Month: July 2021

After not getting enough chance to play for England at the Euros, Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is already looking forward to next season and the club’s former player Ashley Cole has insisted that the former Leicester City man will make a huge impact next season. Chilwell was called up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the Three Lions’ Euros campaign but he was unfortunately not able to displace the in-form Luke Shaw as the Manchester United left-back continued the brilliant form that he ended last season with.

Shaw was the preferred option for England by Southgate and he continued to show that it was a great choice to have put him ahead of his Chelsea rival in the pecking order. Aside from scoring a beautiful goal (assisted by Kieran Trippier) against eventual winners Italy in the final, Shaw created a host of big chances and had a couple of assists to his name as well. He was undroppable and that was particularly the reason Chilwell had to spend more time on the bench.

However, according to Cole, the Chelsea star will have a great campaign next season and will endeavor to not allow the Euros experience to have a toll on his performance in the coming campaign. Cole started by mentioning that Chilwell is an excellent player following the fantastic season he had with Chelsea in the last campaign, including the lovely goal he scored against Porto in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League clash. The defender also had some assists to his name and Cole says he believes that there will be more from him next season.

Finally, Cole added that Chilwell will be a key player for p next season and that he has an important role to play for Chelsea in their title push as well

There has been a lot of focus on the England national team and how their performance would be like in the tournament. While a lot of people, including players, pundits, and present and past coaches have been carrying out analysis of the country’s participating squad, many have claimed that the Englishmen will need huge luck to go far in the tournament even though they currently have a young and talented squad.

The country’s former left-back Ashley Cole has joined the conversation and has recently revealed his own verdict of the England squad in a recent interview. A lot of the country’s past players including Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and others have already made their comments – both in form of criticism and in encouragement – about the current players and their chances of bringing home the title.

It is popularly believed that it is near-impossible for England to win the Euros title this term because most of the players in the current squad have little or no experience on the international stage and a couple of them also only recently earning their first few call-ups to represent the country’s colors in a major tournament.

Players in the current squad such as Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, Leeds United player Kalvin Philips, and Ben White are only representing England for the first time and many believe that these new faces will have to be very exceptional if they are to achieve something remarkable under head coach Gareth Southgate.

However, Cole says regardless of the situation, the players only need to keep their head focused and be at their best. The former Chelsea defender hailed Southgate’s decision to assemble a young squad and revealed that they can go all the way.