Monday, August 07, 2006

Chelsea boss Mourinho sweats on Cole crock

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho fears Joe Cole may have damaged knee ligaments in their 1-0 defeat to the MLS All-Stars.

The England winger was only on the pitch for five second-half minutes on Saturday night before leaving the action clutching his right knee.
And Mourinho is concerned one of his key men could miss a large part of the forthcoming campaign.
"That's a real problem," he said. "If you tell me there is no problem with Joe Cole and we lose 10-0 then that is better.
"The problem today is that we don't want injuries, especially in pre-season.
"Joe Cole is injured but I am not a doctor and I don't want to speak too much about it because it's not my job.
"But everybody is worried because I think it's something to do with his knee ligaments.
"We will have to wait until we go back to London to see the specialist but he looks really injured.
"It's a problem because he is a big player for us. He was only on for five minutes but he gave a lot to the game during that time.
"You could see his quality as a player. He is a player that I need but don't have."