"Modric Would Dominate Gerrard" | Playing Through Injury for England and Tottenham

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Why did Ledley King find it hard to play for England? Who was the hardest Premier League Striker Ledley King faced? Rio Ferdinand, Joel Beya & Stephen Howson sit down with Legendary Premier League Centre-back Ledley King. Ledley King talks about the difference in today’s defending compared to when he was playing, as well as sharing some insightful stories from his career . Stay tuned to hear Ledley King’s experience internationally with England, his view on Modric & Gerrard, and much more! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe and hit that notification bell so you never miss a minute of football coverage, exclusive interviews, and fiery debates this season!
0:00; - Intro
1:20; - Ledley’s footballing ability
3:10; - Ledley’s Favourite Player
3:53; - His midfield stint for England
6:34; - Ledley’s trust in his game
7:28; - Ledley on Thierry Henry and players he’s played against over the years
10:36; - Ledley on when he realised he was going to make it
13:29; - Ledley on Peter Crouch
15:22; - Sol Campbell’s influence
16:17 - What he was doing to be the best defender
20:52; - Managers that helped him tactically improve
22:16; - Rio and Ledley on the third defender to play alongside in a back three
24:39; - The difference between defenders back then and now
26:52; - Are defenders better now or back then?
28:55; - Ledley on if he should have played for England more?
31:05; - His leadership traits
34:53; - His football routine throughout the week
36:05; - Ledley on playing through injuries
43:25; - Ledley’s experience coming back from injury after the World Cup
44:40; - Ledley after his big operation at Tottenham
46:04; - Ledley on Harry Redknapp, Bale and Modric
49:00; - Best player he’s trained with
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@DxDx222 Ай бұрын

That black eye letting us know this was filmed weeks ago 😂

@markn7519 Ай бұрын

What happened

@Kushagra.j Ай бұрын

Need the full story buddy. Can't keep us hanging

@Marco-bi9rb Ай бұрын

@@Kushagra.jgot butted by a player whilst coaching for his Sunday league side

@Nightsu Ай бұрын

@@markn7519 some scouser blindside headbutted him during a football match

@Vain1989na Ай бұрын

Loooool for real

@jasonbrown9644 Ай бұрын

It’s actually mind blowing that he played as well as he did despite hardly training! What a player

@jamesburke2094 Ай бұрын

It's not that difficult Training s often a major burden, especially when you consider the mor onic squad players who are there to drag down certain targets

@richyorosun9187 Ай бұрын

Put the guest name in the thumbnail! Great show...again fellas!

@Avoki0 Ай бұрын

@@jamesburke2094 Go on then, go perform as a top level centre back in the premier league with no training

@kb5509 Ай бұрын

@@jamesburke2094what are you basing this on?

@LetHimRead Ай бұрын

@@jamesburke2094 You never played sports at a high level lol. Anyone who has knows training is essential to maintaining a high level for 99 out of 100 players.

@englishlad8085 Ай бұрын

The amount of arguments I’ve had when we talk about Center half’s is nuts , people need to remind themselves how good Ledley was , he was so injured he wouldn’t even train he would just show up on match day and boss games.. absolute legend 💯

@OskarSsssssssssssssss-ui8pt Ай бұрын

Either this was filmed a month ago or Howsons just receiving back handers off everyone 🤣😂

@NavyaSagittarius Ай бұрын

Is Howson the fatty guy?

@aneeshdam1755 Ай бұрын

@@NavyaSagittarius Yes😅

@kdieterle8 Ай бұрын

Lmao the fatty! The best shape he has been in but that's hilarious still

@haimainjauo242 Ай бұрын

How tf is this funny to you? Seriously wondering

@kdieterle8 Ай бұрын

@haimainjauo242 because if you take everything serious you'll die miserable. Like I said best shape he would admit to being in, but I just find it humorous that people call him fat still. Like internet just has 0 chill, you can change but never run away from type of thing. It's a bit dark I'll give ya that. Not like I'm dying laughing just got a chuckle out of it. Like irony or something idk. Best introspective look I can give you random internet therapist.

@EagleEyes77 Ай бұрын

Ledley was great and purely world class. Injuries worried him

@jh4892 Ай бұрын

Hearing the way Rio talks about King makes you appreciate how good he was

@dalegrant9282 Ай бұрын

As an Arsenal fan, this guy was the best. Strong couldnt be pushed off, timing was perfect, great header, fast, good vision. Always calm, decision making. Would have taken him any day twice on a sunday.

