northstandhero said:
all this talk of Ashley Cole having Ronaldo in his pocket is a bit much!! Cole's games built around breaking forward supporting the man in front of him, how many times did we see Cole in the Portuugese half??? Cole had a good game, but then again so did Ronaldo, i've seen Roberto Carlos keep Beckham in Utd's half, cole didnt do that.
WHile Cole did not break out offensively too much in that game, neither did the midfield or the attackers who are ahead of him. But throughout the tourney he showed himself as a slick LB who can come from the back and slice thru defenses in support or even creative capacities.
as far as Ronaldo goes, I think that Cole bitchslapped him, pimped him, robbed him, and then turned him out. LOL. I am not a huge ManU fan, but it was clear that Cole stifled Ronaldo, and even the Portugese press acknowledged it and praised him for it.