Man Utd have an injury thing going on with their midfielders.
1)
Roy Keane is gone.
2)
Paul Scholes is out for a long stint with an eye problem.
3)
Alan Smith is out for even longer with a broken leg and dislocated ankle.
That means that makeshift midfielder
Rio Ferdinand could end up playing a whole load more games in midfield before the World Cup starts.
Sven Goran Eriksson is on the look-out for a defensive midfielder to play the anchor man role in front of the back four. Maybe Rio is the man?
Sven On Ferdinand In Midfield
"In some games maybe we need a sitting midfielder. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard can do it but they are not playing that role at their clubs.
Rio could be a choice. Ledley King is another choice. Michael Carrick another who is playing better and better.
It depends how many times Rio plays in that role for Manchester United but it might be possible."
England Blog Comment :: Harry Redknapp swapped Rio Ferdinand from his midfield role in the West Ham youth side, to being a quality cultured central defender. I see no reason why Rio cannot revert back to the anchor man role at the highest level.
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Posted at 10:09 AM, Saturday, February 25, 2006