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COLE INUNDATED WITH HATE MAIL
Arsenal's under-fire defender Ashley Cole has reveals he has been inundated with hate mail since his infamous two-footed challenge on Ben Thatcher.
The young Gunner has been hurt with fans' reactions to the incident, which saw him shown the red card by referee Rob Styles against Leicester City.
"Since that tackle there have been a lot of letters - and some of them have been pretty threatening," explained Cole to the News of the World.
"My management team have tried to shield me from the worst of them. But I'm obviously aware some of it is quite nasty.
"It's frightening because I'm only a young guy and no one likes to be on the end of so much hatred."
Foxes defender Steve Howey was critical of Cole following the incident at The Walkers Stadium, remarks the England man felt were unnecessary.
"He should have kept his nose out of things, but he couldn't keep his mouth shut," he continued.
"He was trying to say I had a reputation for bad tackles and that I'm only out to hurt people. That's rubbish and he should know better."
Meanwhile, Cole fears playing against France in next summer's European Championships as it means going up against club colleague Thierry Henry.
The 23-year-old believes the Frenchman is currently the form striker in the world, and is concerned about being taken to the cleaners in Portugal.
"To be honest, Thierry is a different class," he added. "In my mind, there is no better striker in the world at the moment.
"I would hate to face him in a competitive game for fear he would make a complete mug out of me."
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Seems ashley's confidence is very low at the moment. it's unfair that he's getting all this hate mail, he is nowhere near as dangerous as steven gerrard can be. he also dreads playing against henry, which is understandable but i hope that this won't affect his performance. i hope he comes back and proves everyone wrong.
COLE INUNDATED WITH HATE MAIL
Arsenal's under-fire defender Ashley Cole has reveals he has been inundated with hate mail since his infamous two-footed challenge on Ben Thatcher.
The young Gunner has been hurt with fans' reactions to the incident, which saw him shown the red card by referee Rob Styles against Leicester City.
"Since that tackle there have been a lot of letters - and some of them have been pretty threatening," explained Cole to the News of the World.
"My management team have tried to shield me from the worst of them. But I'm obviously aware some of it is quite nasty.
"It's frightening because I'm only a young guy and no one likes to be on the end of so much hatred."
Foxes defender Steve Howey was critical of Cole following the incident at The Walkers Stadium, remarks the England man felt were unnecessary.
"He should have kept his nose out of things, but he couldn't keep his mouth shut," he continued.
"He was trying to say I had a reputation for bad tackles and that I'm only out to hurt people. That's rubbish and he should know better."
Meanwhile, Cole fears playing against France in next summer's European Championships as it means going up against club colleague Thierry Henry.
The 23-year-old believes the Frenchman is currently the form striker in the world, and is concerned about being taken to the cleaners in Portugal.
"To be honest, Thierry is a different class," he added. "In my mind, there is no better striker in the world at the moment.
"I would hate to face him in a competitive game for fear he would make a complete mug out of me."
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Seems ashley's confidence is very low at the moment. it's unfair that he's getting all this hate mail, he is nowhere near as dangerous as steven gerrard can be. he also dreads playing against henry, which is understandable but i hope that this won't affect his performance. i hope he comes back and proves everyone wrong.
