No Rio at Euros
At one time he was thought to be one of the best defenders in the world but today he is not good enough to play for England.
While manager Roy Hodgson has made no official announcement, Rio Ferdinand himself announced that Hodgson told him that he has chosen to take Chelsea centreback John Terry instead.
While some may find injustice in seeing the racially abusive Terry go to the Euros ahead of the brother of the player he abused, in footballing terms this move does make sense. The fact of the matter is that despite Rio having played more games this season than he had previously, he no longer has the physical ability to be a dependable day-in-day-out player. To put it simply, Ferdinand is old and injury prone.
John Terry is old too – but is not prone to injury. Plus – despite being a controversial figure in the England camp, he is the one true leader the team has.
Having said all of that – I don’t think that either John Terry or Rio Ferdinand will make any kind of difference to England’s prospects at Europe’s tournament of it’s best footballing countries.
My prediction for England in fact is that they will not get out of the group stage.
So Rio may as well put his feet up at home, getting himself healthy for the next Premier League season, and enjoy watching what is always one of the best, most dramatic tournaments in the world.
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