In some ways, I was a little bit surprised [by how dominant we were] but then I look at the players in our changing room and it doesn't surprise me because we've got quality in there. If we click and play well like we did in the first half, we can open up any team.
Rio FerdinandThere is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen.
Rio FerdinandBest player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, โYou see that tree over there?โ - it'll be 40 yards away - โI'm going to hit itโ. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.
Rio FerdinandThere are loads of players I could name who are 16-16 looked like world beaters but then at 21-22 they are subs in non-league. There comes a time in your career when the pennies got to drop, where you've got to understand decisionmaking at the right, poignant moments in the game. When to pass, when to dribble, when to shoot. Game-changing moments, can you be the guy that sits there and takes the responsibility. And the great players do.
Rio Ferdinand