@Traveltheworld1818. Ай бұрын

Spurs had Sol Campbell and Ledley king how much would these guys cost in today market ??

@SteveDavid-pw4lh Ай бұрын

Rio- “Jamie would be there, backing up the back ups” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 RUDE!

@louisdupey1331 Ай бұрын

Spurs season ticket holder when ledly was playing and he is hands down the best centre half I’ve ever watched ! Shamed he was riddled in injury’s #Rollsroyce

@Traveltheworld1818. Ай бұрын

What about Sol Campbell??

@jamesj.mccombie5031 Ай бұрын

@@Traveltheworld1818. Who? Never heard of him.

@makrina_x Ай бұрын

what a great guest… gave very considerate and honest answers. imagine playing at an elite level despite not training and the pain he was experiencing. puts a lot of players today to shame

@dondamon4669 Ай бұрын

Was pumped up with opiates and testosterone

@ColsPlaying Ай бұрын

Got loads of time for Ledley, a great player hampered by awful injuries

@cbc899 Ай бұрын

3:27 why is Rio acting so surprised that he loved R9 so much. He may have been defender but it's R9, everyone loves him 😂

@j-uk2189 Ай бұрын

How calm is this geezer!!

@blacklotus5364 Ай бұрын

One of the best yet

@elbandido14 Ай бұрын

great guest, he's got so many interesting things to share

@declanshanahan3888 Ай бұрын

Seen Ledley on a few pods, cracking player as we all know but what an articulate guest. Not sure if he is coaching , if he isn't he should be.

@Lee_yourboylee Ай бұрын

Brilliant interview. I've never really seen the real Ledley until this. Incredible how Ledley dealt with the injury. I think I might have felt sorry for myself and got depressed. Especially given how ambitious he was to be the world's best defender only to be robbed of fulfilling that when so young (though he was still world class, amazingly). Very impressive character. As a Spurs fan I marvelled at how he developed his defensive IQ to masterful levels to compensate. And at his supremely well-balanced two-footed ability. And how the hell was he still so fast? Ridiculous! An all-time great.

@ulricjude Ай бұрын

Top top top interview. Always loved King! Crazy that he played through so much!

@zec91 Ай бұрын

Great interview err podcast.. Looks like it was filmed when they did the Klopp leaving Vibe a month ago, ste's eye is explained then too give it a watch

@K_Truth7 Ай бұрын

Why is Gerrard always the headline? Lowkey it lets you know that he WAS the guy back in the day.

@shakeerhussain4736 Ай бұрын

Facts

@thesaintst1851 Ай бұрын

Exactly

@eaganadams3314 Ай бұрын

Man united fans have an unhealthy obsession with Liverpool and Steven Gerard smh lol it’s evident by now

@JoutarouKuujou1 Ай бұрын

Why you hating on Gerrard?

@K_Truth7 Ай бұрын

@JoutarouKuujou1 I'm not hating lol I'm a Liverpool fan!

@robbiewizz658 Ай бұрын

It’s mad listening to how Ledley played with his knee and still was amazing

@magik410 Ай бұрын

My legend COYS Thanks for everything Mr. King.

@cinemattis Ай бұрын

The King of White Hart Lane. It´s mind boggling to think what his status in the game (world wide) would have been if he hadn´t had his knee problems and injuries. He would most likely have been widely recognised as one of the great centre backs of all time. A story of what could have been, I guess. But easily one of the top 3 centra backs of Spurs together with Mike England - bad knee included.

@united3689 Ай бұрын

Ledley seems like a real one. Cool dude and great player.

@miles3379 Ай бұрын

When he was fit, Ledley King was the best centre-back in the league, fairly comfortably. His injury problems are one of football's truly tragic stories.

@mart4414 Ай бұрын

A Euro 2004 with Robinson, Ferdinand, Terry, King, Beckham, A. Cole, Scholes, Hargreaves, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney in a 3-5-2 with Campbell, Neville, Carrick, Lampard, Joe Cole, Dyer, Crouch off the bench would have been special.

@miles3379 Ай бұрын

Big respect for Ledley for not taking Rio's race-baiting question when talking about Sol Campbell being another 'black centre-back'. Ledley could touch on the same sort of feelings but talked about the area and social class he came from and not skin colour. There would have been black, white and several shades inbetween young men from Ledley's area that struggled, it wasn't a race thing at all.

@ohyouloveit8599 Ай бұрын

You another non-black guy insisting that there’s no racism or colour struggle at all? Especially 30 years ago?

