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.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has heaped praise on Christian Pulisic and has hailed the United States Men's National Team star as a special talent ahead of the UEFA Champions League final clash between Chelsea and Manchester City later in May. The winger did not really make much of an impact under Thomas Tuchel this season and had to battle for form, consistency, and against injuries in a campaign that saw him restricted to only a few game time at Stamford Bridge, but he will be hoping to have a better campaign next season.

Pulisic is one of the best players at Chelsea and already has a lot of quality that also makes him one of the finest attackers in the English Premier League but he has had to be restricted from showing his full potential with the Blues since sealing his switch to England from German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund some years ago.

Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans broke the hearts of watching Chelsea fans across the world as the midfielder's long-range strike in the second half of their FA Cup final clash was enough for the Foxes to win the title on Saturday. The Blues and the Foxes locked horns at Wembley on Saturday evening after finding their way to the final of the competition, but it was the King Power Stadium outfit that had the last laugh after the final whistle was blown.

The two teams had a tight game in the first half and no one could find the breakthrough even though there were a couple of chances from both ends. Both goalkeepers from the two clubs were forced to make crucial saves during the match but it was Peter Schmeichel who was more instrumental between the two goalies.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has advised the Blues to break the bank and do everything they can to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland this summer, even though he concedes that he knows how hard it will be to try and convince Dortmund to sell. The German Bundesliga giants have reiterated their long-standing desire to keep hold of the 20-year-old striker, insisting that they do not want to sell him this summer, but that could be hard for them as well.

Haaland's agent, Mino Raiola, has reportedly asked the club to allow his client leave in this summer transfer window if any team activates his release clause (of around £70m - £100m) or they could risk losing him on a free transfer to direct rivals Bayern Munich next summer if they do not sell him in this coming transfer window.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has revealed that Christian Pulisic's inability to get more playing time at Stamford Bridge is due to the winger's recurrent injury problems in the past couple of months. There have been a lot of talks about the United States Men's National Team star growing disgruntled with life at Chelsea and him seeking a move away from the club due to him not getting enough opportunities under manager Thomas Tuchel to impress, and Cole has said what he thinks about the situation.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has revealed that Christian Pulisic's inability to get more playing time at Stamford Bridge is due to the winger's recurrent injury problems in the past couple of months.

There have been a lot of talks about the United States Men's National Team star growing disgruntled with life at Chelsea and him seeking a move away from the club due to him not getting enough opportunities under manager Thomas Tuchel to impress, and Cole has said what he thinks about the situation.

Former Chelsea defensive star Ashley Cole has pleaded with his former club to sign a top striker in the summer transfer window if they want to stand any chance of fighting for the Premier League title next season, as well as other key trophies.

Chelsea have missed the presence of a strong and combative striker to lead the Blues' attacking line and it is so evident in their inability to score enough goals that they need.

Thomas Tuchel has the likes of Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud, and Tammy Abraham to choose from as his main strikers, but none of those three frontmen has been very consistent for the club this season, raising doubts over their abilities, as well as raising suggestions that club owner Roman Abramovic would need to inject more cash into the club so they can once again head into the transfer window with a clear agenda of signing a top-rated striker.

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is currently one of the most talked-about players within and around the club as he continues to impress his new manager Thomas Tuchel both in training and on the pitch.

The brilliant young midfielder was recalled from his loan spell from Derby Country by former manager Frank Lampard and was given more than enough time to showcase his talents as he hardly missed any minute of Premier League action under Lampard.

A lot of fans criticized Lampard for his decision to keep playing Mount ahead of Kovacic who was presumably a better option in the Blues' midfield, but Lampard turned dead ears to those thoughts and criticism as he stuck to his decision and kept playing the England international midfielder in his team.

Veteran Crystal Palace centre back Gary Cahill has talked up former England and Chelsea teammate Ashley Cole as a proper role model for young players. Gary Cahill spoke about Ashley Cole in a recent interview with the official website of Crystal Palace as he's still stunned that Ashley Cole finished his international career with over a century of caps. According to him, Ashley Cole played at a high level for at least a decade for him to amass 107 caps for the Three Lions of England.

Gary Cahill had 61 caps for his country and he had to play at a high level for several years to play those games for the Three Lions.

Chelsea legends Ashley Cole and John Terry have endorsed the idea of Mason Mount as the club's skipper after the Three Lions of England midfielder took the armband for the FA Cup fourth round last weekend. In one of the last acts of fellow Blues legend Frank Lampard as manager, he handed Mason Mount the captain's armband for the FA Cup fourth round clash between Chelsea and Luton Town at Stamford Bridge.

Ashley Cole, John Terry and Frank Lampard played together for many years at Chelsea and now both Ashley Cole and John Terry showed their support for the decision made by their ex-Chelsea teammate Lampard as regards Mason Mount.