Rio Ferdinand - 15 Minutes Of Greatness - Manchester United

[@vusiemasana9037]

Aggression, Strength, tackling and passing are four most important traits for a great defender imo and he had them all and even more... Rio was class 👌

[@kenwat5618]

yea unreal composure on the ball, great vertical passing...just edges out vvd for me because of these qualities

[@eliasseid2399]

Yeah I totally agree with you about Rio, even though I'm a Liverpool fan I really love him . But VVD has all of these with great footballing ability as the pundit said the only thing I am waiting in order to say he is best ever 2-3 years with this level.

[@vusiemasana9037]

@@eliasseid2399 Yeah he's a magnificent player. Best CB in the world rn. Let just give him another season or two. I'm sure he'll still be the best even two season from now. Just don't wanna jump the gun though

[@kitjerubaina]

Ferdinand was never about aggression and strength. Yes, he had them, but his strongest weapon was his tactical awareness. How he read the game, how he intercept the ball. Aggression and strength belong to Vidic. If you don't know that simple and very well known fact, then you just made things up and you didn't really follow football back then. It's almost like saying that Xavi was about dribbling skill and Iniesta was about playmaking skill.

[@cloudvoid0]

You forgot to mention awareness and heading ability.

[@izzatremi]

I love how mostly old school player get up and doesn't complaining when they got tackled. Unlike player nowadays who will dive on even slightly touches. Lol

[@shesbaldbutiwould]

lol they were around then too dont get it confused

[@Don-qf4hy]

@@shesbaldbutiwould it used to be looked down upon tho

[@Trapsy]

Aka mbappe and neymar

[@chrischris9982]

1:43 that bitch

[@theonefamily3786]

Bruno penandez crying merchant

[@Enderdufux]

My favourite british player of all time. So much power, so much class, so much style and so much drive. What a beast! Plus: he even looks like buffed Snoop Dogg, I mean... Too damn cool. A true legend!

[@abdullahjamal4944]

He more buffed then snoop dog Now and he over 40 years

[@LGM-Eleven]

man looks absolutely nothing like snoop dogg

[@bonobo7040]

@@LGM-Eleven both have 0 lips which is distinguishable

[@remopellegrino8961]

I'm Italian, but still Rio will be my favorite defender of his generation. I mean Cannavaro and Nesta were out of this world, Rio was a monster.

[@jaimearturomartinezmendoza2886]

Respect

[@Maxine_126]

Vidic,Van Dijk and Ramos.

[@Maxine_126]

Rafa Marquez is better than Pique.

[@Maxine_126]

Puyol,the shark.

[@arifaljafri6149]

Legendary defender. Met him once in Qatar. Super friendly bloke!

[@natgiopizza6229]

My god the most complete defender ever !! What a legend my respect ✊🏽

[@vuongquanpham4501]

Definitely one of the most complete centre defenders in football history !!!

[@zulhifnihanif9622]

when united have the best defender partner in the world, really missing the old day

[@yobelamandaputra9534]

Actually the whole Defenders are beast from right to left

[@rizalmanmustapa]

@@yobelamandaputra9534 gary nevile,ferdinand,vidic,evra

[@scott2603]

One of the finest defenders to ever grace the game. Absolutley brilliant for many many years. One half of one of the best centre back partnerships in prem history.

[@cloudvoid0]

One of the greatest defenders I witnessed, alongside Vidic.

[@Maxine_126]

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[@marloncampbell4708]

Best defender in the prem history when you take all aspects into account! I remember Bellamy burning him from the halfway line and at that point I knew he was finished at elite level. I see him play against the greats of that era in the biggest of matches, especially at club level. Rio never failed to disappoint👊.

[@parthsuri6424]

Though a city fan, I respect him for his Game, he was a legend

[@gmortimer20031]

Intelligence, toughness, fitness, a superb reader of the game, brilliant player. As damned good at his job as it gets.

[@ensembleafrikaentertainmen2094]

He gave his all for the club. In my book the best English defender ever

[@OfficialTeixeiraPlays]

Terry, Booby More are ahead

[@ensembleafrikaentertainmen2094]

@@OfficialTeixeiraPlays maybe so. That's why I said in my book. It's very arguable

[@LightingRevenant]

Definitely among the best, he's a beast.

[@1968spikey]

@@OfficialTeixeiraPlays your opinion is invalid if you cannot spell Bobby Moore.

[@OfficialTeixeiraPlays]

@@1968spikey don't care

[@vishus101]

Ferdy 5, wow! What a player, legend!

