RIO FERDINAND HAS said he would be embarrassed if he was in Marcus Rashfordโs position after Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim indicated he would rather have his goalkeeping coach in his matchday squad than the forward.
Rashford has not played for United since 12 December, with Amorim leaving him out of the squad for every game since apart from one, in which he was an unused substitute.
Having omitted the England international again on Sunday when United won 1-0 at Fulham, Amorim made reference to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital as he said: โThe reason (why Rashford is not playing) is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every dayโฆ I will put (in) Vital before I put (in) a player who doesnโt give the maximum every day.โ
Ferdinand believes there is โno way backโ for Rashford after that comment.
Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the former United defender said: โIf I was that player that the manager said that about, my heart, my pride, my ego โ embarrassment.
โFor someone to question your application, to question (whether) youโre going out there and giving 100 per cent for your team, (suggesting) that youโre going to slack off and youโre taking shortcutsโฆ
โWe all have days off or moments when weโre not performing well, lacking confidence, but effort isnโt really one of the things I would want to be hearing a manager say is lacking in my makeup.
โThatโs a damning comment, because I think he knows what the reaction is after that comment. Heโs not saying that without thinking, โWhere does this go after?โ Thereโs really no way back for Marcus after that, I donโt think, with that type of comment.
โYouโre looking at it and going, โHe (Amorim, who took charge in November) has only been there a short bit of time and heโs actually straight away gone, heโs pulled out the nine-millimetre revolver and just gone bangโ. Thereโs no way back from that.
โIf he comes back, that means other players can now take their foot off the gas and still have a way back into the team.โ
Rashford, who on 17 December said in an interview with journalist Henry Winter that he was โready for a new challengeโ, on Sunday evening posted a message on his Instagram stories that simply read: โCongratulations on the win lads.โ
Ferdinand added: โIf it isnโt true and it was me he said that about, I am coming out all guns blazing. Iโm holding a press conference, Iโm coming out and saying, โIโm having no-one chat about me like that in the mediaโ. But you only come out if youโre 100 per cent sure that nobody can say you take the shortcuts.
โSometimes I think in these situations, if youโre doing things right, communicate it. Because the manager can question how well or bad Iโm playing, or my form, but if heโs questioning my effort, Iโm sorry, Iโm coming back out, next time Iโm around any press people โ โthe effort, he needs to take that back or Iโm suing himโ.
โI would love to sit across the table from Marcus, look in his eyes and go, โCan you say that? Could you be confident enough to go out and do that? Because if you canโt, look at yourselfโ.โ
Amorin calling it as he sees it everyday in training. For whatever reason Rashford canโt even apply himself in training., They might have a job offloading him even for a loan move..Amorin is doing the right thing however. Rashfords attitude has been poor for a few years now and itโs not going to get better. Luke Shaw should be next on his hit list.
Rioโs hyperbole comments is really cringy at times.
Good riddance.
Nothing to do with the managers comments. Itโs all about the player and the brat that he is
Ferdinand has to be the most annoying plonker on TV. Saying the obvious now when a dog with a mallet up his arse knows it. Same fellow who has being backing Rashford the last few years. I said it when the p scored 30 goals. Wrong attitude wrong body language . Should be gone yrs
Calling aspade.a.spade
He has no heart for the fight, no courage or will to pull up his socks and tell himself that the manager will never be able to question my attitude and effort because Iโm gonna train harder than anyone else in the club. How a bloke at 27 earning that kind of money canโt be arsed to put in maximum effort everyday is beyond me.