da bet vitoria： Fans have ridiculed Rio Ferdinand for claiming Micky van de Ven is a "Rolls Royce" after the Dutch defender has a horror-show against Newcastle.

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Ferdinand praises Van de Ven pre-matchDutch defender at fault for three goalsSpurs hammered 4-0 by NewcastleWHAT HAPPENED?

The curse of the commentator has struck Van de Ven with the Dutch defender at fault for Newcastle's three goals. Van de Ven was sat down twice in as many minutes by Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, with the latter cutting inside to hand Newcastle a two-goal advantage before the break. Isak added a third goal as he raced away from the Spurs man, who had stepped up and left space in behind despite he ex-Dortmund striker being in his own half.

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Speaking before the game for , Ferdinand said: "[Van de Ven's] an absolute Rolls Royce of a centre-half and has the chance to be one of the best defenders around."

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

Fans were quick to slam Ferdinand, whose earlier comments came back to bite him.

Neil Atkinson tweeted: "I like Van de Ven but the reverse Midas Touch of Rio Ferdinand takes absolutely no prisoners."

@brunsama posted on X: "I can’t believe Rio hyped up Van de Ven like that in the buildup, guy is an amateur with pace."

@Bellaamatti felt sorry for the defender: "The fact that Rio Ferdinand was calling him a Rolls Royce defender right before the game 😭 he jinxed the poor guy."

Arsenal fans were out in force to mock Ferdinand and Van de Ven. An account named, Martinelli Madness, said: "He is not a Rolls Royce, he’s a Vauxhall Corsa."

@ArsenalComps had no sympathy for his rival's player: "This Isak vs Van de Ven battle is embarrassing."

FERDINAND RESPONDS

At half-time, and following the Van de Ven mistakes, Lynsey Hipgrave was quick to highlight Ferdinand's mishap. Hipgrave joked that: "As it stands, Newcastle are going above Manchester United in the table. I blame you Rio because you dropped the ‘Rolls Royce’ line before the match when bigging up Micky van de Ven."

Ferdinand replied: “Well sometimes Rolls Royces do have technical issues and they have to go for an MOT and get a once over."