[@hopesolo6233]

@4:48 wow! His reading of the game was unbelievable

[@zlatanisclear3223]

@Rohan Chatterjee lolll

[@YMY_1999]

0:40 - tell me why I was confident that Rio would stop an entire RONALDINHO in a one-on-one situation. No defender has given me confidence like him. Even Vida sometimes, I worried when players dribbled at him. With Rio, I always had confidence that he would NEVER give away a foul and that he would always get the ball. Yes, even against Messi! Always stayed on his feet and made the tackle at the right time, unlike some of our current defenders that just jockey and let the striker shoot. I hope Bailly can fill his boots and then Maguire can fill Vidic’s boots.

[@Relax-ub3ko]

Sadly they didn’t

[@YMY_1999]

Relax I don’t think they will unless we get Upamecano

[@Relax-ub3ko]

Yassin M. Yassin upamecano signed a new deal till 2023

[@francescolugli9136]

At 00:40 he commits a clear foul wrongly not called by the referee

[@YMY_1999]

free novantotto yes, maybe it was a foul, but not a clear one. The way Rio stayed on his feet, stretched forwards rather than sideways and closed off the angle made it seem like Dinho overran the ball.

[@amit99yyu]

Very calm and concetrated. Permanent class

[@ChristIsKing5427]

For me, after Nesta - there was this guy (last 20 years). Great video - love how clips are against top teams!

[@thewanbasan]

His clearing off the ball was exceptional!

[@firasnasri8066]

The best CB in England history

[@algazirohan9745]

Vidic is the pest then fardinand

[@zidi76]

@@algazirohan9745 Vidic is not from England

[@algazirohan9745]

@@zidi76I know is from serbia my great capatin💘

[@andriramadhan9987]

Jones smalling are basketball player

[@antoninolauro2692]

Bobby Moore?

[@hugoleesong]

He had it all. First touch. Close control. Composure. But first things first, he was an absolute rock in defense. Dominant in the air and brilliant in one on ones. It's all well and good being slick with the ball, but if you can't win your battles and protect your keeper, it's all for nothing. That's what defenders today forget. That their first job is to defend. They don't make em like Rio anymore.

[@swc3419]

Up there with one of my favourite players of all time. Leader, winner and BALLER!

[@TheDevananda]

Most of the clips are against Giant clubs with giant players, Didier Drogba, inzaghi, Messi, Villa,torres, suarez, Henry, Gudjohnsen. Shows how insanely good Rio was.

[@mart4414]

This is the problem with Van Dijk and today's defenders, they just didn't face anywhere near the same quality of strikers.

[@dwaynebarrett4879]

In today's current transfer market,RIO#5 would easily cost £200 million with the like of psg,RM and United could only find this amount to sign him

[@jhardworkpaysoff474]

Yep

[@joikabolle1806]

More like 90 to a 100 200 is unrealistic

[@bonnybonny8337]

He would be 'unbuyable' today. 200m would be too little for a guy with 6 premier leagues, 2 league cups, 4 community shields, 1 champions league and 1 club world cup.

[@kingof206]

As much as I like VVD.. i think he is class.. some players like Sergio ramos I rate more.. rio and ramos are in the legend elite level becuase of doing it so many years..

[@kingof206]

@Sefo Huweidi virgil van dijk

[@Gamer25ize]

You could talk about all maldini,nesta,vidic,terry.....etc but i genuinely rio was a class apart a real rolls royce of a defender does things so differently.....tackles like a rolls royce gets the ball like a rolls royce,....his style of play was so ahead of its time.....and oozing confidence when he wore that white suit to sign for man utd .....says all about him....

[@faizariffin6990]

When frauds compare vvd to this monster they dont know ball

[@redscouser4ever200]

faiz ariffin To be honest i don't see anything here that is better than vvd. Van dijk just need few years to prove himself fr.

[@faizariffin6990]

redScouser4ever switch to cricket mate

[@eliasseid2399]

Guess what i say? how dare?, when VVD is compared to Vidic. May be Ferdinand and Chelini are the right comparison. But still VVD is better.

[@matthewedgeworth4509]

You sound like a weird little fanboy to be honest lad

[@chrisc6424]

There both quality u dumb shit

[@yousufilkacase8845]

the most complete defender of all time Rio

[@marloncampbell4708]

Go watch football! Lol Rio is class but mate!

