Former Chelsea and England striker, Carlton Cole to be sacked by Indonesian club after failing to score a single goal

Former Chelsea and England striker,
Carlton Cole to be sacked by
Indonesian club after failing to score
a single goal
Football striker, Carlton Cole who signed for
Indonesian side Persib Bandung on a 10-month
deal in March is on the verge of being sacked
by the club for having failed to score a single
goal since his arrival.

According to the manager of the Club, Umuh
Muchtar, the former Chelsea, West Ham and
England striker plays very badly' compared to
other foreign players' and therefore want him
replaced for the second stage of the season,
which starts on Saturday.

Muchtar said: 'He plays very badly compared to
the other (foreign players) who have joined
Persib. He had the worst performance.'

Reacting to the manager's claims, the 33-year-
old striker played down reports he has been let
go by Persib Bandung and has hit back at his
boss for trying to butt him out of the club.

'I am fit as a fiddle,' Cole said on talkSPORT.

'The manager didn't bring me here and he
doesn't want me to play. That's what's going
on.

'I have the full backing of the board. There's a
war going on in the club that I am a part of.

'He wants to bring his own players in so he can
get paid. There's a lot of things going on behind
the scenes.

'I have started two games out of 16 because he
has not wanted to play me.

'Me and Michael Essien are playing catch-up.

There's no reserve league here. He's trying to
point fingers because of his bad management.

'I don't like to leave unfinished business. I don't
want to be in the middle. The fans have been
unbelievable.

'It's very political, but I want to carry on here
and progress with the team. I get the blame for
everything.

'I am flabbergasted. The manager is trying to
get me out. It's difficult because of one guy. I
will resolve it.'

Also ranting on his Instagram this afternoon, the
England footballer wrote:
'I will be professional and calm as I usually am.

But this direct attack on me for the whole
season must stop. Look at yourself first before
you point fingers at good people. I was very
surprised and disappointed what came out of
Umuh Muchtar's mouth on sky sports news in
England.'

And I would like to clarify I have a great
relationship with Persib and everyone connected
to the team. But this manipulation of the media
has to stop somewhere because when you
intentionally try to damage my career that I
have worked so hard for it starts to get
personal.

I have not once mentioned this man's name in a
bad way, he has not once supported me since I
arrived at the club. And I haven't been treated
fairly but I kept my mouth shut and worked hard
and kept everything professional. I am still
Persib player until I tell you otherwise.

I have a 1-year contract here and I have
enjoyed it so far even though I have had to turn
a blind eye to these direct attacks from this man
in the media. Anyway let's hope for the best in
the near future for Persib Bandung