Rio Ferdinand is out of the World Cup.

Leiva

Surely a major blow to England's chances ..or maybe not

Training ground injury ...


http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6191130,00.html

Chucky the tree

Not really, he's been poor this season and King should have been ahead of him anyway.

hitman79

mixednuts wrote: »

Surely a major blow to England's chances ..or maybe not

Training ground injury ...


http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6191130,00.html

He's finished anyway...Drogba ruled out now aswell.

Leiva

hitman79 wrote: »

..Drogba ruled out now aswell.

WOW ..confirmed ?

leninbenjamin

mixednuts wrote: »

WOW ..confirmed ?

not yet.

celticbest

Will Terry be made captain again??

Nunu

Gutted for him...injury nightmare for him this season topped off by this.

Who's their captain now?

....didn't realise Drogba was out!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

celticbest wrote: »

Will Terry be made captain again??

No chance, I'd say.
Gerrard or Lampard, imo.

Chucky the tree

Gerrard is captain.

CantGetNoSleep

Nunu wrote: »

Gutted for him...injury nightmare for him this season topped off by this.

Who's their captain now?

....didn't realise Drogba was out!

Gerrard will be captain

jesus_thats_gre

leninbenjamin wrote: »

not yet.

Aye, Sky Sports News seem to be backtracking now.


They are milking the Ferdinand story though.

hitman79

http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_6191099,00.html

Fractured arm for the Drogba....ah well thats what he deserves for acting like a child when he wasnt allowed take a penalty against wigan

Leiva

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Aye, Sky Sports News seem to be backtracking now.


They are milking the Ferdinand story though.

Your right ...school boy error on my behalf .

Note to self : SKY Sports are the biggest bag of Wind & Piss

GLaDOS

Teletext said it was inflicted by Heskey

Dont be at yourself

Could be a blessing in disguise for England.

GSPfan

I think having Gerrard as Captain is a good thing because I didn't see Rio playing every game considering he couldn't string a few games together for United. So consistancy will be good for them.

But you've gotta feel bad for Rio. He looks after himself and conducts himself well and his injuries are slaughtering his morale at this stage I'd say. I think I'd be in tears if I were in his position.

Leiva

hitman79 wrote: »

http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_6191099,00.html

Fractured arm for the Drogba....ah well thats what he deserves for acting like a child when he wasnt allowed take a penalty against wigan

On your terms ...God help Terry & Cole , due some major bad Karma !

hitman79

mixednuts wrote: »

On your terms ...God help Terry & Cole , due some major bad Karma !

Hopefully they clash heads in the 1st min againt the US and are both out cold for the month

GSPfan

hitman79 wrote: »

Hopefully they clash heads in the 1st min againt the US and are both out cold for the month

LMAO... Imagine.

Leiva

hitman79 wrote: »

Hopefully they clash heads in the 1st min againt the US and are both out cold for the month

No wait til they are playing France ...with Henry's head sandwiched between both heads , whilst been 2 foot tackled (knee height) from the front :eek:

The Rooster

GSPfan wrote: »

But you've gotta feel bad for Rio. He conducts himself well

No he doesnt.

SlickRic

it is a blow.

he's their first choice centre-half. yes he's been injured and arguably out of form, but he's still a top top player on his day.

it will take a great effort from King, Carragher, and (i assume!) Dawson, to cover that, since none of them are particularly experienced in being 1st choice CB for their country.

for this reason, i can see Upson maybe getting the nod.

steelcityblues

Heskey the donkey!

GSPfan

The Rooster wrote: »

No he doesnt.

Ah come on! Thats not fair.

jesus_thats_gre

I really don't see Upson getting it. With his experience, I suspect Carragher will get the nod.

jesus_thats_gre

steelcityblues wrote: »

Heskey the donkey!

Was apparently a perfectly innocent tackle, wasn't even a 50:50.

leninbenjamin

The big issue is that Ferdinand is the only real sweeper type CB they have. Terry, King, Upson and Carragher all have a tendency to get sucked in close to their man and can leave an awful lot of space behind them. Not to mention they are all bit slow. Ferdinand's pace and positioning means he's great at compensating for that (Vidic does the same thing for United a lot so he has lots of experience at it). It'll be interesting to see who Capello starts with.

