Surprised he didn’t mentioned the Ronaldo hat trick against him in 03 at Old Trafford. Always felt that was one of rios worst games for United, absolutely torched
Messi was the best player that night but David Villa was the worlds best striker and Pedro was world class as well, that barcelona team in general was unstoppable
If it was the 2009 final we might have beaten Barcelona if Messi wasn't playing. Maybe. But if it was the 2011 final, the 1-3 at Wembley, Barcelona would have beaten us even without Messi. They'd have beaten us even if half their team were second stringers. By 2011 we'd got rid of Ronaldo, replaced him with Antonio fucking Valencia, and our entire team was getting on. By the time Fergie left the state of the squad was criminal. I'll never quite forgive him that.
The Sprawl No Henry, Eto, Iniesta etc still would of beaten you in 2009. The front 3 that season scored 100+ goals and won six trophies in a calendar year.
Just imagine waking up someday, and YOU have to defend Messi with Xavi and Iniesta behind him that day. You probably don't get any sleep later that night.
You could obviously tell that Rio meant every word he said about Messi. The passion in his voice and looking in his eyes you can just tell that he really believes Messi is the best player ever💯
Ex Timothy Just watched it and he clearly mentioned “I have played with CR7 so of course I favor him” and that’s understandable, there’s no way Pique would say CR7 is better, firstly bcuz he knows Messi is the best, but since they’ve played with each other too
I just never got it with Scholes. A dirty little shit who 99 times out of 100 just passed it to the nearest guy to him . He was fit yea , but why was he so highly rated ?
At their peak Rio and Vidic were the best duo defenders in world football. Watching Rio speaks about how Messi destroyed them shows how crazy Messi was.
I can totally agree with Rio. I grew up loving Manchester United and my fav. player was of course Ronaldo. When I saw Messi beat us, I could honestly say he is the best player ever! Ronaldo can't come near what Messi used to do to the team back in 2009-2013. He is still good, but back in those year I feel that was his prime years. Barcelona 2011, Unstoppable
Nice one Rio. I like ur honesty. Don’t worry about Messi embarrassing you, he did it to everyone. He never found his master on the pitch. And you also have been One of the best defenders in history and by far the best of all Britain ever.
@Almogàver I agree. The 2009 eleven was ridiculously good. Valdes- Abidal-Pique-Puyol-Dani Alves-Busquets-Xavi-Iniesta-Henry-Etoo-Messi. On the bench they had Pedro-Gudjohnsen-Yaya Toure-Rafa Marques -Silvinho......
@ Ronaldo by the way never won CL and from that era players are ussually are overated, xavi, iniesta are much better than Figo! Busquets is better than makellele. Zidane is a legend though!
As a Liverpool supporter this United team was a menace to play against. By far the best rivals, the respect that Sir Alex demanded was what a successful club needs. He didn’t care whether you were CR7 or Beckham, if you didn’t play as a team, you were getting a good bollocking.
Honestly in Rome and Wembley Xavi Iniesta tortured United like hell. Without those guys atleast United would have had the ball to create chances. I know people call Messi the GOAT. But honestly Barca used to keep the ball so well. They still do but not on the level they used to a few years ago. Its not just Messi. Barcelona produced probably the best club side in football. Even if you put a team of football legends against the Barcelona side of 10-11, it wouldn't matter. Credit goes to all of them, especially Xavi Iniesta Messi. That midfield was just insane, unbeatable.
YES. Messi is one of the greatest players of all time, but even then you still need a great team, especially if you want to win the treble not only once, but twice.
@@Nhopkh04 oh you glory hunting prick. Started supporting barca after 09 didn't ya? Don't get so touchy man. Obviously Rio has his opinion and I have mine. The problem playing against that Barcelona team was that you couldn't keep the ball. If you did you could create chances against them. That's where Xavi iniesta came in, dominated the centre of the park. When you don't have the ball because of how good Barca midfield was back then and you have Messi running at you then you are in trouble. Messi hasn't won a UCL without xavi iniesta. That's a fact.
I think you are forgetting the importance of Puyol on defense. He played like 3 players and made more saves than Valdes. And yaya toure the quality he brought to the midfield and defense, plugging in at cb and lb when there were injuries and suspenaions.
