Source: Daily_Mail
HATCHET MAN: United's busy body Rio still has a lot of growing up to do
Rio Ferdinand is a great defender who has reached the pinnacle of his career for club and country. So why does he have to be such a busy body? The Manchester United and England stalwart has been earning the plaudits for some time now about his new-found maturity and leadership skills while developing an impressive partnership with Nemanja Vidic. Having his say: Manchester United centre half Rio Ferdinand (left) verbally gets stuck into Newcastle defender Steven Taylor at St James' More from Hatchet Man. HATCHET MAN: Using aggression to hide his limited ability will see Cattermole found out in the end - but not if Wigan boss Bruce reins him in06/03/09 HATCHET MAN: So much for football's role models! Ashley Cole's latest scrape proves that the Chelsea chump will never learn06/03/09 HATCHET MAN: The real challenge, Arsene, is to produce better tacklers not your netball-loving French fancies06/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Redknapp should know that Lennon won't be an England player until he learns how to pass the ball properly05/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Did you see the Blackburn v Everton game last night? No, I watched the football instead.05/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Football is all about the sort of emotions Liverpool players will be able to show when 'calm down' Rafa finally leaves Anfield05/03/09 HATCHET MAN: Don't shoot the ref Brucie - he didn't kick any opponents and players only act under orders05/03/09 HATCHET MAN: 'Delboy' Ronaldo has run out of people he can con05/03/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE Ferdinand also stands in for club captain Gary Neville regularly as he fades into the background at Old Trafford and for some reason the former West Ham and Leeds star is following the example of the irritating, argumentative unofficial union leader. Sticking his nose in during the Cristiano Ronaldo-Steven Taylor bust-up at Newcastle on Wednesday was typical. It was not his battle - skipper or not - and inflaming the row was pointless and stupid. Not to mention childish. The insults that were flying about were distinctly of the playground variety. Ronaldo may have been hard done by, but Ferdinand showed he still has some growing up to do. Ferdinand likes to think of himself as a cool customer, but he was certainly not that at St James' and showing yourself to be as irritating and busy as Neville will do nothing for his credibility. Ferdinand's fury at Taylor in tunnel spat over Ronaldo challengeStop the thugs! Wenger wants the bad boys under control with 10-game suspensionsMANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB