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West Ham United striker Carlton Cole targeting spot in England squad for 2010 World Cup
Striker relishing competition for starting place at Hammers too...
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9 Feb 2010 14:56:00
By Adithya Ananth
West Ham United striker Carlton Cole insists that his target remains to secure a spot in the England squad that will travel to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The former Chelsea forward recently made a return to action after being sidelined for two months, owing to a knee injury. During this time, he missed the international friendly against Brazil, but hopes to make the cut for the clash against Egypt next month.
"England and the World Cup is my main dream and I would love to get back into the squad," Cole told the London Evening Standard.
"Hopefully, by the time the next squad is announced, I will be back to where I want to be and scoring goals. If I am doing that hopefully I will stay in his thoughts."
Manager Gianfranco Zola chose to bring in more attacking options in the January transfer window, as Benni McCarthy, Mido and Ilan made their way to Upton Park from Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, and Saint-Etienne respectively.
Despite the arrivals, Cole is not threatened as he believes competition for places will serve to boost the Hammers in their bid for survival.
"As a striker you need to be kept on your toes so that you can produce the goods regularly," Cole added.
"Now we have some good strikers, all competing with me for a place in the team. That can only be good for me and the club.
"They are all good technical players, good with the ball. Their final pass is precise and their hold-up play is excellent. That's all you want in a striking partner. Hopefully the manager will find a way to keep us all happy.
"I thought I did OK earlier in the season but sometimes I did feel I was too isolated up front.
"Now I have much more support. We have the foundation in place now but we need to start scoring the goals which will help us climb away from the danger area.
"I'm feeling much fitter now. I'm still searching for 100 per cent sharpness but that will come. I want to be firing on all cylinders before long because I still have those targets to reach."
The former Chelsea forward recently made a return to action after being sidelined for two months, owing to a knee injury. During this time, he missed the international friendly against Brazil, but hopes to make the cut for the clash against Egypt next month.
"England and the World Cup is my main dream and I would love to get back into the squad," Cole told the London Evening Standard.
"Hopefully, by the time the next squad is announced, I will be back to where I want to be and scoring goals. If I am doing that hopefully I will stay in his thoughts."
Manager Gianfranco Zola chose to bring in more attacking options in the January transfer window, as Benni McCarthy, Mido and Ilan made their way to Upton Park from Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, and Saint-Etienne respectively.
Despite the arrivals, Cole is not threatened as he believes competition for places will serve to boost the Hammers in their bid for survival.
"As a striker you need to be kept on your toes so that you can produce the goods regularly," Cole added.
"Now we have some good strikers, all competing with me for a place in the team. That can only be good for me and the club.
"They are all good technical players, good with the ball. Their final pass is precise and their hold-up play is excellent. That's all you want in a striking partner. Hopefully the manager will find a way to keep us all happy.
"I thought I did OK earlier in the season but sometimes I did feel I was too isolated up front.
"Now I have much more support. We have the foundation in place now but we need to start scoring the goals which will help us climb away from the danger area.
"I'm feeling much fitter now. I'm still searching for 100 per cent sharpness but that will come. I want to be firing on all cylinders before long because I still have those targets to reach."
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