[@boibentley23]

Ilija Savic vidic was slow so no

[@bajricsamir6937]

I love rio, but most complete is ramos

[@boibentley23]

Bajric Samir your clapped

[@tracyorakwue7625]

@@bajricsamir6937 Cough cough Franz beckenbauer

[@nazeehnaz3490]

That toughness and athleticism 🙌, Now we have slabhead magu and lindelaugh

[@Fightrec]

Absolute unit at the back

[@smurfxvi]

Best MUFC content

[@leematthews5697]

Itll be a long time before we see another Rio the guy was class aswel as tough.

[@george._mav]

Rio the type of guy to break your leg and then tell you "you can walk it off innit bruv"

[@burdy707]

i think what’s important to note here is not only the quality of his defensive abilities, but also the people he’s defending against. i mean from 2 minutes in, you already see him against the likes of ronaldinho, david villa, fernando torres, henry, anelka, suarez and joe cole.

[@dannymac23]

Absolute Rolls Royce. Even £30million (even in 2002) was a bargain when you see what he achieved.

[@teakania]

he was so ahead of his time in terms of passing and ball control, his ball technique is so underrated.... and most importantly he doesnt hide when his team needs him the most., unlike some specific liverpool defender who had had a good 1 season. let the liverpool guy perform at this level for a decade consistently then we'll talk

[@ChrisCross824]

Like we always called him back in the Day. Rio The King

[@GunmanNeek]

Rio is in my Top 5 CB of all time. 👏🏻

[@nkraramparambil7819]

Leeds United Ferdinand was even better current VVD

[@ehwassupdoc7901]

Morocan Magician sorry mate but Virgil is better than Leeds Rio and I’m a diehard Man Utd fan

[@ehwassupdoc7901]

@Crizzzy Bonzo IMO but make up ur own mind

[@samuelbiswas615]

Wtf why compare to vvd he isn’t even close to rios level

[@yeeecuuuhhh3860]

@@samuelbiswas615 at leeeds

[@primetimekav1936]

I find it highly offensive when they try to claim Terry and VVD better than Rio smh #Class

[@Malik34s]

Ur right

[@abhaysreekanth]

Terry is not Vvd is

[@Malik34s]

@@abhaysreekanth no he isnt

[@abhaysreekanth]

@@Malik34s he will be u will see Just let him lift a few more trophie

[@Malik34s]

@@abhaysreekanth he is world class but hasn't fully proved himself

[@abhinavnegib-7155]

Licha Following footsteps of legend FERDINAND🔥🔥

[@harrehhm]

he could easily find a spot in any premier league even at this age.

[@Ivanfbi]

Yep, he would last 1 time before he would get sent off, got injured or just completely flopped at his age in Premier league

[@zeldarfromplanetbeldar4188]

Yeah, and one step-over from Danny Ings would break his hip

[@shadabsakil3464]

Ik y ppl say VVD is better than Rio its bcuz of how easy he makes defending look.... Simple yet Effective

[@abdirahman_isse]

Tackling, agression, passing, reading the game, calm, leader, goals. Every aspect needed for a defender, he had it all. Most complete defender in pl, and best defender in pl.

[@jeanricardo1092]

LEGEND #5

[@aronsee]

Roberto Carlos and Ferdinand are my favourite defenders, so much class

[@mjnazir3278]

When all utd players were possessing leadership and everyone was the clubs captain💝💝

[@shahzadirani]

1:21 - Rio bullying Zlatan.

[@ameen7538]

That shows he cant defend well

[@MrAlumrocky]

@@ameen7538 how 😂😂

[@hotbaconbap6485]

Always a liverpool fan me, been a defender all my life though and this man is my idol.

[@GoodVibez10]

Those tackles could easily sent you off in current football even slightiest mistake to the tackles could cause a penalty...damn old days was tough and hard

[@AJcompsHD]

Hey mate, how can I contact you?

[@bepatient30]

Attackers must be happy they don't have rio and vidic to deal with now a days

[@simplyballing1592]

This man's legacy is set in stone

[@kripiktv8521]

Simply one of the best defender, my top 5 defender of all Time

[@liamjones5883]

The man was a Rolls Royce VVD can't touch him, him and Terry together 👌

[@mohamedgalal6811]

One of the greatest ever!

[@agungprastowo3985]

In this modern football, i think ferdinand can play very well. He's comfort with the ball, he also can pass n switch play. His speed just good for CB and his strenght is one of the atribut he has.

[@traktorjaki]

KING "RIO FERDINAND" RESPECT FROM BOSNIA CITY ZIVINICE MUFC!!!!!!

