Rio Backs Wayne to Bridge the Cole Gap ; He's Played Just Seven Minutes This Season but Blues Star Is Set to Start in Minsk

Evening Standard - London › October 15, 2008

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RIO FERDINAND insists England's World Cup qualifying campaign won't take a fall if Wayne Bridge replaces Ashley Cole at left-back against Belarus tonight.

Bridge has played just seven minutes of Premier League football for Chelsea this season due to the form of Cole, with his only starts coming against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup and Cluj in the Champions League.

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Rio Backs Wayne to Bridge the Cole Gap ; He's Played Just Seven Minutes This Season but Blues Star Is Set to Start in Minsk

Yet Bridge is in line to earn his 31st cap because Cole the victim of a stream of abuse from fans...

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