Chelsea defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 and Sunderland boss Steve Bruce in agreement over Twitter
Chelsea and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 left-back Ashley Cole revealed he was not planning on joining his fellow footballers on the social networking site Twitter. While Twitter has gained popularity among football players recently, giving them a platform to communicate with
their fans, it has also led to various scandals often ending up in suspensions or bans.
When asked if the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 defender would be participating on the micro-blogging network, Cole revealed he had no intention of doing so. The 30-year-old has had his fair share of controversies, especially regarding his celebrity ex-wife Cheryl Tweed. He insisted
he was not about to join Twitter and further increase the chance of making headlines for the wrong reasons.
Cole said in an interview:
“Never. It's certain people's preferences but I prefer to keep myself to myself.”
Cole revealed he was focused on other things, like winning the coveted UEFA Champions League trophy with the Blues. The European Cup is the one trophy Chelsea have yet to win, having won everything else, including the English Premier League, FA Cup and Carling
Cup over the past few seasons. The English defender admitted he wanted to win the Champions League before he retired.
He said:
“It's something that when a player hasn't won it, they want to win it.
And a lot of the players in this Chelsea team have not won it so the hunger is still there.”
Cole joined Chelsea in the summer of 2006 from London rivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and since then has won the Premier League, Carling Cup and Community Shield once and the FA Cup thrice, in 2007, 2009 and 2010. The Blues defender revealed the players at Stamford Bridge
were desperate to claim the European trophy and would try their best in the upcoming season.
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce shares similar views as Cole on Twitter, especially after former Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton being fined over his comments about the club on the site. The troubling midfielder criticised his former sides transfer
policy after being released by the Magpies during the current transfer window.
According to the Black Cats boss Twitter had become a hassle for the management, dealing with the players often irresponsible comments on the site. While Bruce admitted it was not something he was interested in, he felt that as long as it was used sensibly
it was not a problem but had to be stopped it was affecting the club in a negative way.
Bruce said while speaking to reporters:
“I think it's like anything, with common sense and if common sense prevails then we've got to manage the situation. If it gets out of hand then you've got to stamp on it.
If it's affecting your club and people are criticising for unjust reasons then of course you're going to stop it.”
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