Former West Ham and Chelsea winger Joe Cole on The Fantasy Football Club
Saturday 30 April 2016 08:20, UK
It's a Fantasy Football Club special this week as Paul Merson meets up with former West Ham, Chelsea and England winger Joe Cole.
Cole came up through the youth teams at West Ham before spells with Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Coventry. He also won 56 caps for England.
He tells Merse why he spurned the advances of Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United to join the ranks of West Ham's famous academy, before making the move across London to sign for Chelsea.
Fantasy FC: Merse Meets Joe Cole
Cole also talks about the pain of relegation, what Claudio Ranieri said to him to make him sign for Chelsea and why he loves Jose Mourinho despite always getting hammered by the 'Special One'.
Also on the show, Merse gets Cole's thoughts on why the so-called golden generation never lived up to expectations for England, before he reveals which of his former international team-mates make it into his #One2Eleven.
Don't miss The Fantasy Football Club at 6pm on Friday on Sky Sports 1 HD.
