the potential in the world but never pushed on for whatever reason. All the tricks and flicks in the world but the physicality just didn’t seem to be there for the grown man’s game. Remember watching him come through at West Ham and scoring his first goal at Upton Park against Bradford and thought this is the moment he’ll properly take this on, he never did. His shot always seemed powderpuff (with the notable exception of that goal v Sweden in ‘06). I think he was always on the fringes because he just didn’t develop from that outrageously talented youth player whereas players with lesser natural ability like Frank Lampard outperformed him through hard sheer work and self belief.

[@Blue4LifeSW6]

Injuries mate.

[@strictlyfootball7859]

When I knew Joe Cole was available On a free i was desperate for LFC to sign him, I’m still sad to this day we had the worst of him, the move happened 5 years too late

[@Popatop42]

Same with R Keane and Kewell, loved them as good players elsewhere, and was soooo excited when we were getting them. Neither had the impact i had hoped. But these things happen. Still dont hate them like some fans do (mainly Kewell).

[@james7024]

@@Popatop42 NONE of them are Liverpool legends. Joe Cole is a Chelsea legend.

[@lukashradecky5492]

@@james7024 He never implied they were legends for us rather they were wasted players who were good

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

Didn't need him, taking him was sign of weakness like Balotelli- desperate times!

[@miamitten1123]

PES 05 Joe stats was brilliant

[@jakefarronmerlin7963]

Joe Cole was a great player. Exciting.

[@mrbananahammock8250]

“I took it personally” Joe Cole, the Farmfoods Michael Jordan

[@nathanjackson5859]

Joe Cole one of my favourite players of all time. He was a skillful, knowledgeable and insightful player with bags of tricks who could also score goals. I love how much passion he has to play for his country. Now a top pundit. From a Liverpool fan.

[@robocop4461]

Bizarre.

[@philthornton1382]

Joe Cole was shocking for Liverpool, didn’t deserve to play for England again after that

[@shredder9536]

Good job with Joe's combover

[@JohnSmith-sw6uv]

Joe's England career ended in 2007! Freefall after that!

[@CARLIN4737]

Chelsea player of the year 2007-2008!😉

[@Monkey_SK]

The question Jake needs to ask Joe after that, is why then did he sign for Liverpool on a free when Spurs, managed by his favourite Harry were odds on to get him? The answer can only be that he took the better wages option, over having a manager who knew his game and might have extended his top flight career.

[@rockwild737]

I think he was excited to get the chance to play for Liverpool tbh.

[@callumrobinson4137]

Or he played for chelsea

[@r4h4al]

Could be that Liverpool were a more prestigious club.

[@AshleyClarkey]

Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool all wanted him. I honestly think both Arsenal and Spurs would have helped his career so much more.

[@deanwatson3498]

The door went missing 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@oldteamproductions]

Brilliant bloke Joe Cole. Superb player and person. So insightful to hear of the regrets of the gifted..

[@alexgreen5064]

Joe Cole went to my school years after I left. John Barnes was at the same school when I was in year 1. Funnily enough I'm a Liverpool fan !!

[@ireissistable]

Why was he going to school in Liverpool?

[@alexgreen5064]

@@ireissistable He wasn't ! Neither was John Barnes. They both went to school at Haverstock School, North London for varying times.

[@bigman4603]

Hodgsons at the wheel

[@malkayas1]

Joe Cole was a good player

[@carlybishop6160]

Interesting that Harry Redknapp was so convinced that he had the job. From what I can see he said literally everything that would stop him getting the job from mocking and offending the individuals making the decision, laughing at and mocking the long term aims the FA set at that time, etc. How did he think he would get the job?

[@choppy249]

Because he was the best manager by far and I assume that like the rest of the footballing world , he thought that common sense would prevail . But it didn’t .

