Is Ashley Cole one of England's greatest ever players?

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Like him or loathe him, he's got an unbelievable career behind him at the ripe old age of 31. He has 93 England caps, 7 FA cups, 3 Premier League titles, 1 League Cup, 3 Charity shields and now 1 Champions League.

So, will he be remembered as one of England's greats?

 

[JJB]

He will be remembered for shagging horrible women.

But yes, he is one of the greatest Left Backs of all time. I would say he's been the best in the world for the best part of a decade now.

 

[beorhthelm]

yes. yes he is.

certainly one of the most consistant. just a bit clueless off the pitch.

 

[angmering albion]

Probably not. I think he's outstanding for both club and country but never really gets the recognition he deserves.

 

[stss30]

He's England's best player and one of the best defenders in the world at the moment.

 

[Falkor]

Yes he is and i cant think of a better left back out there at the moment.

Left back is a weird spot dont seem to be many world class players in that spot

 

[Lady Whistledown]

World class player. Deplorable little man.

 

[Geriatric Seagull]

No!

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

Like him or loathe him, he's got an unbelievable career behind him at the ripe old age of 31. He has 93 England caps, 7 FA cups, 3 Premier League titles, 1 League Cup, 3 Charity shields and now 1 Champions League.

So, will he be remembered as one of England's greats?

He was superb last night. He's had a great season. It's just a shame that so many footballers, especially, it would seem, English footballers, are seemingly odious human beings.

 

[Mackenzie]

World class player. Deplorable little man.

Pretty much sums it up.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

World class player. Deplorable little man.

Difficult to argue with that. His performance last night was truly world-class, including his penalty.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

He's still the best left back in the world. And yes his record speaks for itself.

 

[Falkor]

Roberto Carlos >> Ashley Cole

Also Maldini and Lizerazu

Carlos is not currently better than cole in the past yes but not now.

 

[crasher]

One of the things that makes Ashley Cole a great player is that he always seems to perform in the big games (for club and country). Unlike some of his team-mates.

However - as others have observed - he is and always will be a complete arse of a bloke.

 

[severnside gull]

For his position, clearly the best in the world at the moment - good enough to appear on anyone's list of all time greats. Of course it isn't a glamour position so memories will be shorter than for a striker. Unfortunately for Cole his off-field antics are sufficiently lurid to remain in the public imagination to a much greater degree.

Give a young man celebrity and more money than they can spend and sit back and watch, through the eye of a camera and a greedy press, how they cope. The answer is - often not very well.

 

[Lethargic]

Depends on your definition of greatest, if we are talking purely on game time then probably yes although will probably be marked down by not being in a team that actually challenged for a trophy. If you are talking about as a role model all round person no chance too much baggage making him one of the greatest bellends to play the game.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

World class player. Deplorable little man.

Yep this.

Good job he didnt actually "swerve off the road" whenn Arsenal offered a derisory £60k a year to keep him.

 

[BensGrandad]

best Chelsea player last night, which wasnt difficult, as by and large they were crap and 2nd best on the field behind Schweinsteiger(sp)

 

[wigman]

No he is not.

 

[melias shoes]

No he is not.

Yes he is!