Ashley Cole made his debut in Arsenal's youth training system. He was highly valued and loved by Wenger when he was young. Because of his extremely fast speed, Ashley Cole played as a striker/left winger at first.

But Wenger soon discovered Ashley Cole's ability in one-on-one defense, especially when he found that Ashley Cole's shooting skills were average and his growth was slow, Wenger decisively improved Ashley Cole to a left back.

This position also fully tapped the potential of Ashley Cole, and because of the scarcity of left-backs, Cole was able to participate in Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten dynasty at a very young age.

Henry, Vieira, Bergkamp, ​​are all big men who helped Ashley Cole grow up. Cole improved rapidly around these big men, and also learned how to go to bars, earning the title of Little Prince of Nightclubs.

Kerr is extremely fast and his defense is extremely solid.

Because he started out as a striker, he knows how strikers play very well. He can play as a left-back like a striker. During the peak of his career, no striker could dribble past him in a one-on-one match.

In this regard, Ashley Cole is a sticky person, and the best in the world.

It's a pity that Ashley Cole's peak period was not too long, and he could not be compared with true world-class T0 left-backs such as Carlos and Maldini.

In addition to his defense on the left side, Ashley Cole is also very strong in assists, and his arrival rate in the frontcourt is extremely high.

This is also due to his habit of playing as a striker/left winger when he was young. In addition, his physical fitness, speed and explosive power can also support him to sprint back and forth.

His steals, anticipation, off-ball movement, physique, speed, burst, and other attributes are all world-class.

The most direct reason why Ashley Cole did not become a great left-back like Carlos and Maldini is that he lacks self-discipline.

Ashley Cole is known as the No. 1 scumbag in the Premier League and is the scumbag who truly aroused public anger.

Other professional players train whenever they have free time, but not Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole looks for women whenever he has free time.

In fact, it is understandable for men, especially those who are good at sports and have excellent physique, to spend a little before marriage. But it is really unreasonable for Ashley Cole to seize every opportunity to pay for women after marriage.

You know, Ashley Cole married Cheryl, a popular actress from the British girl band Girls Aloud. Cheryl is the dream lover of countless British men.

As a result, after Ashley Cole married Cheryl, whenever Cheryl went on a business trip for a performance, even if it was only for one day, Ashley Cole would call in advance to make an appointment for home service.

Later, Ashley Cole was finally caught by Cheryl while cheating with his female hairdresser. In order to gain Cheryl's forgiveness, Ashley Cole had to admit that he had cheated on five women. In order to appease Cheryl, Ashley Cole gritted his teeth and bought Cheryl a big diamond ring worth 170,000 pounds.

Cheryl was very sad, but still chose to accept the big diamond ring.

In a subsequent interview, Cheryl said that although she heard that Ashley Cole had cheated with five women, it was not entirely his fault. For example, Crouch's girlfriend Abbey Clancy, supermodel Brooke Healy, Clary Robinson, etc., were not good women.

- Of course, Cheryl was too naive. The reason why Ashley Cole gave out five women was not because he really only cheated on them, but because these five left the deepest impression on him. He couldn't remember the names of most of the others, especially those who paid.

In short, Ashley Cole coaxed Cheryl.

This divorce lawsuit that shocked the whole of Europe also caused Ashley Cole's reputation in the football world to plummet, and also indirectly affected Ashley Cole's condition.

After that, Ashley Cole was in a desperate state. As soon as the game was over, no matter whether he won or lost, the first thing Ashley Cole did was to run to the bar and throw handfuls of money to the paying girls in the bar.

Ashley Cole's peak period only lasted until 2012. In 2013, he, the world's top left-back who once gave Cristiano Ronaldo a lingering fear, could not even play as a starter for Chelsea.

In 2014, Ashley Cole moved to Roma, but his form remained sluggish and he eventually became a substitute in the Roma team.

In 2016, Ashley Cole, who was desperate, went to the Los Angeles Galaxy to make money. In 2019, he transferred to the Championship team Derby County at a low price of 15,000 pounds a week. After playing only a few games, Ashley Cole retired.

It can be said that Ashley Cole had a very high starting point, his strength was definitely up to the world's T0 level, and he also had his peak period, but because of his unrestrained private life, his peak period ended quickly and he eventually fell to the bottom.

Players like Ashley Cole are by no means isolated cases in football.

But no matter what, Ashley Cole has been glorious in the past. He has faced off against Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi head-on, and the two were basically evenly matched.

Ashley Cole is now at the end of his peak period and his competitive state has declined a lot. If he were to face off against Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi now, he would probably not be able to catch up with the self-disciplined Ronaldo, nor would he be able to defend against Messi's super-fast feints.

While Ashley Cole is declining, Ronaldo and Messi are on a crazy rise.

However, even though Ashley Cole's current form has begun to decline and he can no longer defend against Ronaldo and Messi, within the Premier League, Ashley Cole is still the king on the left side.

Gu Ran and Ashley Cole have similar playing styles.

When Gu Ran was playing street basketball, he started out as a forward and left winger, and later changed to a left back.

Gu Ran is known as the king of the left wing in English League One, while Ashley Cole is recognized as the king of the left wing in the Premier League.

Ashley Cole is also the darling of The Sun and the king of gossip.

Gu Ran is also a favorite of The Sun. His serialized plot with Sister NO and Linda is a guarantee of sales for The Sun.

Therefore, the match between Gu Ran and Ashley Cole in today's game is also a very interesting highlight.

However, Gu Ran has now moved from left back to the defensive midfielder/attacking midfielder position, and has begun to gradually transition from dominating the left side to dominating the entire field.

Moreover, although Gu Ran has had many girlfriends, he is not a scumbag - at least that's what Gu Ran himself thinks.

...(End of this chapter)