Rio article

[Hitman34]

https://www.talkingbaws.com/2015/01/05/sheffield-united-performance-showed-now-is-the-right-time-for-rio-ferdinand-to-retire/?

Sheffield United Performance Showed Now is the Right Time For Rio Ferdinand to Retire

JANUARY 5TH, 2015 TALKING BAWS FOOTBALL

An embarrassing 3-0 home defeat to League One Sheffield United in the FA Cup on Sunday saw Queens Park Rangers fans take to Twitter in their droves.

Manager Harry Redknapp was under heavy fire but it was veteran centre-back, Rio Ferdinand, that received the majority of the criticism on the social media site.

Thirty-four league places separated the two clubs going into the Cup clash and with the Premier League team holding home advantage it should have been a routine win for Rangers

It was anything but.

By Russell Cane – @ffstrategist

Opta powered fantasy football game www.oulala.com took a detailed look at the three goals Rangers conceded and how Ferdinand played a part in all three.

Striker Marc McNulty’s goal in the first half followed a Louis Reed run at the QPR defence which saw Ferdinand opt to leave his man – McNulty – and make a poor attempt to intercept before the midfielder slipped in a pass to the free Scotsman to score.

The second came from a corner. With Ferdinand marking nobody on the edge of the 6-yard box, United midfielder Jamal Campbell-Ryce was free to put away the goal after several poor attempts to clear the ball by other Rangers players.

The third, again scored by Campbell-Ryce, saw Ferdinand’s poor clearance from the corner flag lead to an awful back header from QPR midfielder Leroy Fer towards his goalkeeper which Ryce intercepted before rounding the keeper.

Ferdinand has played just once in QPR’s last 13 league matches, a sign that Redknapp has little confidence in his 36-year-old centre back.

With the fans calling for the ex-England captain to be released by the club, the defender, usually very vocal on Twitter in response to criticism, appears to have lost his voice after his most recent performance.

A successful domestic career saw Ferdinand collect six Premier League titles, two League Cups and a Champions League. He also appeared for England 81 times and captained his country in the latter stages of his international career.

In October, Ferdinand appeared on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross show. When asked about retirement the defender responded: “I probably think the end of the season.”

Based on Sunday’s performance, QPR fans think that is five months too late.

[Hubble]

Excellent analysis - the prime culprit, right there. I suppose we should blame Harold for bringing him in the first place, but it's probable several deals came through on the back of that. Fair play to Harold for having the balls not to play him for most of this season, hopefully he's finally seen what Rio is worth...

[Kirill]

In October, Ferdinand appeared on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross show. When asked about retirement the defender responded: “I probably think the end of the season.”

Can't the club hire Paul McKenna to hypnotise Rio into thinking that the season has already ended? The hypnotist fee will surely be less that Rio's few remaining months' wages.

[oldskoolturk]

Wow 'a detailed look' eh. No mention of caulker gallivanting off up front for the first goal leaving them with 4 against Rio, onouha and mutch.

The second goal the article itself even says several players attempted to clear and it was clearly a goalie error.

The third there is no 1 else to blame but fer.

I know you hate him but really?!

[nasser95]

Wow 'a detailed look' eh. No mention of caulker gallivanting off up front for the first goal leaving them with 4 against Rio, onouha and mutch.

The second goal the article itself even says several players attempted to clear and it was clearly a goalie error.

The third there is no 1 else to blame but fer.

I know you hate him but really?!

I agree in part but with what he is capable of, that was a poor game by his standard (or any defender's to be honest). Yes the first one was down to Caulker believing he is david luiz, but ferdinand should be covering better. The second goal was typical of Ferdinand's poor set piece awareness, and the third was both him and Fer being Lazy on 90 minutes.