Rio Ferdinard hails Chelsea star defender

Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand has applauded Chelsea star defender Thiago Silva over his contribution at Stamford Bridge since joining them from PSG in 2020.

Ferdinand, in his statement, revealed the conversation he had with former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard concerning Thiago Silva.

Ferdinand said Lampard had indicated that Silva is on everything when Chelsea is working on tactics for the team.

He added that the former Blues coach revealed that the centre-back always wants to know what is going on and put his best into it.

Silva was in action for the Blues in their FIFA Club World Cup final 2-1 victory over Palmeiras last weekend.

“Do you know what I’ve heard about him, what Frank told me about him when he first got there?” Ferdinand said on his FIVE YouTube channel.

“He said, “Rio, he’s on everything! When we’re doing the tactics for the team, he wants to know what’s going on. He’s got a translator, he doesn’t understand English perfectly, but he wants to know, he wants to understand everything, and puts his input into it.”

“He’s a proper football man, a professional and he wants it.”