The title might have given away the tip about who we are going to talk about today, any guesses? Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea fullback, Ashley Cole. Cole is considered one of the best left-backs of his generation who played against some of the greats of the game like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney all of whom had mutual respect for the Englishman.
Ashley Cole has 107 caps for the England football team and featured in three World Cups for England in 2002, 2006, and 2010, was considered one of the best left-backs of his generation and is an all-time Premier League great.
Cristiano Ronaldo names Ashley Cole as the toughest defender he went up against
Cristiano has revealed that Cole is the toughest defender he has faced in his entire career. Ronaldo has faced various world-class defenders in his career which has spanned across Europe but he revealed that Cole was the most challenging. Ronaldo played against Ashley Cole in his first stint for Manchester United and he also faced him in Portugal colors while on International duty.
Ronaldo revealed this while talking to Coach Mag, he said that the former Chelsea left-back was very tenacious and quick, while he was also very strong with his tackles. He further mentioned that he knew before games against Cole that it was going to be a tough outing.
He said: “Over the years I had some great battles with Ashley Cole, he does not give you a second to breathe. He was such a tenacious player when he was at his peak, quick, tough in the tackle. You knew it would never be an easy game.”
Cole on the other hand has revealed that the toughest attacker he has faced in his career has been Cristiano’s greatest rival, the Argentinian magician, Lionel Messi. During one of his pundits shows, Cole was asked about who was the toughest attacker he has ever faced. He mentioned that even though people think it is Ronaldo due to the number of times we have met, it was Messi who actually got the better of me on his day.
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“It has to be Messi, people talk about the Ronaldo comparison because I have played against him more, but on his day Messi was too good for me”
Cole is one of the many players who have picked their choice in the Messi-Ronaldo debate while Messi fans have used this quote of Cole against Ronaldo.
Meghan Markle wanted to date Ashley Cole before Prince Harry
Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t the only person who couldn’t get past Ashley Cole, the other person was the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. The Suits actress had reportedly wanted to date an English guy and her friend, Lizzie Cundy had suggested Ashley Cole to her.
Meghan was interested in Cole after divorcing her first husband, Trevor Engelson, but the romance could never even start because Cole reportedly wasn’t interested in Meghan and didn’t reciprocate her advances after which the American actress married Prince Harry.
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