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Joe Cole pledges his 'best years' to Liverpool
Winger wants to bring some silverware to Anfield...
13 Aug 2010 12:17:00
By Zack Wilson
Joe Cole has promised Liverpool supporters that they will see the best years of his career at the club, as he looks to write his name in the Anfield history books.
The 28-year-old is determined to add some silverware to the Reds' trophy cabinet, as the club begns a new era under the management of Roy Hodgson.
"There was a lot of difference and difficulties last season but we are starting afresh and we will be doing everything we can," Cole told his club's official website.
"We need to build and take our time. When you play for Chelsea, winning the league is expected every year. When you come here the whole place is willing it to happen. You can feel that energy and I just want to do my best for the club.
"If that means we can put some pots on the table then that will be great. You just look at the history of the place and it is great that I am pulling on the same shirt as people like Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes - great players.
"I need to be playing regularly. I am 28 now and coming into my peak years. I want to be at a club where I am on the pitch as much as possible, helping the team to really do something special. With a few games under my belt, I'll be firing on all cylinders.
"In the position I play you need to be on the pitch, probing for 60 or 70 minutes, and then the game opens up and then you can do something. I need to feel my confidence again, get back to my best, but hopefully I can give my best years to this club."
Cole won three Premier League winners' medals and three FA Cups whilst at Stamford Bridge, also picking up two League Cups in his seven years in west London.
Injury disrupted his last two seasons with the Blues, however, and the playmaker is keen to avoid similar problems at Anfield.
"I had great times at Chelsea but I'm just looking to enjoy my football and help this club win things," he added.
"Hopefully people will appreciate what I do on the pitch, not just the fact I've signed for the club.
"It has to be a team thing. We have to all come together as a club and a team and do it for the fans and hopefully we can all have a good season together. I will be giving everything every game.
"Hopefully I will have time to settle in and we will be successful together - I am sure of that. I wouldn't have come to the club if I didn't think we could do things and I just need time and games and we will all do it together.
"We know we've still got a lot to work on before we play Arsenal and we have got to come together and continue to improve.
"We've still got Fernando [Torres], Pepe [Reina] and the other lads to come back, so we will get even stronger."
Cole insists that he already feels at home on Merseyside, with everyone associated with the club and the city of Liverpool making him feel very welcome in his first month at Anfield.
"I'm so impressed with the club, the people and the city," he said.
"I'm proud to be here and am looking to do well now. Being in the city, you get a real feel for the club. You don't realise how big it is until you actually come and spend a few days here.
"I'm looking forward to it, I can't wait for the first game. It's always been a great atmosphere here and it will be nice to have the fans behind me. I just feel I have done the right thing and I am very happy here."
The 28-year-old is determined to add some silverware to the Reds' trophy cabinet, as the club begns a new era under the management of Roy Hodgson.
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"There was a lot of difference and difficulties last season but we are starting afresh and we will be doing everything we can," Cole told his club's official website.
"We need to build and take our time. When you play for Chelsea, winning the league is expected every year. When you come here the whole place is willing it to happen. You can feel that energy and I just want to do my best for the club.
"If that means we can put some pots on the table then that will be great. You just look at the history of the place and it is great that I am pulling on the same shirt as people like Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes - great players.
"I need to be playing regularly. I am 28 now and coming into my peak years. I want to be at a club where I am on the pitch as much as possible, helping the team to really do something special. With a few games under my belt, I'll be firing on all cylinders.
"In the position I play you need to be on the pitch, probing for 60 or 70 minutes, and then the game opens up and then you can do something. I need to feel my confidence again, get back to my best, but hopefully I can give my best years to this club."
Cole won three Premier League winners' medals and three FA Cups whilst at Stamford Bridge, also picking up two League Cups in his seven years in west London.
Injury disrupted his last two seasons with the Blues, however, and the playmaker is keen to avoid similar problems at Anfield.
"I had great times at Chelsea but I'm just looking to enjoy my football and help this club win things," he added.
"Hopefully people will appreciate what I do on the pitch, not just the fact I've signed for the club.
"It has to be a team thing. We have to all come together as a club and a team and do it for the fans and hopefully we can all have a good season together. I will be giving everything every game.
"Hopefully I will have time to settle in and we will be successful together - I am sure of that. I wouldn't have come to the club if I didn't think we could do things and I just need time and games and we will all do it together.
"We know we've still got a lot to work on before we play Arsenal and we have got to come together and continue to improve.
"We've still got Fernando [Torres], Pepe [Reina] and the other lads to come back, so we will get even stronger."
Cole insists that he already feels at home on Merseyside, with everyone associated with the club and the city of Liverpool making him feel very welcome in his first month at Anfield.
"I'm so impressed with the club, the people and the city," he said.
"I'm proud to be here and am looking to do well now. Being in the city, you get a real feel for the club. You don't realise how big it is until you actually come and spend a few days here.
"I'm looking forward to it, I can't wait for the first game. It's always been a great atmosphere here and it will be nice to have the fans behind me. I just feel I have done the right thing and I am very happy here."
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