{"id":297535,"date":"2023-11-14T08:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297535"},"modified":"2023-11-14T08:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:24:46","slug":"ferdinand-varanes-head-must-be-scrambled-with-evans-preferred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/ferdinand-varanes-head-must-be-scrambled-with-evans-preferred\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferdinand &#8211; Varane&apos;s head must be  &apos;SCRAMBLED&apos;  with Evans preferred"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Raphael Varane&#8217;s head must be &#8216;SCRAMBLED&#8217; after falling below Jonny Evans in Manchester United pecking order, claims Rio Ferdinand<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jonny Evans has been favoured to start ahead of Raphael Varane recently<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ex-Man United star Rio Ferdinand says defender&#8217;s head will be &#8216;scrambled&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City had their pants pulled down by a development team &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand believes Raphael Varane&#8217;s head must be &#8216;scrambled&#8217; by the fact he is seemingly below Jonny Evans in the pecking order at Manchester United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since returning from injury, the World Cup winner has see Erik ten Hag prefer\u00a0Evans, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire\u00a0&#8211; though the Northern Irishman suffered an injury in the defeat by Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>On his Vibe with FIVE YouTube show, Ferdinand said: \u2018We don\u2019t know. If he\u2019s on the bench, you think he must be fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In my mind, when you\u2019re on the bench you can play \u2013 because you could have to come on in the first minute if someone gets injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So if you\u2019re fit enough to travel and get on the bench, you\u2019re fit [to play]. So I don\u2019t know what the reason is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/06\/77772285-12746509-image-a-7_1699943558056.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/06\/77772287-12746509-image-m-6_1699943552728.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has been picking Jonny Evans (right) over Raphael Varane (left)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/06\/77772293-12746509-image-a-8_1699943618698.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag insists there is nothing more to his decision than competition for places<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I know that Varane is waking up and his head has got scramblers going off it in, because he\u2019s thinking: \u201cI\u2019ve banged out five Champions League medals, I\u2019ve played an integral part in all of those, I\u2019ve played with the best players in the world, I\u2019ve come to Man United and Jonny Evans is starting in front of me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No disrespect [to Evans]. Regardless of what Evans has done, there is no way Jonny Evans was ever in Varane\u2019s mind. He would never have been thinking about Jonny Evans.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Evans, 35, signed a one-year deal with United having left Leicester as a free agent at the end of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had linked up with his former club to keep fit but ended up making such an impression and playing in pre-season fixtures that Ten Hag wanted to keep him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Varane, meanwhile, suffered an injury against Nottingham Forest earlier this season that kept him on the treatment table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And his battle to win back a place in the starting line-up is purely down to competition for places, rather than a falling out, insisted Ten Hag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman said last week:\u00a0\u2018Absolutely not. As I said, it is about tactical reasons why I chose these partnerships. I think Harry and Jonny did well.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/06\/77772259-12746509-image-a-10_1699943653106.jpg\" height=\"613\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand believes the former World Cup winner&#8217;s head must be &#8216;scrambled&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What I said last year, Harry didn\u2019t play a lot, so I was very happy with Rapha\u2019s performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have always been happy with his performance. But in this moment, Harry is playing very well and there is internal competition.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Varane cost United \u00a340million in 2021 having been a key part of Real Madrid&#8217;s success. He&#8217;d made 360 appearances in a decade, winning the Champions League four times and LaLiga on three occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Evans played for West Brom and Leicester during the same time period and Ferdinand went on to add that the Northern Irishman must be delighted with how everything has transpired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[He thought he would] go back to West Brom or something, Coventry or somewhere like that,&#8217; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d love to be Jonny Evans now, because knowing what he\u2019s seen back in the day and having that insight now and seeing it now.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/06\/77772283-12746509-image-a-12_1699943683665.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steve McClaren shares a joke with Varane in the warm-up before the game against Luton<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12746509\/Raphael-Varanes-head-SCRAMBLED-falling-Jonny-Evans-Manchester-United-pecking-order-claims-Rio-Ferdinand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raphael Varane&#8217;s head must be &#8216;SCRAMBLED&#8217; 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