WORLDSPORTS
APRIL 2014
DOUBTFUL
Cole is under pressure
to make the team
J
ose Mourinho has urged England
manager Roy Hodgson to stick with
Chelsea veterans Ashley Cole and
Frank Lampard for the World Cup in
Brazil.
Hodgson had warned his old guard,
including ageing stars Cole and Lampard,
that he is ready to make tough decisions
when he announces his final party for
Brazil on May 13.
Left-back Cole, 33, is in danger
of becoming second-choice behind
Leighton Baines and also under increasing pressure to even make the squad
following Hodgson’s decision to include
the uncapped Luke Shaw, who has shone
for Southampton this season.
Lampard, 35, faces a battle for an
England midfield berth, with Arsenal’s
Jack Wilshere and Steven Gerrard the
likely starters and Liverpool’s Jordan
Henderson catching the eye with his
performances in the Premier League this
season.
But Chelsea manager Mourinho
bel Y]