@craigdown727 Ай бұрын

Joel cuts off a quality conversation with a mid question man 11 mins in

@lukashbeeharry5127 Ай бұрын

always does it . Chief spoiler

@turalabasov9829 Ай бұрын

Loved it

@EagleEyes77 Ай бұрын

Riquelme was serious. He made Makelele sweat😂

@thrilla72 Ай бұрын

Riquelme!!! Glad he is appreciated by so many

@EagleEyes77 Ай бұрын

@@thrilla72 Juan Roman was the reason why I started supporting Argentina in the 2006 world cup. I was very young, and he and Saviola were two of my favourite players at the time. I enjoy him so much now because I have grown to understand football better.

@afallenworld1581 Ай бұрын

@@EagleEyes77If he wasn't subbed of Argentina wins thd 2006 WC. That team had probably the second best squad in that WC.

@EagleEyes77 Ай бұрын

@@afallenworld1581 Exactly. The coach wanted to defend

@joeturnbull2190 25 күн бұрын

Golf clap for a tackle. Ledley made the greatest tackle I’ve seen in my life. King of the lane

@decode3667 Ай бұрын

Modric at 37 had one of the most amazing assists that read ahead of time & defied physics. Modric at his peak could easily dribble past Gerrard with his touch & flair but he would also be so clean off the ball.

@simonhearn2028 Ай бұрын

oh lookk a spurs player backing modric weird ive been to those games modric dominated so much at anfield ...i smell bs lol

@beoteo7939 Ай бұрын

@@simonhearn2028you smell bs because you have the memory of a tool. Modric dominated the game against Liverpool at Anfield during the 10/11 season. Embarrassing that you were there but don’t have the brain capacity to remember.

@matthewflynn6837 Ай бұрын

No one is dominating Gerrard at his peak!!

@keinguyen3380 Ай бұрын

@@matthewflynn6837except for all the players that dominated him at their peak (pirlo, de Rossi, scholes, Keane, gattuso, Vieira, etc).

@Paul-vi7kh Ай бұрын

You’re saying it like that whole list hadn’t been dominated by Gerrard aswell. And they all have.

@razer0072073 Ай бұрын

Imagine a front four of Son, Kane, Bale, and Modric in behind in their prime for Tottenham

@gerardbenson1844 Ай бұрын

Would have been amazing to watch them win nothing

@miqigod Ай бұрын

when is this from ? :D

@tyronetalyor2645 Ай бұрын

Not sure how JT got in the conversation of best in his generation.... these two where miles better

@Woze899 Ай бұрын

I get your opinion but JT is among the best defenders BPL has ever seen

@tyronetalyor2645 Ай бұрын

@@Woze899 it's just my opinion as you said, not sure he would have been if he didn't haven't play with the likes of Ricardo Carvalho and Marcel Desailly.

@Woze899 Ай бұрын

@@tyronetalyor2645 hes got holes in his game i.e pace which is been portrayed against germany in S.Africa world cup but his resume is irrefutably remarkable and is among the best defenders the league has ever seen.hey,am not even a fan of him at all

@jh4892 Ай бұрын

And Sol Campbell

@tyronetalyor2645 Ай бұрын

@@Woze899 I agree, just don't think you can great with holes in your game... but you can be average and play with great players and a great team and win things like the Nevilles.... which I respect greatly I may add

@LP2891 Ай бұрын

The standard of strikers these guys played against was ridiculous. If Rio, Ledley played in todays game Golden Boot winners would have 14 goals

@reduk1999 Ай бұрын

Great guest good guy

@thetrappedchatterbox7941 Ай бұрын

That was excellent.

@Bugdenl 12 күн бұрын

Not enough people consider many other CBs. If there's one who is criminally under spoken about in any prem GOAT defender chat, it's Paul McGrath who won the player of the season award as a defender....

@nwa0873 Ай бұрын

Did ste got punched again I swear he recovered from previous one 😂

@Woze899 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@LP2891 Ай бұрын

'Id play 3 or 4 games and get called up for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿' This guy was on a dofferent level 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@ozzielam Ай бұрын

I think Ste is up to other things again. But listening to King how he played thru his knees problems still being so good

@willr8915 Ай бұрын

Do you reckon Joel's done some research?

@raj1215 Ай бұрын

Y'all been sitting this interview! Ste has black eye!

@jamesburke2094 Ай бұрын

47:45 loving the second conversation going on separately 😅

@RemofRenaissance Ай бұрын

Yes. I see where you’re going with that “he’s not even in your…” 😂

@chriswealth5471 Ай бұрын

Rio is mad funny 😂😂 🤣 very interesting guy

@homesecrets494 Ай бұрын

Ledley is a gent!

