Rio Ferdinand started his career at West Ham United.
Rio Ferdinand has lauded Paolo Di Cano and stated that he was ‘the best player’ he played with at West Ham but also shared that John Moncur was the best trainer, as he told his followers on his personal Instagram account.
The former defender started his career at West Ham and shared the qualities both Moncur and Di Canio had during their days at Upton Park.
He lauded Moncur as ‘unbelievable’ in training and unsurprisingly touched upon Di Canio’s hot temperament, both on and off the pitch.
Whilst many haven’t been coming down the conveyor belt in recent years, West Ham normally used to produce the best of the best from their academy.
Nonetheless, during a question and answer session on his personal Instagram story, Ferdinand shared his thoughts on Moncur and Di Canio.
“In training, John Moncur,” Ferdinand told his Instagram followers. “Unbelievable. What a player! He called himself the ‘White Pele’. He could play off both feet. Great balance.
“The best player I played with at West Ham? It has to be Di Canio. He takes some beating, doesn’t he? He’s a great player. He used to throw tantrums and stuff like that. And do mad stuff.
“He’d walk in from training because someone kicked him. He was a temperamental dude man. But he had an amazing talent. Hard worker. Good guy.”
It isn’t a surprise that Ferdinand has named Di Canio as the ‘best player’ he played with at West Ham because he was a maverick with a capital M and one of the best to put on the Hammers shirt.
He could produce absolute magic from absolutely anything and score wonder goals which the West Ham faithful will remember forever, just like his volley against Wimbledon.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
