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Cole retains Euro 2012 hope, and backs Harry for job

ESPN staff
April 20, 2012
Joe Cole worked under Harry Redknapp at West Ham © PA Photos
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Joe Cole is so convinced that Harry Redknapp is the right man to lead England that he would not change his opinion if the Tottenham Hotspur boss overlooked him for Euro 2012.

Cole has been out of the England picture for some time now, having struggled during his debut season at Liverpool last term. However, he has recently recovered his form on loan at Lille, and is targeting a place in the England squad that will travel to Poland and Ukraine.

"I've not given up hope of the Euros," Cole said to the Telegraph. "I'm still here, doing my best, playing well. I can't do any more than I am doing. I guess it all depends on who the manager is now.

"Towards the end with Fabio Capello, for whatever reason, I felt I wasn't going to get back whatever I did. There were times leading up to games when I thought, 'I'm playing well for Lille, I deserve a recall'. One never came.

"If he'd carried on being England manager there would have been no way back for me. But now we're going to get a new manager and there's a fresh start for everyone.

"I'd love to see Harry Redknapp as England manager. He deserves it. He's never done a bad job anywhere. He knows how to deal with people. He gets teams as good as they can be.

"Don't get me wrong, I'd love to work with him again. But I think he's the man from an unselfish point of view. Genuinely, if Harry got the job and never picked me, I still think he's the right man. No doubt."

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