Quote Originally Posted by Storm
edit: Jan Yeo : although it appears a weird move I can see the logic in that from Capello. Barry seems to be injured so there is no cover in the defensive midfield (Lampard can't do sh*t there, neither can Gerrard) hence the Hargreaves gamble (who even if rusty has WC experience which counts!). While in Cole's case, he has plenty of wingers available and J. Cole hasn't really been in that great a form as Ancellotti rarely started him.
But with Barry gone we have even less players who can happily play on the left side of midfield. We know from the last WC that Cole can fill that role well. Additionally he might lack form but it's better than anything Hargreaves has done this season, he probably can't remember what a ball looks like! IMO he would be better off dropping other players to bring Hargreaves in for midfield cover, Cole could be a very important asset to the team.