Rio Ferdinand Advised United Boss to Rest Major Player
Manchester United skipper centre-back Harry Maguire could be rested for the game against Newcastle United which comes up on Saturday. Former Manchester United and England skipper Rio Ferdinand advised United boss to rest the 27-year-old defender following his recent state of form. Maguire continued his struggle for form as he was sent off in his last game against Denmark. The player has been struggling for form since his arrest in Greece during pre-season.
Manchester United will be playing Newcastle United on Saturday and Rio Ferdinand said: “In these situations that I’ve been in as well you sometimes need to be taken out of the oven.” “Manchester United manager Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] has a big job on his hands and I think quite an important role to play in this.'”Whether maybe it’s time to give him a little rest, let him gather himself and build that confidence back up.
“I got brought off in one game, I think it was Middlesbrough away, the manager [Sir Alex Ferguson] spoke to me and said ‘get yourself back to basics, train well and you’ll come back in’. “That’s what happened and I was fine. It’s just sometimes that bit of pressure being taken out that can actually help you.””When you’re going game-to-game every three or four days, it’s very hard to see through the fog,” added Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles with United as well as the Champions League in the 2007-08 season.”
“But when you’re taken out of the firing line, you get time to sit back and actually analyse yourself, your performance, your preparation, your recovery all aspects of what goes around a football match or 90 minutes.”It’s then about rebuilding yourself and playing simple. Effectively trying to get through a game without being seen. “It might sound silly but that’s the way I used to look at it when I was lacking a little bit of confidence. Because at the moment you’re being seen for all the wrong reasons.”