[@carlybishop6160]

@@choppy249 But the criteria changed for Manager. I think England have proven that a good club career means nothing. Which is why I am sure the bookies are well off the mark for next time round: Don Revie (1974 - 1977): Back to back titles with Leeds United, didn't even qualify for the 1978 World Cup Graham Taylor (1990 - 1993): Got Watford promoted 3 times in 5 years failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup Sven Goran-Erikissen (2001 - 2006): Got Lazio from mid-table to winning Serie A in one year. Yes, England reached 3 quarter-finals but no semi-final and this was with the "Golden Generation" Steve McClaren (2006 - 2007): Got Middlesbrough to a European Cup final, England failed to qualify for the 2008 Euros. Fabio Capello (2009 - 2012): Seemed to have won everything he touched but England then failed to get past the Last 16, failing to beat the USA or Algeria and then got slaughtered 4-1 by Germany. The only 2 Managers who 100% records of reaching semi-finals are Terry Vennables and Gareth Southgate. Neither of whom have had good club records. With this there has been a quiet revolution behind the scenes at the FA since 2010. They identified the issues and started changing everything from the grassroots up to the senior team. The fact, that as early as 2012 Sir Trevor Brooking predicted if there were right they would expect "2018/2020 to be when we will have the depth of talent needed to be on a regular basis" and thus why the aims in 2013 were: win the U20s World Cup in 2017 (which they did along with 3 other age groups), reach the semi-final of the 2020 Euros and win the 2022 World Cup. Which they are on track with. And while this has been going, Harry Redknapp has been laughing at them, mocking their ideas, criticising some of their changes. Plus, it would all be based at St George's Park. Somewhere he made clear would be really boring. He also says he was never interviewed but just read the relevant chapter in his autobiography. He was, he just didn't realise he had been. I would love to know what he was asked. I can take a guess though.

[@AR-rg2en]

@@carlybishop6160 interesting

[@cameronclarkcarltontv4308]

Joe Cole was always a legend in his own mind.

[@peteypower3308]

says someone who thinks they run there own TV channel on youtube

[@KnavishDave]

He was a talented young player

[@DISTER141]

I’m miles better than him

[@GIBBO4182]

Joe Cole was underrated for England

[@basilgalikley6643]

Cole was another quality player ruined by Injury. By the time Hodgson took over England his whole football career at the top level was over. By the time he left Chelsea he was nowhere near the same player.

[@denisohara8890]

Harry just wanted a free pint!

[@garydixon1198]

Joe Cole was never as good as he could have been!

[@MrRawUK]

Such a shame Joe's time at Liverpool did not go to plan. It was a perfect fit, but perhaps a few years too late.

[@seaniethelamb1]

Was this whilst Harry was Spurs manager when he said this to Joe? If so he didn’t deserve to get the job of that was his attitude..

[@ROC14088]

He was about to say "because Rooney was in my position"

[@edsonpacheco294]

That knee injury in early 2009 was the one that put Kalou over Joe Cole in the right wing...

[@gogosolar21]

Great talent but the injuries ruined it for him... damn shame. Was a wonderful player for Chelsea

[@mohsinahmad4716]

somebody with some common sense at last

[@davidknight8172]

I love how loyal joe Cole was to west ham .NOT.

[@wernesgruder1]

When Hodgson became England manager I knew England would not get a look in.

[@youbigdork6260]

Roys loss because smokin Joe was a cracking little player

[@holisticbiohacker8144]

Imagine if Harry got the job in the end ….

[@ahmedelakrab]

For me Joe was the most talented English player to ever do it.

[@kb9072]

What more talent than Gazza?

[@doctorkhalid]

This perfectly sums up why Joe Cole never reached his potential. His mentality. Theres a clip of John Terry being told he was being brought back in the Chelsea team when Mourinho was brought back and he's at a restaurant with someone else wife and he sets his drink away and knuckles down.

[@raymondcox7011]

Jenas was quality

[@damian597]

I wouldn't wish hodgson on my bitter rivals

[@jamesli9380]

so we can say Woy got SOMETHING right then as England manager. To think both of these can associate themselves with LFC is mind boggling given todays standards

[@vitocorleone7040]

Joe Cole’s international career ended because he wasn’t good enough. It had nothing to do with Roy Hodgson stop blaming him

[@Ronny_Prilla]

I don't think he is blaming hodgson here ...man just said he played badly under hodgson in Liverpool so he never expected hodgson to look past that..sounds like he is blaming his time at Liverpool

[@BigTone999]

Joe Cole not good enough? Shutup mate.

[@my88110]

he’s clearly not blaming Roy, he’s just saying that Harry would have at least given him the chance to get into the squad.

[@thereisnone9621]

Lol alright Vito, aint u got your daughters wedding in half hour?

[@vitocorleone7040]

How about No.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

quality player at chelsea

[@Kenny-tx5ps]

Did it ever start😕

[@vanmarko6654]

Did Harry just tell him that to get free drinks 🤔

[@mrobrien2493]

He was an underachiever for England

[@MrJohncastillo1]

It should have been Harry Redknapp, he was always a good manager.. he was the obvious choice at that time.

[@dickeyboyenglishnotbritish2462]

When did it really go wrong for Joe cole? All I seem to remember jose changed his style and he JC didnt have that flair like he had.

[@WillMiall]

As a Liverpool fan, I was gutted for Joe not showing what he can do in a red shirt. Roy was awful for us and that infamous picture of signings under him somewhat takes from who was a great player for both Chelsea, Lille (others) and England

[@neilhennigan8355]

he is deluded beyond belief... hodgson was shocking but he didnt make him play terrible..take responsibility for always being the lad who had promise and didnt turn up to the party.. had a great debut and that was the end of the fire

[@hellalive8973]

Neil Hennigan didn’t he get sent off or injured or something on his debut?

[@neilhennigan8355]

Hellalive 89 yeah he got sent off and that was his best game for liverpool haha had fire in his belly that day but soon fizzled out

[@richgl31]

He never said Hodgson made him play bad?!?. He was a decent player and did turn up at international level.

[@YNWANOTOURIOUSUFC]

His england career was over before that

[@tawandatawanda8388]

Joe Cole was too good for England

[@chrismavrou9592]

And all this was whilst harry was spurs manager and he was surprised he got the bullet

[@Beejay129]

He's carved a career as Mr Smooth but was only a journeyman midfielder. A bit like Winks! As soon as it was fashionable to drop the letter t like the Cinch p**t he was on that as well!

[@SpudsF42]

I knew England were over when Hodgson got the job.

[@damianlord7954]

Joe Cole was good to watch sometimes, had some lovely skills and touches, but he was always missing "something". Ross Barkley reminds me of him so much, some nice touches etc but no real end product and sometimes just way too many touches.

[@AB-lq1zd]

Ross who?

[@williamhitchcock46]

Grape juice passed off as fine wine

[@JJ-ev9uz]

Joe cole was well past the player he was even before he went France! Would of been purely on mates basis if he got in the England squad then!

[@mathewwilliams4352]

Lol he was passed it before Roy even got mentioned for England stop milking it just another sick note on legs

[@gavmcel2590]

Joe cole is easily becoming one of the most likeable and insightful pundits on tv atm

[@sratus]

No

[@dicarpio2177]

Jenas always talks and chats like he knows it all and yet he went to one tournament and never even made it off the bench

[@johnowen7302]

Always thought this guy was overrated

[@kkunleashed7991]

thats because he was..

[@MrCol104]

Despite what he says, I think his International career was over, regardless of who got the England job. Joe Cole was a brilliant player in his prime but had kind of lost his way and been out of form for such a long time at that point.

[@nearvanaman]

'Arry strolling around boasting about being future England manager when he already had a club paying him who stood by him while he battled a tax evasion case.

[@jacobfield4848]

Joe had some great moments but his shooting [goal against Sweden aside] and ability to protect the ball was his weakness. I enjoyed watching Joe but he needed to bulk up.

[@MarkSmith-xi2ge]

Joe is the kind of guy that souped-up his own attributes on Fifa just to feel better

[@peteypower3308]

mark smith is the kinda guy that leaves other peoples recycled comments to feel better

[@hhb6022]

Petey Power is the type of guy that uses other people's jokes against them to feel better

[@longie751]

Comfy chair again...... Need a 1-1 with Jake Humphrey......

[@Birdman65907]

Didn't get back in the team as he was completely finished and already living of a season 4 years previously. If he had stayed fit and played well consistently he'd of got back in, he did neither.

[@kpwand]

Unfortunately a lot of that generation suffered from the hype of Lampard-Gerrard. Better managers would have dropped one or both and played a more balanced midfield.

[@superpantman]

Joe Cole was constantly injured for Liverpool and didn’t really show any of his talent. Not a great signing

[@peteypower3308]

desperate to try and buy some of that chelsea success

[@bonjovi7120]

Joe Cole stole a living playing professional football

[@patrickmurphy1803]

He was finished when he joined liverpool

[@robertkopite6722]

U were finished m8

[@Shaun-england80]

Them step overs tho unconvincing

[@CARLIN4737]

Behave!😉 top bloke.

[@firstnamelastname364]

Behave! 😉 *spanks John’s bottom with bath towel*

[@bobbydazzler-4300]

Woy Hodgson was born an old man

[@dalebrian7826]

Who even is JJ?

