Date: 22 Jun 2010 Comments: 0

Last week England’s captain Rio Ferdinand returned home from South Africa. His World cup hopes were smashed after he got injured before the tournament got under way, after a training ground clash with Emile Heskey. His place was taken my Michael Dawson who was recalled into the team by Capello. Rio Ferdinand will be working on getting fit for the next season on English football but what can he do in his free time over the summer. There are many things I can recommend to him like, play online poker, go on a holiday, play Xbox or PS3.

But what do you think he will do?

I did a survey recently asking around 300 people online through facebook and twitter on what Rio can do this summer. Some said he should go on a holiday with his family and rest. Because this is time when they can spend quality time with their family. Some said he should try and get back to full fitness before next season. Some replied back saying that the time for Rio is up as he gets injured quite often as he has done for Manchester United last season.

Some said he should have stayed with the English team as he is one of the leaders and would have been a good support. Not a good idea in my opinion. If your work manager is ill and at work would you really want to see him/her there next to you coughing and sneezing. I am pretty sure that is a no. So why would you want injured Rio in the team as he can’t even train. Ok fair enough David can train and he can stay but there is no point of Rio being there.

My suggestion for Rio Ferdinand is to have some games of absolute poker or Everest poker while resting and watching England play. Poker will also help him sharpen his mind, which is needed to read the game in football especially when you play for Manchester United.