This man impresses me. I`m from Austria and the PL coming to our houses is not that long. I don`t know to much about his career, exept the highlights and those games who where world wide shown. But the last years in his journalizm going and what he is represending and all this respect he shows off and he get`s those receiving back, impresses me.
Barcelona were unstoppable that season. Honestly, I think this is the best team that has ever gotten on the pitch. I am absolutely sure that I will never witness such an outstanding amount of home-grown talent in a team. Literally, 70% of the team were Barca academy products, and on top you could find Villa in his prime, Henry, Eto'o, Abidal. 2011 Utd team was like my favourite Liverpool this year vs Real - simply not good enough to participate in the finale but managed to get there with team efforts and some luck.
Tons and tons of ex world class players (most of them living-legends) have said that Messi was the hardest players they played against. They feared Messi. Non of them had mentioned Ronaldo.
Rio Ferdinand is one awesome cat I couldn't stand him at United cause he was such a brilliant defender and that's respect to him as a player but as a commentator he is just awesome he loves the game he calls it down the middle and is great value for us fans....top bloke
" we all felt at that time if we played that Barcelona team without Messi , we probably would have won ". that alone is enough to prove how essential messi is to Barcelona
Messi’s height definitely helps his dribbling a lot a lot . Because most defender in Europe are big and tall , Messi ‘ s height and speed definitely gave him a huge advantage. God really made him play football. From a Ronaldo fan
Rios got that classic monotone of a man who suffers from depression. I hope he copes well with it as its one hell of a curse. Alot of people he will never meet has nothing but admiration for him as a great footballer but also as a man.
Rio's comment and story about Ronaldo is quite easy to believe. Ronaldo whines and complains on the pitch so much it's quite easy to believe that Fergie "made him cry". Another interesting thing about Ronaldo is that even though he seems to be quite well physically built and all but he still gets pushed onto the ground so easily.
Messi is without a doubt the best player the world has ever seen... His technical ability is incredible... But the most impressive thing about him is the quality of a human being he is!!! MESSI is just the BEST. ⚽️
everybody has there pros/cons according to their body size.... because of low center of gravity, its easy for messi to dribble but he is not a huge aerial threat and can be brushed off the ball easily with physical contact...on the other hand, tall players like Ronaldo are huge aerial threat (scored most number of goals from header in this century) and because of long limbs, they can cover more ground quickly, so extra pace!!!
*Messi face to face with Ronaldo Over The Years* - ua-cam.com/video/mW8yl5UIz2w/v-deo.html
_Don't be sad it's nearly over, Be happy it happened_
Be happy yeah be 😭😭😭😭happy
@@AkimKimij 😭😭😭😭
Goat Messi
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Surprised he didn’t mentioned the Ronaldo hat trick against him in 03 at Old Trafford. Always felt that was one of rios worst games for United, absolutely torched
When he said "He is the best player I have played against" gives me chills really
danny rose the best defender in the world sheesh
@@ollieallinson9480 🤡
Goat Messi
Because cr7 played with him
@@Befithefit shut up mate😂
Top respect for Rio, he speaks very well and knows his stuff. Top sense of humour too.
Andy Wood Danny fucking Rose hahahaha
Aaron Tatts yeah to be fair he's let himself down with that comment and I'm a life long spurs fan!! :D
I guess you’re a top
Sometimes he's spot on, just never mention an English or Manchester United player, he'll talk about them like they were Pele or something.
i saw it after he speaks to sane xDDD
He's such a chill guy
Tahsin Tasnim
Smokes weed everyday 🤣🤣🤣
A great defender....brother
Tahsin Tasnim no shit
He doesn't have any thing to prove
Tahsin Tasnim Bangladesh
Messi was the best player that night but David Villa was the worlds best striker and Pedro was world class as well, that barcelona team in general was unstoppable
he is talking about 2008 final
no, he was talking about 2009 final
If it was the 2009 final we might have beaten Barcelona if Messi wasn't playing. Maybe.
But if it was the 2011 final, the 1-3 at Wembley, Barcelona would have beaten us even without Messi. They'd have beaten us even if half their team were second stringers. By 2011 we'd got rid of Ronaldo, replaced him with Antonio fucking Valencia, and our entire team was getting on. By the time Fergie left the state of the squad was criminal. I'll never quite forgive him that.
