Jose Mourinho admits he is concerned by the injury Ashley Cole picked up against Blackburn on Wednesday. The England full-back fell to the floor in pain after taking an awkward step while retrieving a ball near the touchline. After lengthy treatment on the pitch, Cole was stretchered off and Mourinho admits he will be anxiously awaiting news on his star left-back. "I don't exactly know what Ashley has done but it is serious - it must be because he cannot walk," said Mourinho. "The injury is in the knee and we have to wait for a couple of days to find out exactly what it is. "I am not sure how he did it but he has a problem with his knee ligaments." Cole could well be facing a lengthy lay-off and Mourinho is happy to have a capable understudy in Bridge. "In this moment we have Wayne Bridge who is playing a lot and playing well," he added. "But it means I have less options. Because we have no wingers, Bridge is a player I could have used as an outside left. So in this moment I have only one left-back. "We are doing so many things to have a team to compete in all competitions and we must compete without Ashley. "Khalid Boulahrouz will train with the group for the first time on Thursday and maybe in one more week he can play. "I have to make a decision about whether to play John Terry this weekend against Charlton or the game afterwards against Middlesbrough. "He is quite close to coming back but I have not spoken to Steve McClaren about him. First, we have to see if he plays against Charlton or not and what the reaction is after the game."
Well we have Wayne Bridge, who in my opinon is just as good. A.Cole was really never needed in the first place.
