Home > Football > Never mind Rooney and Ronaldo, the Rio grand is what makes Manchester United flow!
Never mind Rooney and Ronaldo, the Rio grand is what makes Manchester United flow!
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo may have caught the fans' imagination this season with their electric performances, but the brilliant defending of Rio Ferdinand is equally important if they are to win the biggest prize in Europe.
by Peter Evans on 26 April 2008
Email this Article (7) Comments
It’s often said that defenders don’t get the credit they deserve.
With the notable exception of Fabio Cannavaro in 2006, it has been very rare in recent years to see a defender nominated for a Player Of The Year award.
Now we can assume Rio Ferdinand will not win Manchester United’s Player of the Year gong. We all know which Portuguese winger will be picking that up, but the England centre-back deserves a huge mention for his commanding performances this season.
Take the Champions League first leg in Barcelona on Wednesday, for example. Ferdinand was imperious, commanding his defence and making vital tackles. His performance bought back memories of the epic display in Rome when he marshalled the back four superbly and helped United to a clean sheet and ultimately the semi-finals.
Comments (7)
by nginja arina on April 26, 2008
You are absolutely right, the young lads have done a great job, but Rio's been the index and prologue to the successful campaign in so far as this season is concerned. I hope they honour him with the England's armband. The guy has been outstanding to say the least!
by THE GREATEST on April 27, 2008
Hes an outstanding defender no doubt about that but lets not forget the beast that is the Serbinator aka Nemanja Vidic, easily the best defender in the league
by ritche chipshop on April 27, 2008
rio ferdinand can not tell the differance between a wall and a women, £120 grand a week, i think he needs to go to spec-savers!
by alaa ashhab on April 27, 2008
by bunny hop on April 27, 2008
he's a little bit forgetfull, remember the drugs test? rio didn't!!!!
by Peter Smith on April 28, 2008
You probably think we're going to say going to TALLHUB.c om is a good idea because you could catch an TALLplayers and TALLMODELS. If that was the issue we'd tell you going to the bar is a bad idea. In fact, if you already have a "gift" of your own, TALLHUB is probably right for you. Otherwise, do not, we repeat, do not out of some sense of curiosity go poking around TALLHUB.c om. Why? Because if any dating site anywhere on the internet has a higher concentration of
Who cares!!Do you know that-- TALLHUB.c om-have listed the NO.1 dating site for our tall players and tall models??? Many tall players have joined in --TALLHUB.c om---.They are crazy about --TALLHUB.c om--!!! You probably think we're going to say going to TALLHUB.c om is a good idea because you could catch an TALLplayers and TALLMODELS. If that was the issue we'd tell you going to the bar is a bad idea. In fact, if you already have a "gift" of your own, TALLHUB is probably right for you. Otherwise, do not, we repeat, do not out of some sense of curiosity go poking around TALLHUB.c om. Why? Because if any dating site anywhere on the internet has a higher concentration of ~~~~~~~~
Add your comment here
PERSONAL ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
First Name
Display your favourite sport or football team badge with your comment.
Last Name
Sport
Email
League
Heading
Team
Comment *
Please enter the text you see in the picture into the textbox below. *
Keep cricket captain Collingwood - let's face it, there's no one better!
Don't blame Tim Henman or Andy Murray - our Wimbledon failure is down to Britain's tennis chiefs
Dwain Chambers has served his time - let him have his Olympic dream
Arsenal Aston Villa Barcelona Chelsea Everton Football Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Portsmouth Real Madrid Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United
Name: This is simply to give the editors a general idea of what the article is about and will not appear on your published version.