Cole for Christmas is Chelsea promise

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has told England midfielder Joe Cole he would be “stupid” to change a winning side just to satisfy the player’s hunger for first-team football.

Mourinho believes the festive fixtures will present Cole with another chance in the first XI and insists he will not be allowed to quit the club.

Cole has not played for the first team since October and there has been renewed speculation over his future at Stamford Bridge. Spurs are among a cluster of clubs said to be interested in talking to Chelsea about his services when the transfer window opens next month.