King Kenny Backs Joe Cole

King Kenny has come clean again and hgiven his full backing to Joe Cole to make it big at Liverpool. This is the full report from a piece of material from football.co.uk:

Opportunity knocks for Joe Cole with Kenny Dalglish backing the midfielder's attempts to revive his Liverpool career. With Steven Gerrard injured and Luis Suarez ineligible, Cole is set to be given the chance against Sparta Prague to fire Liverpool into the Europa League's last 16 from the central attacking position to which he feels most suited.

Former manager Roy Hodgson appeared to have run out of patience with Cole but a change in the dug-out could lead to a change in the fortunes of the 29-year-old, who has had a string of injuries since joining Liverpool. He said:Dalglish, after all, is a master at building up players. Kenny said, 'Joe knows it takes time to adjust after being out injured. It's not a tap you can turn on and off. Even hot water takes a while to come through so it's not fair to judge him right now. He is enthusiastic, talented, and we will try our best to get that out of him.'

Regardless of how fit Cole is - the 53 minutes he played in last week's 0-0 draw in Prague was his first taste of life under Dalglish following a knee problem - the onus will be on him to produce a good display. 'Joe is positive,' Dalglish added. 'He's a good wee guy. Steve Clarke coming in (as assistant manager) has helped him. Steve has worked with him before (at Chelsea). Joe's a talented footballer and we've got to make sure he is right and ready.' Cole, though, could do with getting up to speed as, with only 11 Barclays Premier League games remaining, time is running out for him to start living up to the star billing he arrived with last July.

His inability to make an impact has hurt. 'I've enjoyed moving here and living where I am,' said Cole, who has settled into a life on the Lancashire coast with wife Carly and baby daughter Ruby. 'But I haven't enjoyed the football because I haven't felt as though I've done myself justice. 'I've been frustrated with the injuries. But that's all going to change. I'm fired up and positive. I want to be a success at Liverpool.'

Way to go Joe! Believe in yourself, play with pn and the crowd will be behind you 100%