Joe Cole: “We Knew We Were Becoming a Machine” — Chelsea Behind The Scenes & That England Heartbreak

<p>On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Chris and Sids sit down with <strong>Joe Cole</strong>, former England international, Premier League winner and Champions League finalist, to dive into the untold stories behind his new book <em>Luxury Player</em>.</p><br><p>The lads get stuck into Joe’s early rise as a teenage sensation, the madness of being splashed across the papers at 15, and how fame shaped him long before he stepped onto a Premier League pitch. Joe opens up about the pressure, the jealousy, the misconceptions, and how he found his way through it.</p><br><p>The conversation also takes us inside Chelsea during the Mourinho revolution — the moment Joe realised everything had changed, what training was <em>really</em> like under Jose, and how that era set the foundations for years of dominance. There’s plenty of England nostalgia too: World Cups, quarter-finals, dressing room pranks, and the gut-punch reality of injuries cutting short international dreams....