Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand reveals secrets to the Red Devils success – EPL news
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes that Wayne Rooney’s decision to stay at Old Trafford played a big role in them winning the 2010-11 Premier League.
It was almost at the midway point of the season when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 handed in a transfer request. The front man had cited reasons that he believed that club lacked ambition.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson managed to convince his striker to stay and Rooney signed a new five-year contract with Manchester United. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 believes that Rooney’s change of mind played a big role in United’s fortunes and it was Wayne who was dominant
in leading United to record 19th League title.
He said, “Rooney staying was a big part of what we achieved this season, There was a sense of relief from the players, the fans, everybody. Wayne is one of the best three players in the world, so to have him on our team-sheet is a bonus.”
Ferdinand also revealed that when Wayne was undecided and his judgement was a bit clouded after handing in the transfer request, he had a private chat with the striker and believes that his advice may have had some effect on him.
The Manchester United centre back said that he explained to Wayne that it was the best club in the world, and he should stick with it. He added that sometimes players like Rooney can have those moments, and added that it only takes some words of advice to
calm them down.
Ferdinand admitted that if Wayne had left it would have been a huge void to fill and it would definitely have had a big impact on the club.
“If he had left, it would have been a very big hole to fill, I'm not saying it was un-fillable because the manager [Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson] always comes up with something and you trust in his judgment,” said Ferdinand.
Ferdinand went on to say that when the news broke that Wayne had decided to stay, it sent a big statement to all the rival teams who were happy at the prospect of United losing their best striker.
Rooney after signing a five-year contract with Manchester United apologised to the fans and his teammates and promised that he will make it up on the pitch.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international did take some time to recover from the ankle injury and get back to full form. But once he did, Rooney formed a lethal partnership with Javier Hernandez and scored some important goals. The winner he scored against Manchester City
in the Derby at Old Trafford is sure to go down in history. In addition, his hat trick against West Ham United when the Red Devils were 2-0 down has been dubbed as the season-changing moment for United.
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