Joe Cole is a boyhood Chelsea fan and spent seven years at Stamford Bridge following his move from West Ham.
However, when he joined Liverpool he made some comments about his new club which might have put his former fans’ noses out of joint. He claimed that Liverpool were the biggest club in the country and sung the praises of the atmosphere at Anfield.
“I tried to take everything out of the equation, take the financial and location side out and just thought in football terms,” Cole said. “I thought about the semi-final of the Champions League in 2005 when I ran on to the field and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I was thinking about playing in that atmosphere every week and that swung it for me. I could have stayed at Chelsea because the fans loved me and I won things, but I wanted to challenge myself and when I knew Liverpool were interested it was a no-brainer because they are the biggest club in the country.”
Daniel Sturridge is the latest player to make the move from West London to Merseyside and has echoed the sentiments of his former team-mate.
“It is the biggest club I have ever played for. In the Premier League, there is no bigger club than Liverpool,” said Sturridge. “I thank the boss for giving me an opportunity to play for a club like this and I thank God for making it possible.”
Sturridge joined Chelsea from Manchester City in 2009 but struggled to make an impression. He has winners medals for the Premier League, the FA Cup and Champions League but made little contribution to the success Chelsea have enjoyed.
Having failed to hold down a starting place for Chelsea and then walking in to Liverpool’s first team, it’s interesting for him to claim Liverpool are the biggest club in the “Premier League”, particularly when you consider the Merseyside club have never won the Premier League and have gone 23 years without the title.
It’s almost as if someone is coaching the new signings on what to say…
When Nuri Sahin joined Liverpool from Spanish champions, Real Madrid, he claimed: “I played at one of the biggest clubs in Germany and Spain. And now, I play for the biggest club in England.”
But the irony here is that he has joined Liverpool because he didnt cut the mustard at “Little Chelsea” and was moved on!
Chelsea Reject joins massive club?? good one!!
Just like torres joined chelsea to win cups what cups you will not win anything this season may be a cold thats all chelsea will win take a look at your trophy unit to L.F.C trophy unit not much in yours mate fact.
Where is joe cole now? Maybe at the biggest club in the world. Sturidge should grow up and stop talking like a kid.
In terms of success, chelsea are small frys
5th most successful team in all UK?
small fry?
You must be thinking about your breakfast menu.
So easy to talk nonsense and impress fans at a new club. Here, look at this… I can do it too! Watch how easy it is: “I never realised what a small club I supported until I went to see a Liverpool v Chelsea game as a Chelsea supporter. I couldn’t believe what I’d been missing at Anfield. So when my pals all went home to London after the game, I told them to go without me and that I was staying in Liverpool. I’ve never looked back – Liverpool is ten times the team Chelsea is”.
Makes you like me, hearing me say that, doesn’t it? Makes my love for Liverpool obvious doesn’t it? Easy to impress dolts, isn’t it?
Both moved to Liverpool because they were not good enough for Chelsea. Enough said
They both moved to the mighty reds because its a much bigger club then chelsea. Just look at what we have won and what your club as won not alot enough said.
Come back when your cleaner has more pots to clean enough said
The only thing your cleaner cleans is pots in the kitchen enough said.
Liverpool still have the biggest name along with United around the world. Yes Chelsea have won more in recent years, but that doesn’t automatically make them ‘bigger’. Liverpool is still a special name. Chelsea, not so much.
Well said.