{"id":7317,"date":"2026-05-11T20:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:11:18","slug":"joe-cole-picks-reece-james-and-cole-palmer-in-england-xl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7317","title":{"rendered":"Joe Cole picks Reece James and Cole Palmer in England Xl"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Chelsea star Joe Cole has picked his starting Xl for England\u2019s World Cup campaign, and he\u2019s named two Chelsea players.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This will certainly cause a lot of debate, but of course the only person who\u2019s decision matters will be Thomas Tuchel on the day.<\/p>\n

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But either way, this will have tongues wagging. Cole Palmer\u2019s form has been terrible this season overall and he is far off his best. Some people are even debating whether he should go in the squad for England this summer let alone starting for them at the World Cup. But Joe Cole has selected Palmer in his starting Xl.<\/p>\n

The other obvious player in there is Reece James of course, who would start for most teams in the world when fit, without any debate.<\/p>\n

Cole picks his England Xl<\/h2>\n

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As you can see above, Cole picks Palmer out on the right, with James behind him. The rest of his picks will cause some debate too, but overall it\u2019s not a bad starting selection.<\/p>\n

In other news today<\/h2>\n

Former Blues winger Joe Cole has suggested some pretty spicy moves from Chelsea to get their team back on track after a bad year. He did an interview with The Sun over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Levi Colwill has spoken of his relief after making his first appearance of the season having recovered from a serious injury. He helped Chelsea get a point at Anfield yesterday.<\/p>\n

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