Mr.Nice Guy

Dawson is flying to SA tonight say SSN. I feel bad for Rio but tbh I wasn't sure he would make it through the tournament anyway.

PHB

King is the obvious choice imo, but his injury status puts him at another problem.

Frankly, England's defence now only has Cole and Terry who are really at the highest levels. From the strongest part of their squad a year ago, they really have been hit by injuries.

keano_afc

Good man Emile, justifying that selection already.

Leiva

keano_afc wrote: »

Good man Emile, justifying that selection already.

Yea Walcott would have just bounced back off him .

Fizman

It's a pity.

As much as I hate Drogba, I want to see the best players perform in the WC. It would have been nice to see him go up against Brazil and Portugal.

It's also a pity about Ferdinand. I didn't give England a hope anyway, but this is going to be fuel for all their "what could have been" stories and excuses.

Roaster

The Rooster wrote: »

No he doesnt.

Just a pity he likes missing the odd piss test...

Sir Gallagher

You've got to feel for any player who misses out on a World Cup through an injury like this or not making the final cut. Most people wouldn't feel sorry for them because of the huge wages they're on, but for most of these guys this is their boyhood dream and something they've worked towards for their whole lives. for that to be taken away at the last minute must be crushing.

The Rooster

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

for most of these guys this is their boyhood dream

Indeed. But I wonder what Stephen Ireland's boyhood dream was?

Ush1

The Rooster wrote: »

Indeed. But I wonder what Stephen Ireland's boyhood dream was?

Sir Gallagher

The Rooster wrote: »

Indeed. But I wonder what Stephen Ireland's boyhood dream was?

I did say "most of these guys.." :pac:

The Volt

His name is Rio and he watches from the stands.

steelcityblues

"and watches Heskey shoot another one into the stands!"

Optimalprimerib

hitman79 wrote: »

Hopefully they clash heads in the 1st min againt the US and are both out cold for the month

Which heads, the ones they have been doing most their thinking with?

NabyLadistheman

You've been Merked!

Yakult

Captin Gerrard ftw

besty

That's a massive blow for Engerland's World Cup hopes.

Despite the fact that Rio has had an inconsistent and injury ridden season for United, he has been there and done it before internationally. This was to be his 4th World Cup and that it irreplaceable.

IMO, England are lucky to have King to step in for Rio, but there is no sugar coating the loss of your captain a week before the tournament begins.

An Citeog

I guess I'm not seeing the funny side to this like a lot of other posters. This is a guy who's been a top class player throughout his career and it would've been his first time captaining his country at a World Cup, his last ever World Cup. Can't help but feel a bit gutted for him tbh.

qwertplaywert

Its a big blow for them, hes by far there better centre back[better than terry] when hes at his best. However, it was doubtful if he would have been at his best if he played, considering the season hes had.
Nice to see Dawson get in, should have been in there from the start, he has been the outstanding centre back this season.
I can see Capello going for experience over ability and playing Carra centre half, would be a serious blunder though!

Son Of A Vidic

The Rooster wrote: »

Indeed. But I wonder what Stephen Ireland's boyhood dream was?

Probably mastering the convincing sick note.

CantGetNoSleep

The Rooster wrote: »

Indeed. But I wonder what Stephen Ireland's boyhood dream was?

To sit on a substitutes bench with an elastic band making little bullets from £50 notes, firing them at hairier bullies

Aidric

Feel really sorry for Rio, he's had such a terrible time of it this season with injuries. That's surely it for him and World Cups.
Portugal must be most pleased with the news that Drogba is out.

pavb2

I'd say it's a minor setback & at least they can still call in a replacement rather than if the tournament had started.

For me Rooney,Gerrard & Lampard have to perform for England to do any good, just reminded of all shots Lampard had at Euro 08

kakee

Dont forget Rio didn't make too many apperances for United this season. Michael Dawson has been brilliant and is a better defender than Jamie Carragher or Matthew Upson any day. He totally deserves to go to Africa.

Glico Man

Terrible luck for him but he has had an injury ravaged season. His replacements aren't anywhere near his standards

What was that Duran Duran song??

"His name is Rio and he's watching from the stands"

:pac: