16/05/2023
đŁď¸Rio Ferdinand on : âI think the biggest problem was that didnât have anyone in that dressing room who could smell what you were coming into.
"I watched you after the West Ham game, after the Liverpool game, and the reaction of the players was players that looked broken. Even the manager at times ⌠just seeing those pictures in isolation Iâm thinking âwow, these guys are out of something, or theyâre going downâ. Thatâs the vibe I got from the body language.
âMy first time I won a league title, one of the six ⌠we went and drew at Southampton away, and Arsenal won that weekend, and I was sitting in the changing room thinking âweâve thrown it away, manâ. I was down, shoulders slumped.
âI went in the shower and I heard Roy Keane and Gary Neville saying âThatâs a great point, what a great point that is, hard place to come, weâll go again next weekâ. And my whole vibe changed, my body language, everything changed.
âWas there anyone in that Arsenal changing room doing the same? After those games ⌠was there anyone saying âwoah, 2-2 at Anfieldâs a big result for us, these guys arenât idiots, theyâve won big trophies.'â