Praise for Bellingham, Rashford and England's Bench - That Could be the Difference
6/18/202626 min
Following England’s opening victory over Croatia, Rio is full of praise for the way Thomas Tuchel set up and managed the team after they scored 4 goals and created many more opportunities.
After watching the match in his Airbnb with Joel Beya and Ste Howson - Rio praises the performances of Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford and Elliot Anderson.
There were some concerns about the defence who were put under pressure numerous times but Rio explains why John Stones challenge of switching sides as a centre-back is such a difficult one to overcome.
Harry Kane joins the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi who all scored at least two goals in their opening fixture which prompts a debate around the effectiveness of Cristiano Ronaldo after he drew a blank for Portugal against DR Congo.
According to Rio - England’s squad depth could be a hugely decisive factor in their journey through the tournament and suggests only France can compete with the attacking prowess on the bench that Tuchel has at his disposal
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Rio Ferdinand· Host0:32
Man United might have to start reevaluating Marcus Rashford's situation.
Joel Beya· Host0:39
Rio.
Stephen Howson· Panelist0:40
Oh, yeah?
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:41
Yeah.
Stephen Howson· Panelist0:42
You said, you said- I'm happy to change ... for both parties- I'm happy to change ... for both parties, they've both moved on.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:47
I'm happy to change.
Stephen Howson· Panelist0:48
You know, everybody's at a different stage.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:51
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not wrong and strong. That's not my game.
Stephen Howson· Panelist0:52
Wow.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:53
I'm happy to change. Yes, guys. Welcome to the latest episode of Rio Rex. I'm here up in the Hollywood Hills in this Airbnb. Look at this place, man. This Airbnb house is flying. The views, the pool, the gym over there. You can't even see, but I'll show you later. Get on the vlogs, you'll see it. But you know what? We've gotta start somewhere. Where we gonna start?
Joel Beya· Host1:11
Oh, man. Completely happy to be here. Obviously, big results, England and Portugal, which we will talk about. But where do you wanna start, Rio?
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:18
You gotta start with England, innit?
Joel Beya· Host1:20
Oof.
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:20
You gotta start with England. Harry Kane inspired- Yes, yes ... Harry Kane inspired England. You know what? And you wanna start this tournament with a win. You wanna get a win. We done that.
Joel Beya· Host1:29
Mm-hmm.