Río Ferdinand has defended James Maddison for his shameless response to Roy Keane after scoring the Tottenham winner against Manchester United on Sunday.
Maddison returned to the action after being lost five games due to a calf injury and took advantage of Andre Onana's mistake to take advantage of the only goal of the game in the 13th minute.
In the preparation, Roy Keane had suggested that Tottenham's stars would not have been overexcited by Maddison's return.
The star of England responded by throwing false darts, heating the camera, said “wanted to talk about the field” and published a Tiktok video that showed Keane's criticisms followed by his goal.
It comes in the midst of a broader debate about how expressive players should be with the celebrations, with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher criticizing Myles Lewis-Skelly for his celebration of meditation by mocking Erling Haaland earlier this month.
Subsequently, the Premier League warned the stars that could be punished by “critic or mocking” celebrations.
Río Ferdinand praised James Maddison's 'personality' after his shameless blow to Roy Keane
Maddison heated the camera after scoring the Tottenham winner against Manchester United
Keane had suggested that Maddison's teammates would hardly be excited about his return
But Ferdinand clearly falls in the libertarian field, saying that in his River Fernando the show presents: 'I love Maddison's response. He is sick (great).
'All this scenario is, in a certain sense, the life of an expert, where you say can say something and bite you again. He said only last week, and suddenly, this week, Maddison scores the winner against Man United.
'It is the best answer you can get from the player. He is prepared perfectly for Maddison, gets a tap-in, wins the game, plays well and has the right to give his response from social networks and has done so in a beautiful way.
“One of him or his team has joined him and he said:” Yes, thanks for that, Roy. “
Do you know what I like? It is a little humor, it is a little personality, for what we all cry.
“I do not want to continue with this, but I have to return to that point:” Oh, the way it is celebrated is out of service. “Let anyone express when they score a goal and it is a moment in the game because that is what it is We pay to see.
'You can't choose when you want someone to be a bit volatile or show some personality. You can't choose and choose.
'Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, the pile of you, who is more. Gary Neville when I was doing that with his badge when I scored at Old Trafford against Liverpool, at the last minute, he didn't even come to me, he went to Liverpool fans! And I was doing that to Liverpool fans.
Ferdinand also joked Gary Neville for “flavorless” criticism of players' celebrations “
Myles Lewis-Skelly was strongly criticized for his celebration mocking the Erling Haaland city star
'The greatest iconic image of his life. I scored and he didn't come to celebrate with me, and he tells people to calm down. It has no pleasure. I love it, Gaz.
Maddison's goal was enough to see United condemned to his twelfth defeat of the Premier League season.
In the preparation, the former United Keane captain had hit during an episode of the Gary Neville's superposition podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.
“Maddison is not bad, when he is not in the darts,” Keane said. 'But let me tell you, if you think you will return and take spurs among the top six, you are in the land of the cuckoo.
“Okay, he is a talented player, but if you are a player in the Spurs and Maddison dressing room he is back in the team, you would not be looking and going, oh Jesus, he returns today, we will be fine. '
After scoring the decisive goal and his tenth of the season, Maddison told Sky Sports: “Just a little exterior noise was not there this week?
'People have their opinions. I wanted to talk about the field. There will be a few enjoying me being the winner of the game.
'The Jarto always talks about blocking outside noise, but it's difficult. It is on your face with social networks, etc. You see it and are there, especially when it is a high profile name.