Rio Ferdinand Archives ⋆ Page 9 of 9 ⋆ LSU

Mar112020 by JBNo Comments

Rio Ferdinand rips into Mourinho as Tottenham coach blasted for two decisions

Premier League

Rio Ferdinand has blasted Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho for coming up with “a lot of excuses” for his team’s poor run of form. Spurs were winless in five games heading into Tuesday’s second leg of their Champions League last 16 with RB Leipzig and entered the game off the back of a 1-1 draw with Burnley. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Having criticised his lack of options due to injuries to the likes of Kane and Son Heung-min, Mourinho went on to criticise club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele. Ndombele has struggled for form and fitness this campaign and went off at half time against Burnley and the Portuguese manager said that the midfielder should be working harder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking to BT Sp...

Feb252020 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand reveals Barcelona & Real Madrid offers during Man Utd career

Premier League

Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand has revealed he rejected big money moves to Spain during his time at the theatre of dreams. The former England international became the most expensive defender in the world when he made a £29.1million transfer move to Old Trafford in 2002. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, speculation was rife after Roman Abramovich’s takeover at Chelsea that Ferdinand could leave United but those reports were put to an end in 2005 when he signed a new long-term deal. Ferdinand spent 12 years with the Red devils before leaving in 2014 and he captained the club to European Cup glory in 2008, as well as winning six League titles. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, commenting on Paul...

Jan312020 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand reveals what Ronaldo told him about Man Utd signing Fernandes

Premier League

Ferdinand has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani supported Manchester United’s decision to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes. After weeks of negotiations, Solskjaer’s side have finally landed the Portugese star in an €80 million deal from Sporting. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’ve spoken to a few of his teammates at national level and club level,’ Ferdinand told FIVE. ‘Nani, my old teammate, says he’s a fantastic player, says he’s perfect for England. Says he’s got all the tools, all the right attributes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘Cristiano said he’s fantastic, creates chances for him. He can manipulate the ball, take the ball, confident. These is the type of things that you want to hea...

Jan232020 by JBNo Comments

‘What are you doing?’ Ferdinand slams Harry Maguire for Burnley goal

Premier League

Rio Ferdinand blasted Harry Maguire for his lack of commding presence at the defence as Manchester United conceded a silly goal to Burnley. After Ben Mee beat Nemanja Matic in the air, Maguire was beaten to the ball by Chris Wood who flicked the ball past David de Gea in the Manchester United goal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Solskjaer’s side have struggled defensively from set-pieces this campaign and it was their undoing again in the first half, although some poor finishing from their frontline didn’t help matters either. And Ferdinand was critical of Maguire, who replaced Ashley Young as club captain, for failing to show leadership qualities when it really mattered in the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

Dec112019 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand explains where Tammy Abraham is better than Rashford

Premier League, UEFA

Tammy Abraham scored his 13th goal of the season for Chelsea on Tuesday night against Lille and Rio Ferdinand believes there is a ‘tremendous amount’ more to come for the youngster. The 22-year-old opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge as they booked their place in the Champions League knockout stage with a 2-1 victory over the French side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It appeared to be a simple finish for the England forward as he tapped home a Willian cross from within the six-yard box. However, Ferdinand says that it is his positioning to get into that area and how easy he made it look, shows that he will be a prolific goal-scorer for years to come. And that it gives the Chelsea striker an edge over Marcus Rashford. ‘He’s going to score a...

May22019 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand slams ‘criminal’ Van Dijk mistake in Barcelona loss

UEFA, La Liga, Premier League

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has blamed Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk for Luis Suarez's opener in their Champions League first leg clash against Barcelona. Suarez got between Van Dijk and partner Joel Matip in the first half, latching onto Jordi Alba's cross to turn the ball past Alisson. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Barcelona went on to win 3-0 at home, with Lionel Messi tapping home as Suarez hit the crossbar before hitting a magnificent free-kick to notch his 600th goal for the club. However, retired defender Ferdinand feels the recently-crowned PFA Player of the Year should have done better to prevent Barcelona from getting the first goal. “Virgil van Dijk is at fault here,” Ferdinand said on BT Sport. “He can see Suarez, h...

Apr302019 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand in talks with Ed Woodward over United return

Premier League

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has reportedly held talks with Ed Woodward about possibly becoming the club’s new sporting director. The club are restructuring behind-the-scenes and they want to modernize their set-up after falling behind their rivals since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It is reported that Mike Phelan is also in talks to become United’s first ever technical director but the club want another person to be in charge recruitment and strategize off-field management. United have considered a host of names with Metro reporting this week that Paul Scholes is also being considered for a role in the set-up. However, Daily Mail report that Ferdinand is the leading candidate and he met with ...

Dec252018 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: How Busquets ‘disrespected’ United during 2011 Champions League final

Premier League, La Liga

The pain of Manchester United's 2011 Champions League loss to Barcelona is still raw for Rio Ferdinand. Sergio Busquets 'disrespected' United defenders when Barca won the 2011 Champions League final, according to former United centre-back Rio Ferdinand. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Two years on from a painful 2-0 loss in Rome, United were handed another footballing lesson by the Catalans at Wembley with Pep Guardiola's passing wreaking havoc. Sir Alex Ferguson went on to call Barcelona the 'best team' he had ever faced and said 'nobody's ever given us a hiding like that' after the 3-1 defeat, with Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa all on the score sheet. Ferdinand recalled that defeat in a 'What I Wore' feature with BT Sport when he talked about...

Jun192018 by JBNo Comments

Rio Ferdinand slams Kyle Walker for ‘criminal’ mistake against Tunisia

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Rio Ferdinand labelled Kyle Walker’s defending as ‘criminal’ after the Manchester City defender conceded a penalty in England’s World Cup match against Tunisia. Gareth Southgate’s England enjoyed a good start to their opening group match and captain Harry Kane scored the first goal of the game on 11 minutes. England then wasted several chances through Jesse Lingard, John Stones and Raheem Sterling before Tunisia were offered a glorious opportunity to level the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An harmless cross from Dylan Bronn floated across England’s box but Kyle Walker was penalised for blocking Syam Ben Youssef with his elbow. Ferjani Sassi stepped up and placed his penalty past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as Tunisia went into half-time level....