Rio Ferdinand's brutal assessment of a number of Barça players
The former Manchester United man said five or six players should not be at the club
Ferdinand was speaking on BT Sport after Barça were hammered by Juventus
Former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand was critical of a number of Barcelona players -- without naming them -- after Luis Enrique's side were beaten 3-0 by Juventus.
Talking in his role as a pundit on BT Sport, he said: "There’s a lot of players there that you think to yourself they couldn’t have got in the Barcelona team three years ago -- too many names to mention.
"There are five or six in this team who shouldn’t even be putting on the shirt. The way that they played -- the intensity, the quality. They’re not on the same planet and these are the players who have really got to feed the front three and are not getting the ball to them quick enough.
"And defensively they don’t look like they’ve got any individuals in there who want to defend. Collectively they’re not doing it. This team don’t press like the Barcelona team did under Pep Guardiola. These guys look like they don’t have any idea or desire to want to press."
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