[@appl2597]

Early on, I thought Joe Cole would develop into a similar type of player like Gascoigne. He had all the skills... Sadly his career went downhill after he join Chelsea. He never made the next step into becoming a world class player and I've always blame Mourinho for it... Mourinho's team is where young players go to die.

[@CentaurMoe]

He was Brilliant before he struggled with injuries

[@hhb6022]

Down hill after he joined Chelsea???? Can I have your dealers number pls

[@coljj4356]

Was it Gerard that compared Cole to Messi?

[@GodleeAK]

Aidan CE what has that gotta do with his opinion lmao? Imbecile

[@kaouru2581]

STEELO don’t cry

[@Jack-di4ox]

Aidan CE and also one of the greatest midfielders England have seen

[@b.nizzle763]

Jenas is like deli Ali highly over rated hyped up but never deliver

[@xbe1971]

….coulda woulda shoulda

[@tadhglattimore2439]

Why is he surprised not getting games for england when he couldnt get into a woeful liverpool team. Doing well in France is hardly a big victory either. There were better people ahead of him from 2010 onwards, he was finished at the top level.

[@goodtenant8249]

Confirms what all Spurs fans knew. Redknapp's head was turned and he thought he was a banker for the England job. Didn't get it, then loses 10 point lead over the Gooners to miss out on the CL, what a clown....

[@jonathanjamie9547]

Joe Cole is still better than grealish

[@exessex3522]

Joe shoulda stayed at WH. He would've been their top-ranked player after the other internationals left with the kind of status Declan Rice has now. Joe went to clubs who had other players who could do his job instead of being the only and obvious choice at WH. He could've been outstanding every week instead of in the shadows.

[@AB-lq1zd]

They got relegated.

[@chrissturgess4323]

Great player but inconsistent

[@timtamothy51]

Joe Cole is my least favourite Liverpool signing ever.

[@prakz71]

Andy carrol wins it for me

[@peteypower3308]

its ok he said it was his least favourite club he signed for too

[@chd1694]

In hindsight, he wouldn't of won anything with Hodgson anyways and he was spared criticism from the horrible British press also.

[@kevinoshaughnessy3358]

Literally impossible to pick Cole during that period, he was so, so poor. One of the worst I’ve seen. Even when he came back from France there was nothing to his game.

[@Dalewarby]

Jenas was a fraud couldn’t stick a run of ten games playing well…poor man’s Joe Cole at best 😂

[@robertlowe2622]

More a story about how arrogant redknapp was thinking he'd get the job despite all his tax dodging and unsettling his own players

[@keithpppwilliamsppp3584]

Poor deluded soul. He wasn’t playing well so wasn’t selected. To claim it’s valid to get a place because of some old boys club arrangements sounds board-line criminal.

[@njlaz]

Keithppp Williamsppp He was a brilliant player.

[@keithpppwilliamsppp3584]

Lazarus He was a great player on his day. Unfortunately he wasn’t consistent. He has admitted wasn’t in form at the time and missed his chance. That’s the way things go. Hodgson picked the players that impressed at the time or were already regulars. He was seeking to be picked on what he had done in the distant past rather than current form. Quite rightly that didn’t happen.

[@sponish0]

Joe cole wasn’t good enough at that time for England Jesus footballers always have someone to blame

[@jamaton]

Watch the matches he played in for England, all the other overhyped players wasted possession constantly, he was tidy and skillful

[@sponish0]

jamaton the matches In his prime he was great, by the time hodson took over he was way past his best he couldn’t get into a mid table Liverpool team

[@SonnyK248]

He's not blaming Roy. He said it himself Roy never saw him play well and that's why he wasn't getting in. His point was Harry threw him a lifeline and when he didn't get the job he knew he wasn't getting in under Roy.

[@stevendone5493]

When Joe Cole signed for LFC I thought oh great another quality player , but it didn’t work out for him or us , sent off in first game and he never played to his potential . Too injury prone and just never achieved what he should have done .

[@whitehart1362]

It's a real shame with Joe. He was ruined by Chelsea.

[@scottp4547]

Was joe Cole even that good or over rated? Was good one season for Jose at Chelsea wasn’t he

[@corriblehunt4554]

He was good, but peaked very early and was over hyped after his goal vs Sweden in the 2006 world cup