Especially when they have corrupted referees by their side (semi final vs Chelsea)
The Sprawl No Henry, Eto, Iniesta etc still would of beaten you in 2009. The front 3 that season scored 100+ goals and won six trophies in a calendar year.
“He’s a magician.”
how does this not have a single reply ?
augustus there’s nothing to say about it
@@bryanynf2712 that's very much the truth and everybody knows.
Only people who played against messi on the same pitch know how magical he is.
Just imagine waking up someday, and YOU have to defend Messi with Xavi and Iniesta behind him that day. You probably don't get any sleep later that night.
You could obviously tell that Rio meant every word he said about Messi. The passion in his voice and looking in his eyes you can just tell that he really believes Messi is the best player ever💯
Ex Timothy Just watched it and he clearly mentioned “I have played with CR7 so of course I favor him” and that’s understandable, there’s no way Pique would say CR7 is better, firstly bcuz he knows Messi is the best, but since they’ve played with each other too
Marcus Nilsson So you were wrong then.
Yeah i think he wanted to rub one out
Ex Timothy oh god..Ronaldo fan....
lol Rio also played against Ronaldo
Scholes could get sent off and he'd say good game 😂 😂 😂 😂
Ben Carter well played
Ben Carter schools buahjaaaa buahjaaaa era lentísimo.xavi iniesra villa PUF no comparación
Xavi and Iniesta used to idolise Paul Scholes and used to frequently ask Xabi Alonso about him during Spanish training sessions.
I just never got it with Scholes. A dirty little shit who 99 times out of 100 just passed it to the nearest guy to him . He was fit yea , but why was he so highly rated ?
@@colinlewis5443 Seriously? are you high on oxygen?
At their peak Rio and Vidic were the best duo defenders in world football. Watching Rio speaks about how Messi destroyed them shows how crazy Messi was.
exquisite
The way that he looks at messi on the screen is like he's looking at a God
The closest thing to it.
He is the second coming
I'm pretty sure he's looking at the screen in the same way he looks at most other screens tbh
quite right. also watch rooney's talk about messi. his voice and eyes had changed when he was talking about him.
@@reggiewilko2125 true this messi fans lol
Intelligent and insightful, but even as a Tottenham fan I think that’s a bizarre answer of Danny Rose
Nick Maurice only because Poch is not playing him anymore
Udayon Sen he still wasn’t the best defender at Tottenham, during his best ever season for us. That was Toby
Maybe he was nervous and running out of time so he just made a choice
would say alde
Toby and Jan rank higher in my book. Rose is very good but best in the league? Seemed like a very impulsive answer from Rio if I'm honest.
I can totally agree with Rio. I grew up loving Manchester United and my fav. player was of course Ronaldo. When I saw Messi beat us, I could honestly say he is the best player ever! Ronaldo can't come near what Messi used to do to the team back in 2009-2013. He is still good, but back in those year I feel that was his prime years. Barcelona 2011, Unstoppable
See some recent matches he still is in his prime only that he has transformed more into a playmaker
Silence ronaldo raped atletico last night.
@@timgoorman still no where near messi🤣🤣highest goal scorer ,highest assist
@@adityamishra6197 ronaldo did it in 3 competitions.
@@timgoorman not in the one where messi was playing that te biggest reason he fled from laliga
Scholes got sent off and the boss said ‘well played' 😂😂😂
Nice one Rio. I like ur honesty. Don’t worry about Messi embarrassing you, he did it to everyone. He never found his master on the pitch.
And you also have been One of the best defenders in history and by far the best of all Britain ever.
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That Barcelona xavi, inesta, villa, febracás, and messi. *UNSTOPPABLE ARGUABLY THE BEST CLUB LINEUP EVER.*
Fabregas wasn't at Barca those years they played the two finals against United. He came the year after.
@Almogàver I agree. The 2009 eleven was ridiculously good. Valdes- Abidal-Pique-Puyol-Dani Alves-Busquets-Xavi-Iniesta-Henry-Etoo-Messi. On the bench they had Pedro-Gudjohnsen-Yaya Toure-Rafa Marques -Silvinho......
I feel like the 2013 inters was crazy good too
@ Ronaldo by the way never won CL and from that era players are ussually are overated, xavi, iniesta are much better than Figo! Busquets is better than makellele. Zidane is a legend though!
