From 2004-06 he was outstanding and certainly a top 20 premier league player at minimum, was he as good as Vicente? Probably not, but he wasn't far off and its a decent comparison in my view.
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Joe Cole coming to Brighton in the summer?
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From 2004-06 he was outstanding and certainly a top 20 premier league player at minimum, was he as good as Vicente? Probably not, but he wasn't far off and its a decent comparison in my view.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d'Or_2004 (he's joint 28th with Maldini)
These were the players that Vicente was compared with at the time. As he only got one vote here I'll compare him with those in the shortlist that didnt get one.
Vieira
Ronaldo
Scholes
Nesta
Pirlo
Totti
Seedorf
He was a cut above the likes of Joe Cole IMO.
He was also Spanish player of the year in 2004 (these awards were recognised as the most accurate until the LFP was formed in 2008).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Balón_Award
The best Spanish player in Spain.
He was mustard.
Captain Sensible
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Cole is only 32. He has undoubted quality, he would be a superb signing if he stays fit. By all accounts hes been fit most of the season.
nwgull
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Given a 10 min run out today.
To wave goodbye.