‘No Lies Here’ ‘Just Say He’s Better Than Harry Maguire’ Fans React As Ferdinand Hails “Underrated” Liverpool Star

‘No Lies Here’ ‘Just Say He’s Better Than Harry Maguire’ Fans React As Ferdinand Hails “Underrated” Liverpool Star
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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has praised Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip and identified one aspect of his game that is better than Virgil van Dijk‘s.

The 30-year-old has been in excellent form this campaign, and Ferdinand says that the ex-Cameroon international’s performances deserve recognition, citing his passing as one key area where he excels:

“Matip’s underrated. He’s better at passing through the lines than Virgil. He passes through to the strikers much cleaner. But Virgil has got that big switch (of play), it’s a bad weapon.”

Supporters on Twitter are glad that Ferdinand and others are beginning to take notice of Matip, and they have also been debating his remarks about van Dijk:

Anyone who watches Liverpool on a regular basis knows that Matip is superb when feeding the ball into the strikers through the lines.

Passing is one of the defender’s key strengths, although he can sometimes be a bit lackadaisical when passing along the backline or to the keeper. Combined with his ability to make forward runs in possession, he is very much an archetypal modern-day centre-back.

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‘No Lies Here’ ‘Just Say He’s Better Than Harry Maguire’ Fans React As Ferdinand Hails “Underrated” Liverpool Star

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