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Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole put a glittering spell on Chelsea

While Derby County is in talks to sign Ashley Cole until the end of the season, we examine the link between the 38-year-old player and his manager, Frank Lampard, on his way past Chelsea and on what & # 39; 39 he could bring to the Sky Bet Championship club.

Cole is looking for a new challenge after the end of his three-year stay in MLS with LA Galaxy when the club decided not to extend his contract.

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A move to Derby would see Cole find his former teammate from Chelsea and England, Lampard.

Here, we examine the couple's glittering spell at Chelsea, Cole's movements since leaving Stamford Bridge, and examine if he can solve the problem of Lampard's left-back.

The Lampard connection

Lampard and Cole spent eight years together in Chelsea after the move from Arsenal in 2006.

The duo won the Premier League in 2009-10, four FA Cup, one League Cup, the Europa League in 2013 and more particularly the Champions League a year earlier in 2012.

Cole and Lampard scored in penalty kicks as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final

Lampard and Cole converted their penalties in the final play-off against Bayern Munich on the pitch of their opponents, allowing Didier Drogba to score the winning goal at the Allianz Arena.

The duo was also part of the legendary "golden generation" of England, who was struggling to produce his talents on the international stage. Cole, with 107 caps, was the nation's first-choice left-back at every major tournament, from the 2002 World Cup to Euro 2012.

Lampard, another centurion with 106 caps, was introduced for the first time at Euro 2004 and with Cole, played every minute of the 2006 and 2010 World Cups before retiring from the international competition after a final appearance at the 2014 edition in Brazil.

Cole and Lampard both left Chelsea in 2014

The two left Chelsea in the summer of 2014. Lampard was loaned to Manchester City – via New York City FC – while Cole joined Roma for a two-year contract after becoming a free agent.

From Rome to the galaxy

A picture of the Roma team – in which Cole was one meter away from his teammates – is unfortunately what people will remember most of the time that the defender lived in Italy.

In 2016, Soccer AM's Tubes met Ashley Cole after transferring the defender to LA Galaxy – and explains that the photo of the Roma team

"Everyone said," There are no friends there, he does not speak the language. "I had good friends there," Cole said later. Soccer AM tubing

Cole later said in an interview on MLS website that moving to Galaxy has allowed him to escape the limelight.

"If you have someone like Brad Pitt next to you, nobody will be interested in the little football player," he said.

"It's a different lifestyle here, of course, you can walk around, you can go to the restaurant and, somehow, nobody bother you."

Ashley Cole joined LA Galaxy in 2016

But on the field, Cole struggled to keep a spot in the first team. After starting the first three games of Roma's Serie A in 2014-15, he was ousted by Jose Holebas and finally spent 27 league games, starting and staying on the bench.

After 10 months without a match, Cole terminated his contract in January 2016 and joined Steven Gerrard at LA Galaxy.

Cole quickly became a regular at Galaxy, while he thanked the club on Twitter for "bringing back the smile" as he was starting to settle in the United States.

The Galaxy season is over in the quarterfinals of the MLS play-offs. Cole is one of three players to miss his shot at goal while the club crashed against the Colorado Rapids.

The following season, Cole started 29 MLS games, but Galaxy was more disappointed as they finished in last place in the Western Conference.

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Ashley Cole was on the match sheet for LA Galaxy as they drew 2-2 at home with the Colorado Rapids earlier this season

Cole then badumed the captain's armband for the 2018 campaign and witnessed the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic that year. He even helped the Swede score his first winning goal in a remarkable 4-3 win over LAFC – 3-0.

The gesture of Ibrahimovic and his unforgettable debut did not reinvigorate Galaxy, who lost six of his next seven games.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic entered the game to score a magnificent goal – and then the winner – in his debut for La Galaxy against LA FC

Galaxy attempted to qualify for the play-offs, but missed the game after a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to Houston Dynamo on the final day of the regular season.

Cole finished the season with one goal and nine badists, but was released in November and Galaxy refused to exercise an option allowing him to sign Cole again for the 2019 season.

But there was no question of retirement for Cole, who said Four out of two in 2017, he wants to play as long as possible, but he was also very much in a coaching role at Chelsea when he called it a day.

Cole said, "Coaching or scouting is something that I've always considered and enjoyed watching games, I try to encourage young players to come, so it's something thing that I have in mind after I finish playing, but I want to play as long as possible, because once you finish playing, you're done all your life. "

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The MLS regular season is over with a new record for the New York Red Bulls and the disappointment for LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic

What would Cole bring to Derby?

The experience would be the obvious solution, but also healthy competition at the back left – a position that no player has held at Derby this season.

Max Lowe started the season there, but finally joined Aberdeen on loan. The 21-year-old returned to Pride Park and started his draw against Southampton and the 2-0 loss to Leeds United, but has since returned to the Donations for the remainder of the campaign.

Max Lowe made 19 appearances for Aberdeen on his initial loan

Meanwhile, Scott Malone and Craig Forsyth were left to fend for Derby's left-back position, but after an injury, the former Lampard turned to Andre Wisdom for the replace.

Signing Cole until the end of the season seems to be the short-term solution that Lampard is looking for, particularly because the Derby boss pointed out that Lowe was considering his plans beyond the summer.

Lampard said: "Max is really our player and stays in our long-term plans, but we felt strongly that for his long-term development, it was important for him to continue playing regular games with the first team.

"Aberdeen is a fantastic place for him, he has really progressed under Derek McInnes and we have a great relationship with him.

Scott Malone started 11 league games for Derby this season

"It will be good for Max to have more games to his credit and to come back to us this summer, ready for next season."

For the moment, Malone seems to be Lampard's left-back of choice, despite the recent injury, but Cole can still push the 27-year-old to show his wisdom on a role he has mastered.

And while Derby wants to be promoted to the Premier League, it is hoped that one of England's best left-backers in your rank serves the club well, whether in the club or not .

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