{"id":352532,"date":"2011-03-31T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/i-was-more-concerned-with-tricking-a-forward-than-getting-a-clean-sheet-at-west-ham-manchester-united-defender-rio-ferdinand\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T11:55:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T11:55:00","slug":"i-was-more-concerned-with-tricking-a-forward-than-getting-a-clean-sheet-at-west-ham-manchester-united-defender-rio-ferdinand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/i-was-more-concerned-with-tricking-a-forward-than-getting-a-clean-sheet-at-west-ham-manchester-united-defender-rio-ferdinand\/","title":{"rendered":"I was more concerned with tricking a forward than getting a clean sheet at West Ham &#8211; Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>31 Mar 2011 12:55:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"73.244796380091\">\n<div readability=\"11.935135135135\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rio Ferdinand (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ba6527d8115430_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"44.977272727273\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> defender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1941\/rio-ferdinand\">Rio Ferdinand<\/a> has admitted that he used to focus more on beating a forward with some trickery than getting a clean sheet during his time at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/374\/west-ham-united\">West Ham United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides are set to clash at Upton Park in a Premier League encounter on Saturday, with three points being important to both clubs for very different reasons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was a young lad at West Ham, I was more concerned about what piece of skill I\u2019d pulled off against a forward rather than keeping a clean sheet,&#8221; Ferdinand told <em>Inside United<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not that there were all that many at West Ham in those days, mind you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the experienced defender maintained that his youthful exuberance had been replaced with maturity.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;But these days, when you\u2019ve come off the pitch with a clean sheet it\u2019s a tremendous feeling. As long as you get a clean sheet, you\u2019re happy. It\u2019s a mentality I\u2019ve grown into over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old has been plagued by injury in recent years and will miss out on a trip to his former club this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But he believes that such a fate may not await the youth of today, who benefit from newer technologies and specialist support to prolong their careers. <\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Now\u2019s probably a better time to be breaking into the game in terms of prolonging your career for as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s so much technology and so many structures in place to ensure you make it to the top, which gives you a better starting point than when I was a kid. The kids now know all about what to put into their bodies &#8211; and, just as importantly, what not to put into their bodies &#8211; and they\u2019re exposed earlier to the pressures that come with being a professional footballer, which helps them in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That said, I had a great time when I was a kid. It was laugh-a-minute stuff, and maybe we were allowed to make more mistakes off the pitch than the young lads today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3b4e10aebeacon.dll_665.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/31\/2419621\/i-was-more-concerned-with-tricking-a-forward-than-getting-a\" title=\"I was more concerned with tricking a forward than getting a clean sheet at West Ham - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I was more concerned with tricking a forward than getting a clean sheet at West Ham &#8211; Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Adithya Ananth 31 Mar 2011 12:55:00 Rio Ferdinand (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he used to focus more on beating a forward with some trickery than getting a clean sheet during his time at West Ham United . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-352532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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