Joe Cole
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He liked partnerships on the pitch.
So I played on the right.
Paulo Ferreira played behind me.
What he was very big on was you'd pick up left back, right?
And if he got a cross in, it was my responsibility, not the right backs.
Do you know what I mean?
So, and you just knew...
If you got it wrong, like there's a game, we're playing Barcelona in the Nou Camp, right?
I was playing right midfield.
And it was the first time I played against Ronaldinho.
So stupidly, so the ball's gone into Ronaldinho.
He's pinned Paulo Ferreira.
And we're all in a nice defensive position.
We're all set.
I can see Van Bronckhorst.
And he's made a run.
And I thought, that's a stupid run.
He's never going to get that.
And Ronaldinho's just gone...
done something, lollipop, bang, backheeled it into Van Bronckhorst.