Joe Cole has said that it was nice to get an opportunity to take a free kick after his stunning 58th minute free kick helped Coventry City to a 4-3 win over Barnsley at the Ricoh Arena.
Cole told Matt Joyce: "It's nice to get on free-kicks, as I've played with many great free-kick takers like David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. I've not taken too many in my career! I could say to the lads tonight I was taking it, I couldn't back then with those great free-kick takers!
"It's a great stadium to play in and I'm delighted to be here. I think it shows that we should be higher in the leagues. It's up to us players, management and staff to put the club in a higher position particularly with the facilities and the city.
"But most importantly we got the three points against a side that probably shouldn't be where they are."