It's the best
Not Fabregas but Pedro
I Love Rio Ferdinand cause he truly understand and never hide the truth about Messi
"He's a magician, a world best player"
Messi the goat
Rodolfo Meneses hahaha
Roma 3-0 messi il nano a casa ahahaha
Anton Leganes and Girona beat Penaldo 😂😂😂😂😂 pipe down.
Anton leganes girona,betis and many more hahaha
Anton Because you're trying to troll Messi you fool.
Messi will always be the GOAT!
Well, he's not much bigger than a goat.
People asking why Danny rose,because it's his opinion you can have yours.
i mean, of course he's going to be biased towards english players but danny rose is definitely one of the best fullbacks in Europe
ace L I totally agree with u because everybody have their opinions...
Oh I thought it was someones else's, thanks for clarifying
He's a highly paid pundit, people are allowed to criticise especially when you label danny rose as the best defender in the prem
He can barely start for spurs
Messi the magician 🎩 the 🐐😍
and Danny Rose the best defender ⛨ in the EPL 🐐 😍
Ronaldo fans must be frsustrated watchin this
Ankit Chouhan no only plastics like u are happy with this...we are football fans we respect both
Michael Corleone u completely misunderstood me,how can someone even hate the GOAT...if someone does there isn't a bigger fool than him
@Otaku hunter do you not understand english. Dumb idiots you and thomas shelby
Nahh I’m a Ronaldo fan but I agree with Rio
Your English teacher must be frustrated with that spelling
As a Liverpool supporter this United team was a menace to play against. By far the best rivals, the respect that Sir Alex demanded was what a successful club needs. He didn’t care whether you were CR7 or Beckham, if you didn’t play as a team, you were getting a good bollocking.
I smiled throughout, watching this interview... Rio is such a funny person.
Honestly in Rome and Wembley Xavi Iniesta tortured United like hell. Without those guys atleast United would have had the ball to create chances.
I know people call Messi the GOAT. But honestly Barca used to keep the ball so well. They still do but not on the level they used to a few years ago.
Its not just Messi. Barcelona produced probably the best club side in football. Even if you put a team of football legends against the Barcelona side of 10-11, it wouldn't matter.
Credit goes to all of them, especially Xavi Iniesta Messi. That midfield was just insane, unbeatable.
YES. Messi is one of the greatest players of all time, but even then you still need a great team, especially if you want to win the treble not only once, but twice.
That game at Wembley, you just have to watch, Messi at his best. He was out of this world. I would rate that game his best.
you heard it from the player that was playing that night so shut up.
@@Nhopkh04 oh you glory hunting prick. Started supporting barca after 09 didn't ya?
Don't get so touchy man. Obviously Rio has his opinion and I have mine.
The problem playing against that Barcelona team was that you couldn't keep the ball. If you did you could create chances against them. That's where Xavi iniesta came in, dominated the centre of the park. When you don't have the ball because of how good Barca midfield was back then and you have Messi running at you then you are in trouble.
Messi hasn't won a UCL without xavi iniesta. That's a fact.
I think you are forgetting the importance of Puyol on defense. He played like 3 players and made more saves than Valdes. And yaya toure the quality he brought to the midfield and defense, plugging in at cb and lb when there were injuries and suspenaions.
Turn the caption on..
Interviewer: Which player should be given England's captaincy
Rio ; *hurricane*
Prjal crest ahahaaaaa😄😄😄😄😄
He is magician . He is best in the world.
I can clearly see seriousness in his voice.
This is one of the best defenders in the world giving a humongous compliment to Messi.
3:05 ”if we played Barcelona team without Messi, we probably would have won”😯👏
@Erika Aleksandra He speaks about the Champions League final in 2011.
@@Gengar-zo8sq Nope he speaks about 2009 final, in 2011 they were unbeatable!
@@dankokovacevic in 2011 final United should of played like they beat them in semis of 2008, sit deep and nullify Barcelona midfield
Pique said in an interview that Samuel Eto'o's goal is what made them win the game.
@@kevin-pu2lx that 2011 Barca were out of this world. United had no chance.
Ferdinand is a legend,one of my favorite defender(from a barcelona fan)
"Scholes could get a red and the gaffa would say good game"
That cracked me up
Such a sound guy and handled the passing of his Mrs with dignity. From a City fan, inspirational 👍🏻
This man impresses me.
I`m from Austria and the PL coming to our houses is not that long.
I don`t know to much about his career, exept the highlights and those games who where world wide shown.
But the last years in his journalizm going and what he is represending and all this respect he shows off
and he get`s those receiving back, impresses me.
Lionel’s personality as a soccer player on and off the pitch is what makes him the GOAT in my opinion
Rio is a legend of the game and one of the most genuine person out there. Respect!!
Really like ferdinand, he's is one of the few pundits these days who actually knows his stuff. From a liverpool fan
Whos Here after utd got destroyed 3 nill by barca
John cena
Me dude
👌
Looks like some things never change
Me
"The best player i have ever played against " says everything ❤️ #LM10FOREVER
Nooooo , Danny Rose
Nathan Carder he is brilliant
Udayon Sen hes done nothing this season. Hes 2nd choice to ben davies
Aran Khalastchi hes been injured
Robert Murray he ruturned in january and still cant get into the 1st team
Azpilicueta is the best defender in the Premier League LB, CB, RB, RWB and LWB
"The best defender in the pl ...
Danny rose"
Rio Ferdinand last words before getting hijacked by VVD and every other defender in the pl
oh yeah yeah vvd has had 2 good seasons u gas him up so much
@@martialfc593 im not a liverpool fan so if i mention another defender name one of them gonna come crying for not mentioning vvd🙂
oh yeah yeah it’s an old video
@@Moe_Saad Hmmm maybe it has to do with his long time career at United? Hello?
When he’s talking about Messi. If you pay attention to his face he’s not really joking . He’s being dead serious
Danny rose? Does azpi or Valencia play a different sport?
Alex Filter doedVan Dijk plays tennis for you! embaressing naming Azpi and not Van Dijk
Alex Filter kompany all day
Valencia is average
Guinness are you for real
Alex Filter Valencia?
just incredible how honest he is
Barcelona were unstoppable that season. Honestly, I think this is the best team that has ever gotten on the pitch. I am absolutely sure that I will never witness such an outstanding amount of home-grown talent in a team. Literally, 70% of the team were Barca academy products, and on top you could find Villa in his prime, Henry, Eto'o, Abidal. 2011 Utd team was like my favourite Liverpool this year vs Real - simply not good enough to participate in the finale but managed to get there with team efforts and some luck.
Hahaha 2:48 ferdinand was suffering when facing messi 😂😂
Who is here after Man Utd beat PSG
lol and Rio said he'd play for PSG. idiot haha
Hello.there
Both Cavani and Neymar didn't played against.man united
Prayag Chitrapu who’s here after Barca beat United
Benjamin Ayimah me
Tons and tons of ex world class players (most of them living-legends) have said that Messi was the hardest players they played against. They feared Messi. Non of them had mentioned Ronaldo.
Who is here after the 6th ballon d'or?
what a cool guy he is, respect Rio Ferdinand one of the best defender from england
A proper utd legend who has grown as a person and family man
Rio Ferdinand is one awesome cat I couldn't stand him at United cause he was such a brilliant defender and that's respect to him as a player but as a commentator he is just awesome he loves the game he calls it down the middle and is great value for us fans....top bloke
This man said Danny rose was the best defender in the premier league .....WoW
awesome guy! love and respect from Argentina
" we all felt at that time if we played that Barcelona team without Messi , we probably would have won ". that alone is enough to prove how essential messi is to Barcelona
One of the best defender ever , also I like his English accent
"Scholsy would get sent off and say well played" I lost it😂😂
Rio is the real legend when it comes to football analysis
It's on 2:05
You're welcome! :)
Messi’s height definitely helps his dribbling a lot a lot . Because most defender in Europe are big and tall , Messi ‘ s height and speed definitely gave him a huge advantage. God really made him play football. From a Ronaldo fan
Fact
Danny Rose? When was this recorded?
right after his double assist, hatrick....coincidence...i think not!
