Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand hailed ‘top player’ Mason Mount after his lovely goal in Chelsea’s Champions League win over Porto. Mount continued his good form for club and country in Sevilla on Wednesday, scoring the opening goal of the game as Chelsea beat Porto 2-0 in the first leg. […]
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Rio Ferdinand has criticised the decision of Louis van Gaal to sell Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Rafael da Silva during his time as manager. Manchester United sold Welbeck to Arsenal in the summer of 2014, while Hernandez and Rafael both left the club the following year. Ferdinand was disappointed […]
Rio Ferdinand believes rebuilding of relationships with experienced players has been the huge difference for Thomas Tuchel compared to Lampard’s reign as Chelsea manager. Tuchel remains unbeaten during his time as Chelsea head coach, guiding the blues back inside the top-four of the Premier League. He has also helped Chelsea […]
Former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand admits it ‘kills’ him when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deploys two deep-lying midfielders in games. United are set to finish second in the Premier League, while they’re through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and currently in the last-16 of the Europa League. The […]
Rio Ferdinand has been impressed with Thomas Tuchel’s start at Chelsea but believes ‘unlocking’ Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech will be a huge task and one which could have an impact of how long he stays in the job. The former PSG boss remains unbeaten since taking over […]
Rio Ferdinand has criticised Timo Werner’s display in Chelsea’s win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League while Joe Cole compared the striker to ‘a young Theo Walcott’. Chelsea secured a very important win over the La Liga leaders on Tuesday, winning 1-0 in the first leg of their round […]
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has said that skipper Harry Maguire, should be “embarrassed” for what he did during the club’s draw with West Brom last weekend. Maguire was awarded a penalty in the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw against West Brom, but the decision was reversed after a […]
Rio Ferdinand has predicted Manchester City to win the Premier League title this season, with Manchester United in second place. Pep Guardiola’s side currently lead the league table by five points, though they still have an outstanding game to play. The former United player said he has “no doubt” City will claim […]
Rio Ferdinand has blasted Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho for making ‘excuses’ after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday. Jorginho’s penalty in the first half was enough to condemn Tottenham to a third successive defeat in the Premier League, which has seen them drop to eighth place in the […]
Rio Ferdinand believes Thomas Tuchel has a lot of work to do as Chelsea head coach after his side’s 0-0 draw with Wolves. In a drab game at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel’s new-look team struggled to make the breakthrough in a frustrating first game as Chelsea manager. Tuchel made several changes […]