@BTLPods Ай бұрын

I love Rio man. The way he can just make you buss up and make serious guys like Ledley crease as well. I beg you stop using the term "bad" in a good way though my guy I know hella man are getting confused or misinterpreting that one

@adamxyz123 Ай бұрын

I remember him at Euro 04 I think it was and how unbelievably good he was. Pity injuries ruined him.

@darnelsharpe7597 Ай бұрын

Nah the black eye snitched on my broski Ste man😂😂

@louiswilliamson705 Ай бұрын

Senrab vs westward games from the old school days !

@OldSchoolBoxing1 Ай бұрын

Spurs best ever EPL player

@RockomusiK Ай бұрын

Who's beating up Ste. Everytime I see him he has a black eye. 😂

@user-we1sv5ud3h Ай бұрын

When are we gonna see rvp

@leonleon2276 Ай бұрын

Is that why Real Madrid got pumped 2-1 at home and 4-0 at anfield woth Gerrard dominating both games…..

@mattvanemden7573 Ай бұрын

Ledley King is an idiot. Gerrard so far above Modric in his prime its not even funny.

@paulmccluskey6710 26 күн бұрын

Modric wasn’t at Madrid at that time you absolute dildo

@salmantaghdi8605 25 күн бұрын

Real Madrid since acquiring Modric have never lost to Liverpool in the Champions League. The games you are referring to are from 2009 which is before Modric arrived.

@leonleon2276 19 күн бұрын

@@salmantaghdi8605 ok , when he modric was at spurs…Liverpool always gave spurs a pasting. Always controlling the games with gerrard dominating the midfield.

@salmantaghdi8605 19 күн бұрын

@@leonleon2276 Fair point

@Avoki0 Ай бұрын

Glad King is finally starting to get his flowers 🤣 it’s about time

@andyshaw7882 Ай бұрын

Love how much Ledley dismisses Joe L, ste knows not be cocky and wait for the right moment, Joel constantly trying to bring arsenal into it and Rio trying to make it a race conversation. Well done ledley, top player and top bloke.

@garrybutterfieldfilms4501 Ай бұрын

😂 rios new napper and Ste’s black eye. The good ol days

@markn7519 Ай бұрын

Does anyone even think that Gerrard is on the same level as Modric or better.

@andrewwright4195 Ай бұрын

Different positions and players pointless argument one played all around the pitch and carried his team the other was in world class team he didn't do anything for spurs

@markn7519 Ай бұрын

@@andrewwright4195 Carried his country to a World Cup semi final and final and won the best player of the tournament in the 2018 World Cup. What did Gerrard do that Modric didn't?

@andrewwright4195 Ай бұрын

@@markn7519 modric had good team beating England isn't hard lost to Argentina didn't turn up in semi final he did nothing against France or Brazil

@jambo191 Ай бұрын

gerrard kdb are top class attacking midfielders stupid to compare them to modric

@andrewwright4195 Ай бұрын

@@markn7519 England had a team who hated each other gerrard got 3 world cup finals goals how many did modric have

@regwoods8225 Ай бұрын

All my comments always big up Ledley king same breath as Paul McGrath football brain👌🏼💯💥

@regwoods8225 Ай бұрын

Wow rio said it at the end ledly and McGrath been commenting to there genius on pure podcasts Rio knows ⚽💯

@khalifamitchell Ай бұрын

They shoulda dropped this when Ste first got the black eye, now it’s looking like he gets punched up every week 😂

@OldSchoolBoxing1 Ай бұрын

Most underrated EPL CB Ever

@Jjag4021 Ай бұрын

Would have been the best in the world, no doubt. His reading of the game was second to none, his positional play, in along with his pace and strength made him truly world class. Sol was just big and strong, small players would bend him up all the time, Ledders really was king of the land and would have in the world bar that knee.

@Lewis-sb6lm Ай бұрын

Rio every ten seconds "Rahh" 😂

@HanzoReiza Ай бұрын

Ledleys respect for Henry is returned by Henry to King.

@gilbertangokho425 Ай бұрын

Part 2 ???

@artemiyavdonin8948 Ай бұрын

I hope this was filmed a while ago other wise il be thinking Howson wants to be in mma from his fight on the pitch it seems like it.

