The Future's Bright For Cole

Despite his goalscoring antics this term, Carlton has often found himself thrust firmly into the shadows by Everton's Wayne Rooney. Yet the facts speak for themselves: this season, Carlton has scored 5 times in just 11 appearances (mostly as sub), whilst Rooney has an unimpressive 7 from 30 appearances.

It's actually better that Rooney receives all the plaudits, as it will give Carlton less of the limelight- allowing him to purely concentrate on his football.

Here's what Franco had to say about Carlton Cole on ChelseaTV, "Saturday's winner was special and scored by a special player because Carlton is doing very well.

"As long as he keeps his attitude and working hard like he's doing, he can really become an important player."