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Joe Cole believes Chelsea have been given a tough draw after being asked to travel to Wigan.
'A tough draw'
Tuesday, 08 January 2008.
Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
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Joe Cole believes FA Cup holders Chelsea have been given a tough Fourth Round draw after being asked to travel to Wigan.
"It's a tough one," the England midfielder said. "We'd have liked to have had a home draw. We had a tough gameup there a few years ago.
"Heskey and Bent are a handful up front, and they've got a new manager. So it will be tough. We've been lucky being to be at home a lot in the cups until now. But it'll be all right!"
Chelsea are clearly detemined to defend the trophy they won so spectacularly by beating Manchester United at Wembley last season.
But Cole insists he doesn't even think of the Blues as holders when he goes into FA Cup ties.
He said: "When you win a trophy it's in the bag but when you start a new season you begin it with a clean sheet.
"It's like any game, if you can look at it like that. When you go on the pitch nobody has a goal start, it's 11 against 11 and whoever wins, wins. That's the same in cup competitions for me."0.