[@mumbledjumbledxxxxxxxxxxdy1271]

Respect the legend ✊🏾

[@AliImran-vn2yo]

0:21 - “ get up son, youre late for school “

[@martinchristensen7929]

Marcelo and him are the best defenders off all time💖

[@bikashghimire9614]

I see some of this Legend's quality in Bailey. I hope he gets fitter and starts regularly !

[@nevergonnagiveyouupnevergo1810]

0:22 MOM I DONT WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL

[@luvingjackson4060]

the way he dragged 0:21 and he didn't even argue it😂😂😂😭

[@67am63]

😂😂

[@georgemoreton449]

Rio is the best CB the prem has ever seen and nobody comes close.

[@laminjobarteh5239]

Good defending by super Rio the captain

[@بلالمدريدي-ت2ط]

The best défenseur in the world ❤️

[@adrianojosepires7759]

Eu acho dá pra colocar ele de primeiro volante

[@Zaim1872]

World Class centre back he was.

[@tomhall4986]

No nonsense defender amazing

[@zayedunited4076]

الريووووووو 😍 ياناس ويلوموني في عشقه من فخامته واناقته تحسه يلعب ببدله رسميه وكرفته

[@Niko_Bellic4]

As a Liverpool fan growing up through the 00's, I used to despise Rio. Being able to look back on it now, he was a truly great defender. Obviously, in today's game, the debate is whether Van Dijk is better than him and, trying to remain as unbiased as possible, I don't think Rio ever had a period as good as Van Dijk did between 2018 and 2020 however, he delivered at the highest level week in, week out for over a decade and against a number of the world's most iconic footballers. When Van Dijk retires, a more accurate debate can take place. Until then, let's just appreciate the fact we were able to witness such phenomenal players who made us appreciate the art of defending.

[@calebareghan712]

Watching this is making me wonder what Liverpool fans are smoking to say vvd is better than Rio. He is better on the ball and he is also a great defender

[@machukaogeto6901]

I understand now why they rank him so highly

[@etaaro]

absolute king

[@gazjonston6203]

The og of defending much love for rio

[@danieldavies7708]

this has made me severely depressed. you don't realise what a good thing you have until you no longer have it :(

[@CR71987]

Not only defending but he’s passing abilities was crazy too

[@itsshow710]

MAN look at the shots at 12:10 sheesh , what an atmosphere

[@crislopez1367]

Ferdinand y vidic eran unos monstruos en el manchester

[@adibggg3114]

“I learned all about life when ball at my feet”-Ronaldinho

[@the_adam_ammar_]

Rio Ferdinand is absolutely great but nesta was incredible ❤️

[@jason2481]

When Rio & Vidic shaved their head strikers knew they are F u C K E D

[@alongiswara3606]

That crazy CB 💥

[@speeddemon4677]

To be frank,this guy mocked every footballer around the globe leave about the premiere league. He couldn't be compared with any defender in PL.No one is close to him

[@Great_TT]

Rio super Def!!!

[@Tony_mountain4]

beast of a central back

[@ebrahim3670]

My Idol❤

[@hrishikeshyalgudkar5248]

His clearance is quite effortless

[@riddley39]

He was like a Pirlo type defender but had more than Pirlo even had, he could go around you, out pace you, ping a ball to your toe from the other side of the pitch, tall strong, seriously he was a top class defender at his peak and his peak was for like 10 years! COYS

[@dr_chiropractor]

Came here after the polygraph interview to see if Virgil is better and yeah Virgil has a better highlight and on his way to be an all-time great

[@husseinabdi947]

One of the best devers in the world

[@sbsbarik5]

Vidic and ferdinand is still the best cb pairing the premier league had seen

[@muquyen5095]

Hay 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ra_az0430]

So underrated

[@OfficialTeixeiraPlays]

lmao

[@محمدرضا-ح4خ9ر]

of course . He is better than nesta Cannavaro Terry even Puyol

[@AK_AVFC]

@@محمدرضا-ح4خ9ر not terry

[@bryanleeyf87]

Only idiots like you underrate him.

[@Gonza____]

Que grande Ferdinand ❤️

[@aliuchenna5466]

He was complete as a defender could pass long range had skills

[@leanachanel4223]

LEGEND NEVER DAY

[@MoscowBoyCity]

Maldini and Ferdinand best cb in history football .

[@skillmaster4333]

Зверь, у меня нет слов передать как надо играть в защ .....

[@NITCONVOCATION]

Phenomenal player 💪