Mole_Toonfan Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sol was definitely not better positionally tbh...... the rest is probably true but Rio was no scrub in the air himself and the stronger and quicker part means very little becaus Sol relied upon it due to being out of position more often.... In Rio's prime his positioning was immaculate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ferdinand is the best English centre half since Bobby Moore, joke the way he is getting treated. I'd just retire from Int. football if I was him. No he's not. http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01074/00butcher_1074784a.jpg Legend. And yes, I know posting an image will annoy Interpolic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ferdinand used to get caught out of position quite a bit either due to him losing concentration or giving the ball away when trying to bring it out of defence. Once when he realised he wasn't as good on the ball as he was hyped up to be and started keeping it simple he became a great player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ferdinand used to get caught out of position quite a bit either due to him losing concentration or giving the ball away when trying to bring it out of defence. Once when he realised he wasn't as good on the ball as he was hyped up to be and started keeping it simple he became a great player. That was more due to thinking he was a midfielder and taken too many touches a lot like our very own Colo in any case i was comparing the two players in their primes and Ferdinand hardly ever did that in his prime. Stand by it, in their respective primes Rio's positioning was superior. Not that it matters anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I agree with Tooj that Sol was better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ditts. Sol was an absolute monster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Cant believe Adams hasnt been mentioned n'all. Ficking genius CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Cant believe Adams hasnt been mentioned n'all. Ficking genius CB. Agreed, i think Adams was better as well but he didnt play for England much and i was assuming the debate was about for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Would have Sol Campbell over Ferdinand. I'd have Ferdinand as Campbell's partner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Cant believe Adams hasnt been mentioned n'all. Ficking genius CB. Agreed, i think Adams was better as well but he didnt play for England much and i was assuming the debate was about for England. Only the 66 caps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Cant believe Adams hasnt been mentioned n'all. Ficking genius CB. Agreed, i think Adams was better as well but he didnt play for England much and i was assuming the debate was about for England. Only the 66 caps. Sorry my brain is a bit on the slide atm, it seems i have come up with a massive fail here I must have been thinking of someone else, not quite sure who though.... in any case yeah Adams is better i can go with that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sol runs him pretty close but Ferdinand is the more complete defender. In what way? Campbell was stronger, quicker, better positionally and better in the air than him. Campbell wasn't quicker. Quick but not Ferdinand quick. Ferdinand carried the ball out of defence better and for me read the game better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Tough choice between Rio and Sol tbh. Sol was a beast, Rio was better on the ball. Sol was prone to the odd 'saving' tackle which he would get badly wrong (see Robert), Rio was prone to lapses in concentraton. Both at their prime and on their game were fantastic, including a world class partnership together for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Can't wait till the new season starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Can't wait till the new season starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJM Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Catts for me like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ferdinand is the best English centre half since Bobby Moore, joke the way he is getting treated. I'd just retire from Int. football if I was him. Butcher Adams Walker Campbell All better than Rio imo. Moreso the first 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Ferdinand is the best English centre half since Bobby Moore, joke the way he is getting treated. I'd just retire from Int. football if I was him. Butcher Adams Walker Campbell All better than Rio imo. Moreso the first 3. And add Dave Watson to those too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And add that Billy is biased in favour of players who didn't drive Astons and Maseratis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That statement from Rio's representative man, what a silly one to make. Aye, why don't you disrupt England's preparation by causing a fuss over nothing? For me, Rio wasn't picked for the squad this summer because his 2011/12 season was shite - the man is clearly declining and what England doesn't need is an inconsistent CB (btw, I'm well aware that others who have had crap seasons have been selected - something which I'm not particularly happy with). It's just that I made up my mind about Rio well before the Euros - he kept making the simplest of mistakes (such as not tracking a player, misplacing passes). Jonny Evans had a much better season than Rio and that's saying something really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And of course, John Terry being a racist twat towards Rio's cousin has absolutely fuck all with Rio not being selected. [/selectivemyopia] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 He insulted his cousin AND his brother!!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And of course, John Terry being a racist twat towards Rio's cousin has absolutely fuck all with Rio not being selected. [/selectivemyopia] Its his brother i think mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And of course, John Terry being a racist twat towards Rio's cousin has absolutely fuck all with Rio not being selected. [/selectivemyopia] Its his brother i think mate. Oops. [/seniledementia] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Terry's always at the root of most bother, any new England manager would have been wise to just fuck him off straight away. They'll be wishing they did at some point soon when he does something stupid to make their job harder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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