Rio's number one

Man-United · 7th June 2008, 12:56

RIO Ferdinand is now the No 1 defender on the planet.

That is the view of his United team-mate Michael Carrick, who is convinced that the England centre half would have been voted Footballer of the Year but for the stunning success of Reds team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Carrick said: "Rio has been immense all season. There are games that stand out - Liverpool at Anfield in the league, and the away matches in Europe against Barcelona and Roma.

"He has been awesome. Not much gets past him and it's a great comfort for a midfielder like myself to have a player that good backing you up.

"His performances are consistently at a high standard. The thing is, he's getting better. Being made England captain and taking the armband in some United games has given him a boost.

"This season he's probably proved he's the best defender in the world.

"I didn't choose Rio, however, in the PFA awards I picked Ronny because he scored a hatful of goals and so many were important.

"A winger getting 42 goals is hard to ignore.

"He'll get praise from all angles, and rightly so, but Rio has been unbelievable and defenders often get overlooked.

"The back line as a whole has been magnificent and Rio has been a big part of that.

"In any other year, Rio would have been Player of the Year."

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....r_one__carrick

Well said Carrick.

malcolm31337 · 7th June 2008, 13:02

Rio!

On a side note, im getting Carrick on the back of my shirt next season, i love him....

Forever Red · 7th June 2008, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcolm31337

Rio!

On a side note, im getting Carrick on the back of my shirt next season, i love him....

Gayer

lao · 7th June 2008, 13:27

Welcome to last week.

Successful · 7th June 2008, 14:11

Stating the obvious. Rio is the best defender in the world. This season he's kept the mistakes down to an almost sick low level. Yet there are idiots who believe there are players like Nesta, Canavaro and Puyol who are better, eventhough they fuck up almost every day.

Tumbling-Dice · 7th June 2008, 15:26

Carrick, word for word, spot on.

MUFCgal · 7th June 2008, 18:35

Carrick is absolutely spot on. At this moment in time, Rio Ferdinand is the best defender in the world by a country mile

Raven_Blade · 7th June 2008, 21:10

Nice words there from Carrick. Rio has been supreme this year.

topper · 7th June 2008, 21:42

Apart from the age issue if I had to choose losing Rio or Ronaldo I'd lose Ronaldo. We'd miss Rio much more so OK go and slag me off I don't care

reddevilcanada · 7th June 2008, 22:06

old article, but Carrick's spot on.

Castolo · 7th June 2008, 22:33

I was hoping this was something to do with Rio's fledgling hip-hop career, but sadly not.

Brwned · 7th June 2008, 22:56

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Originally Posted by topper

Apart from the age issue if I had to choose losing Rio or Ronaldo I'd lose Ronaldo. We'd miss Rio much more so OK go and slag me off I don't care

I would think Ronaldo would be harder to replace. We'll find out soon enough, because both will need to be replaced in the near future I would think.

Both are pretty much irreplaceable, but I would say there are more able replacements at centre back than on the wings at this moment in time.

giggs-beckham · 7th June 2008, 23:31

Agreed. but the thing is, is that outside united no one else would say hes the best (when he clearly is) its one of those cases where the few are right and the rest are wrong.
Rio doesnt get the credit he deserves, if ronaldo hadnt won it rio wouldnt have got it, although carricks right rio deserved it after ronaldo.

Like torres saying that carvalho is the worlds best.
although his opinion doesnt mean much, coming from the pocket of rio ferdinand.

KeyserSoze · 7th June 2008, 23:33

I agree with everything Carrick said. Rio is the best in the world.

ninja_alan · 7th June 2008, 23:54

Nice to see Rio getting the praise he deserves. He was extremely important to us this season.

zappauk2003 · 8th June 2008, 00:26

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Originally Posted by giggs-beckham

Agreed. but the thing is, is that outside united no one else would say hes the best (when he clearly is) its one of those cases where the few are right and the rest are wrong.
Rio doesnt get the credit he deserves, if ronaldo hadnt won it rio wouldnt have got it, although carricks right rio deserved it after ronaldo.

Like torres saying that carvalho is the worlds best.
although his opinion doesnt mean much, coming from the pocket of rio ferdinand.

Rio won't need replacing anytime soon trust me, I wouldn't be surprised to see him still playing at the highest level at 35 and beyond. Oh and I agree with Carrick, Rio was probably our most consistent performer last season, was immense.

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Man-United Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,418	Rio's number one RIO Ferdinand is now the No 1 defender on the planet. That is the view of his United team-mate Michael Carrick, who is convinced that the England centre half would have been voted Footballer of the Year but for the stunning success of Reds team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. Carrick said: "Rio has been immense all season. There are games that stand out - Liverpool at Anfield in the league, and the away matches in Europe against Barcelona and Roma. "He has been awesome. Not much gets past him and it's a great comfort for a midfielder like myself to have a player that good backing you up. "His performances are consistently at a high standard. The thing is, he's getting better. Being made England captain and taking the armband in some United games has given him a boost. "This season he's probably proved he's the best defender in the world. "I didn't choose Rio, however, in the PFA awards I picked Ronny because he scored a hatful of goals and so many were important. "A winger getting 42 goals is hard to ignore. "He'll get praise from all angles, and rightly so, but Rio has been unbelievable and defenders often get overlooked. "The back line as a whole has been magnificent and Rio has been a big part of that. "In any other year, Rio would have been Player of the Year." http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....r_one__carrick Well said Carrick.

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malcolm31337 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 03, 07, 08...09 Posts: 3,810	Rio! On a side note, im getting Carrick on the back of my shirt next season, i love him....

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Successful Straight Guy Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On top of the league Posts: 2,943	Stating the obvious. Rio is the best defender in the world. This season he's kept the mistakes down to an almost sick low level. Yet there are idiots who believe there are players like Nesta, Canavaro and Puyol who are better, eventhough they fuck up almost every day.

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Tumbling-Dice Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at. Posts: 4,569	Carrick, word for word, spot on.

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MUFCgal Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Belfast,Northern Ireland Posts: 4,150	Carrick is absolutely spot on. At this moment in time, Rio Ferdinand is the best defender in the world by a country mile

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Raven_Blade Attention Whoring Common Crow Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In Man Utd's Defence. Posts: 18,234	Nice words there from Carrick. Rio has been supreme this year.

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topper Pooper Trooper Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 12,293	Apart from the age issue if I had to choose losing Rio or Ronaldo I'd lose Ronaldo. We'd miss Rio much more so OK go and slag me off I don't care

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reddevilcanada First Team Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,088	old article, but Carrick's spot on.

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Castolo Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,177	I was hoping this was something to do with Rio's fledgling hip-hop career, but sadly not.

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giggs-beckham Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,312	Agreed. but the thing is, is that outside united no one else would say hes the best (when he clearly is) its one of those cases where the few are right and the rest are wrong. Rio doesnt get the credit he deserves, if ronaldo hadnt won it rio wouldnt have got it, although carricks right rio deserved it after ronaldo. Like torres saying that carvalho is the worlds best. although his opinion doesnt mean much, coming from the pocket of rio ferdinand.

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KeyserSoze First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Batigol Posts: 7,121	I agree with everything Carrick said. Rio is the best in the world.

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ninja_alan Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Champions of Norway Posts: 1,708	Nice to see Rio getting the praise he deserves. He was extremely important to us this season.