Ashley Cole has backed new teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic to make an instant impact with Los Angeles Galaxy. The 36-year-old joined the Major League Soccer outfit earlier this month following his decision to terminate his contract with Manchester United.
Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is nearing the end of his footballing career and said that he would want to go into coaching when he stops playing. He said that this is not something that he loved in the past but working with kids at LA Galaxy has made him to fall in love with the coaching world.
Former England international Ashley Cole has clarified his comments about Carlo Ancelotti after he appeared to sound critical about his former Chelsea manager. The left-back won four Premier League titles during his time at Stamford Bridge, and one of them came under the guidance of Ancelotti during the 2009/10 season.
Speaking on BT Sport, Cole suggested that Ancelotti would normally not go much into coaching, and this suited his style of play, he said: “Ancelotti was my kind of manager. You don’t need much coaching. Just go out and play.” His comments thereafter brought plenty of stick via social media, and he went on to clarify that he was only saying it in a positive sense, he tweeted: “No, no, no,my comments about Carlo Ancelotti you guys are not understanding, do you really think he has no tactical ideas? He has won everything, I was saying he was the best for me because he knows how to get the best out of a team and players please understand.”
Former England international Ashley Cole has opened to the idea of coaching once he calls time on his playing career. The 37-year-old has been appointed as the club-captain for the upcoming season, and he is presently working with the team's young players and coaching staff during film sessions.
LA Galaxy are in discussions with Ashley Cole towards securing another year for the former Chelsea defender, according to head coach Sigi Schmid. Galaxy come on the back of a disastrous campaign as the club finished well away from the play-off places. As a result, there is a lot of pressure on Sigi Schmid, who was appointed midway through the campaign, and the players to get a positive start to the upcoming campaign. Ashley Cole was an ever present for the club after making 29 appearances throughout the whole campaign. The 36-year-old, though, may not stay at the club for much longer, even if he has admitted that he is interested in rejoining LA Galaxy.
Galaxy have lost a number of influential players over the years like Landon Donovan, Steven Gerrard, and David Beckham. Continuing to lose such stars has been one of the factors behind Galaxy failing to hit the heights during the 2017 campaign. Apart from Ashley Cole, Sigi Schmid is also keen on bringing Baggio Husidic back to the club for a fifth consecutive campaign. Even though Baggio Husidic was not a key player for the club during the 2017 campaign after making only 10 appearances, it was down to the left fibula injury to the player.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole is hoping to extend his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy rather than making a switch to his homeland in the New Year. The veteran has a contract with the Galaxy until December, but there are suggestions that the club are planning for wholesale changes following one of their worst campaigns in Major League Soccer.
Speaking to The Independent, Cole said: "I want to be here. We’re speaking. It’s in their court with me. There’s going to be a big change with the club and I think maybe it will happen next season. If I’m in those plans, we’ll find out. Who knows? I’m 37 so maybe they want to look a little younger. I’m just disappointed we’re losing, but I want to keep going until my legs actually give out. Thankfully they haven’t given up just yet. I only want to stop when my heart for it finishes."
Former Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole is hoping to extend his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy rather than making a switch to his homeland in the New Year.
Speaking to The Independent, Cole said: "I want to be here. We’re speaking. It’s in their court with me. There’s going to be a big change with the club and I think maybe it will happen next season. If I’m in those plans, we’ll find out. Who knows? I’m 37 so maybe they want to look a little younger. I’m just disappointed we’re losing, but I want to keep going until my legs actually give out. Thankfully they haven’t given up just yet. I only want to stop when my heart for it finishes."
Former Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne has insisted that he has no regrets over his decision to leave Chelsea as he did not want to rot in the reserves with other young players.
LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid has begun the club's rebuilding plans for the next campaign after they were ousted from the playoff race.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Schmid admitted that the evaluating period of his players is ongoing following a dismal campaign in Major League Soccer, he said: "There needs to be some work done down the middle of the field. We started the looking process [for new players]. Certainly, it's not completed at this stage, but we have started the process of looking at things."
LA Galaxy manager Sigi Schmid has brought in Dominic Kinnear as the assistant manager. This is widely seen as a move designed to help the club recover from an astonishingly poor run of form.