@wilder17 Ай бұрын

It’s the rare players that are both stronger and quicker than you that really give trouble. Usually if he’s smaller and quicker you can use your physical, if he’s bigger and stronger you can use your quickness. But some players have both 😅

@MrSajioo Ай бұрын

80% of the interview is about his injury which sums up his career. Injury free he would have been one of the best CB in the pl.

@Nick_TV_Producer Ай бұрын

He was one of the best with the injury. Without it he'd probably have been starting for prime Barca

@MrSajioo Ай бұрын

@@Nick_TV_Producer I wouldn’t go that far but yeah he was good. Probably would have moved to Arsenal like Sol

@b0sH 28 күн бұрын

How bad were Spurs that even with Modric "dominating" one of the greatest ever PL midfielders, they still won nothing.

@Bobbibouchersmumwasright 22 күн бұрын

You know I don’t train innit? 😂😂😂

@bulliboyz 24 күн бұрын

I hate modern football What a player Lesley was

@jeanjacqueslundi3502 5 күн бұрын

I thought it was Expressions in the thumbnail.

@MrAmerica67 Ай бұрын

JoeL and Rio twinning

@Scottuz Ай бұрын

New Video recorded a Month ago???

@wazzamirza2707 Ай бұрын

Joel punched up Steve 😂😂😂

@raqeebahmed9932 Ай бұрын

What a player he was unlucky with injuries

@niterida048 Ай бұрын

Ledley king absolute baller if he wasn't injured he'd of been a world beater. He was probably better than Rio.

@stixzadinia8584 Ай бұрын

37 year old modric would put slippy G on his arse... again 😂

@nilbachkani447 Ай бұрын

Yeah right 🥴

@stixzadinia8584 Ай бұрын

@@nilbachkani447 truth hurts kid 😘

@joshuakithyoma9575 Ай бұрын

Warra trophy for Spursy 😂

@stixzadinia8584 Ай бұрын

@@joshuakithyoma9575 english? 🤣

@psgistheworstclubineurope Ай бұрын

Slippy Scouser

@garyconnolly9393 Ай бұрын

You can always tell how far back the videos were made by judging stes black eye

@brendonstratuliak9449 Ай бұрын

Forgot to release this weeks ago I see hahaha

@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 27 күн бұрын

Led King the best,, Sven was a clown not using him in all the Euro tournament

@SmessedUpSquirrel Ай бұрын

Ledley King fit, would have been the best England ever had.

@bernard48 Ай бұрын

You need to get Paul McGrath on here!

@Lckellymarie117 Ай бұрын

Ledley looking like joels pops

@jaywaidson811 Ай бұрын

Rio and the other guy on the end look like 90s boy band lol

@larryanderson9711 Ай бұрын

Met Police 5 a side!!! Remember that one 😮

@drewbadenoch7411 Ай бұрын

Ledders was something else 👏🏼

@donnyblackburn1754 Ай бұрын

Ledley king was one of the best centre about massively underrated of it wasn’t for injury he could of played for any time in the world

@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415 27 күн бұрын

like that Rio CAP class

@bennybutler8772 Ай бұрын

He was the King 👑

@darenzillio Ай бұрын

I need a fit check lol. What hat is Rio wearing?

@capio78 Ай бұрын

I lived in Zagreb when Modric played for Dinamo, I first saw him aged 16 and he ran the show even at that age and Dinamo had some quality players then, he was the reason they sold the golden boy of Croatian football Krancjaer to their rivals Hajduk.

@Ahmed-004 Ай бұрын

Luka is levels above any English midfielder in the history

@habilhussain3387 Ай бұрын

1000%

@ajaini1709 Ай бұрын

Erm Kobbie mainoo exists mate

@Bkh0498 Ай бұрын

@@ajaini1709ah shut up absolutely ridiculous and I’m a united fan

@BusyBrittain Ай бұрын

Bobby Charlton, Glenn hoddle and Paul gascoigne only ones in same league

@NavyaSagittarius Ай бұрын

Yeah Lukka was Maradonna dimmy

@SirUnaiEmery Ай бұрын

seems a top bloke ledley

@PaulTheFruitcake Ай бұрын

Joel looks like Ledleys son here hahahaha

@matthew.d.neffii Ай бұрын

Man's got a black eye to blend in 😂

@gerardbenson1844 Ай бұрын

Just because King was always injured his abilities get overrated.

@Lee_yourboylee Ай бұрын

So, they're all sat down as above, ready to start..... Joel: Stephen, before we begin, who do you think was better, Ledley or Rio? I won't reveal his answer but suffice to say.....which eye ended up black?