Mustve been recent enough as mbappe and neymar were at psg
Thats what I thought
Liverpool fan, but I admire Ferdinand. He's a decent bloke in my eyes. He's made some mistakes in his time, but haven't we all? Hope he does well
3:10 LOL
I respect you. You are such a nice guy. I am Barcelona fan but I respect you Rio
I like this guy. I want him to coach me. He seems so humble yet experienced at the same time. Yet he demands my respect. Idk.
Very impressive statement, RF! Real gentleman
Meesi 🇦🇷 he is fabulous 👍 and beat you in two Fantastique finals
"If we played against that FC Barcelona with out Messi we would have won"
If only he knew what Smalling knows
Aaaaaamd the manu defence got raped by Messi
SinLess_Yash yeahh..smalling know how to let messi scores
Lol it was a joke
SinLess_Yash P
I wish he never kept it a secret...
Messi is football to us
Love from 🇮🇳 🇦🇷
Who is after espanyol match!
Spurs
Hibridxsyco Messivsronaldo haha
Tashi Norbu that free kick thought 😍😍😍
Yeah one match two direct free kick
Pele
Very good questions by this woman tbh, good work
Everyone know Messi is the best and has the best talent maybe in the history
Great respect 🙌 👏
Rios got that classic monotone of a man who suffers from depression. I hope he copes well with it as its one hell of a curse. Alot of people he will never meet has nothing but admiration for him as a great footballer but also as a man.
Who is here after Barcelona beat Man u 3-0
Rio's comment and story about Ronaldo is quite easy to believe. Ronaldo whines and complains on the pitch so much it's quite easy to believe that Fergie "made him cry".
Another interesting thing about Ronaldo is that even though he seems to be quite well physically built and all but he still gets pushed onto the ground so easily.
“Who’s the best defender in the premier league?”
“Danny Rose”
The fact that the crowd didn’t laugh is the most hilarious part.
Cause he is english, he must be the best if he’s english right?
I mean 2018 was a while ago but that shit is funny asf
A true legend #GGMU #MUFC
Messi is a one of a kind wizard 🧙♂️ magician 🎩 Futbol ⚽️ play station 🚉
Messi is without a doubt the best player the world has ever seen... His technical ability is incredible... But the most impressive thing about him is the quality of a human being he is!!! MESSI is just the BEST. ⚽️
remember he played in the same team with ronaldo..
and still he knows messi is the best ever player...
he could lie about it...but he doesnt
He is a magician 😊❤
Why messi is so good?
Rio: When you get close to him, he just go underneath.
lol
Rio, I was never fan because I am gunner, but I think you are very honest . Respect!
"Best defender, for me, Danny Rose"
HHAAHAHAHHA
As a Barca fan who always hated Manu all my life, Ferdinand has helped changed my opinion. He's such a cool guy
Best defender Danny rose u having a laugh
Great insight to humanize the greatest manunited side of all time
🥊 👊 Boxers that retired undefeated...
- Rocky Marciano
- Joe Calzaghe
- Andre Ward
- Floyd Mayweather Jr
- Rio Ferdinand
Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed
check your info pal, there are a lot more retired undefeated boxers in history
@@FusionFlicks815 nah Apollo Died Mate
Neitherboot7
Apollo lost to rocky
Rocky lost to Apollo and clubber Lang
@@transcendentstudios6819 Drago?
One of the best ball playing centre backs this country has ever produced
Prime messi was something else ❤️
“Who’s the best defender in the league?” Rio: Danny rose
😂😂😂😂😂
Renaldo bast pessi gay
Rio, I love you so much, u are so amazing. Even though I am a gunner!
This confirms what I always say. Messi's size, was one of his weapons. You see how it's difficult to control a tennis ball than a football.
everybody has there pros/cons according to their body size.... because of low center of gravity, its easy for messi to dribble but he is not a huge aerial threat and can be brushed off the ball easily with physical contact...on the other hand, tall players like Ronaldo are huge aerial threat (scored most number of goals from header in this century) and because of long limbs, they can cover more ground quickly, so extra pace!!!
Sorry but what happened after 1:30? Turned it off after that
Rio is such a real guy! 👍 I'm a Barcelona and Messi fan.
Man said Danny rose and I burst out laughing so hard 🤣🤣
Danny rose was class for the first season
Rio lost to finals against him and still admires him. Bravo!
Danny Rose? Rio what are you smoking
I didn't know Rio was this funny, nice interview 😀😀😀✌