Rio Ferdinand defended James Maddison for his cheeky response to Roy Keane after having marked the Tottenham winner against Manchester United on Sunday.
Maddison returned to action after missing five games due to a calf injury and capitalized on André Onana’s error to type at home the only goal of the match in the 13th minute.
In the construction, Roy Keane had suggested that the Tottenham stars would not have been overexcited by the return of Maddison.
The star of England responded by launching false darts, closing the camera, said that he “wanted to discuss the field”, and published a Tiktok video showing Keane criticism followed by his goal.
This comes in the midst of a broader debate on how expressive players should be with celebrations, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher criticizing the two of myles lewis-skelly for his celebration of meditation mocking Erling Haaland earlier This month.
The Premier League later warned stars that they could be punished for “critical or mocking” celebrations.
Rio Ferdinand praised James Maddison’s “personality” after his cheeky blow to Roy Keane
Maddison closed the camera after marking the Tottenham winner against Manchester United
Keane had suggested that Maddison ‘teammates would barely be enthusiastic about his return
But Ferdinand clearly falls into the libertarian camp, saying on his Rio Ferdinand presents the show: ‘I love Maddison’s response. It’s sick (cool).
“All this scenario is, in a sense, the life of an expert, where you say can say something and he comes back to bite you quickly. He said that last week, and all of a sudden, this week, Maddison marks the winner against Man United.
“This is the best answer you can get from the player. He is perfectly set up for Maddison, obtains a TAP-in, wins the game, plays well, and he is in his rights to make his response on social media and he did it in a good way.
“One of him or his team sewn him together and he said:” Yeah, thank you for that, Roy. “”
“Do you know what I like?” It’s a bit of humor, it’s a bit of personality, for which we all cry.
“I don’t want to continue on this subject, but I have to return it to this point:” Oh, it’s out of order as it was celebrated. “Let anyone express when he scores a goal and it’s a moment of the game because that’s what we pay to see.
“You cannot choose when you want someone to be a little volatile or shows a little personality. You cannot choose.
“Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, the many of you, who else is. Gary Neville, when he did that with his badge when I marked Old Trafford against Liverpool, at the last minute, he did not even come to see me, he went to fans of Liverpool! And did this to Liverpool fans.
Ferdinand also jokingly targeted Gary Neville for the “insipid” criticism of players’ celebrations
Myles Lewis-Skelly was strongly criticized for his celebration mocking the city star Erling Haaland
“The greatest emblematic image of his life. I marked and he did not come to celebrate with me, and he tells people to calm down. It’s tasteless. I love it, gas.
Maddison’s goal was sufficient to see United sentenced to his 12th defeat of the Premier League season.
In the construction, the former captain of United Keane had a blow during an episode of the overlapping podcast of Gary Neville, presented by Sky Bet.
“Maddison is not bad, when he is not on darts,” said Keane. “But let me tell you that if you think he’s going to come back and put the spurs in the first six, you are in Cuckoo Land.
“ It is good, he is a talented player, but if you are a player in the locker room of the Spurs and that Maddison is back in the team, you would not have looked and that is fine, oh Jesus it is Back today, everything will be fine.
After scoring the decisive goal and his 10th of the season, Maddison told Sky Sports: “Just a little outside noise was not there this week?
“People have their opinions. I wanted to make discussions on the ground. There will be a few for me to be the winner of the match.
“Gaffer, he always talks about blocking outside noise, but it’s difficult. It’s in your face with social media, and this. You see it and that’s it, especially when it is a high level name.
