Nemanja Vidic

Red Or Dead God When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best Posts: 9,692	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 12:24:44 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Red Or Dead on Jan 29, 2016 12:24:44 GMT Former defensive legend announced his retirement from football today.
	You can lead a man to reason, but you cannot make him think.

Rach1986 Senior Member Roll on next season Posts: 1,254	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 12:40:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rach1986 on Jan 29, 2016 12:40:53 GMT Nearly cried reading that ..... Sniff ...... thank you legend and warrior
	Manchester Born and Bred - Proud to be a Mancunian Red

Red Or Dead God When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best Posts: 9,692	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 12:56:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Red Or Dead on Jan 29, 2016 12:56:29 GMT
	You can lead a man to reason, but you cannot make him think.

Red Or Dead God When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best Posts: 9,692	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 16:42:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Red Or Dead on Jan 29, 2016 16:42:39 GMT Farewell and God speed to a true legend worthy of the word, not just to our club, but the game as a whole.....
	You can lead a man to reason, but you cannot make him think.

Dave Moderator Posts: 7,553	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 17:07:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave on Jan 29, 2016 17:07:17 GMT What's with the spelling of his name on the title?

Red Or Dead God When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best Posts: 9,692	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 17:21:32 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Red Or Dead on Jan 29, 2016 17:21:32 GMT Happy now Dave? It was Ali who told me how to spell it...lol
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Dave Moderator Posts: 7,553	Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 17:24:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave on Jan 29, 2016 17:24:28 GMT Haha, yes thanks Brendan. Those type of things just irk me. Anyway what a warrior it's just a shame that he's had to go out this way.

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Nemanja Vidic Jan 29, 2016 17:25:05 GMT

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Post by Dave on Jan 29, 2016 17:25:05 GMT

Vida - my man

“Where is he from”....”he is well out of his depth”... these were the type of comments flying around the training ground after the 1st few training sessions we saw Vida!

So to see what an unbelievable force he became while at Man Utd means the work he comitted himself to physically and mentally is truly huge.

You have to remember he was playing against great strikers (Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin van Persie, Saha, Wayne Rooney) in training everyday, a big step up from the players in the Russian league. But in a dressing room its a cold world where judgements are passed quickly without remorse - and Vida was judged! Vida is a deep thinker, he was then he is now...so the questioning himself from all angles would have been frying his head the first few months at the club while struggling in training.

He worked on his strength in the gym, worked out what was needed for him to succeed in the Premier League and then started to establish himself in our team.

Im always asked about our partnership, did you do specific training etc....Not really no, it was something that just worked very naturally. He was very aggressive, loved attacking the 1st ball in or out of the box, getting right into the opposing strikers & i liked the sweeping up and covering type stuff...but our partnership brought out the best in our games and made us strive harder to be the best.

My favourite partner to play alongside - YES.

He became a defender that was feared, he could fight with the most physical, he crunched into tackles, he attacked the ball better than anyone ive ever seen....but as he will tell you with a smile, he could also play with the ball too, which made him complete & a great defender. Because he was soo good in the aggressive/attackimg the ball areas people probably looked over his ability with the ball to his annoyance!

As a freind he is made of the top stuff, always honest & thoughtful but also game for a laugh (when he is ready)!

Manchester United miss him now & so will football.

What a player.....what a guy....

Welcome to retirement bro!

Rio

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Nemanja Vidic Jan 30, 2016 4:49:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 4:49:33 GMT One of my favorites from the SAF era. Wish him the best.

spens1 Senior Member Posts: 2,018	Nemanja Vidic Jan 30, 2016 9:31:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spens1 on Jan 30, 2016 9:31:46 GMT was an amazing stalwart for us and a steady and reliable presence that we could always rely upon. Probably my favorite united CB

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Nemanja Vidic Jan 30, 2016 19:46:41 GMT

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Post by Jie on Jan 30, 2016 19:46:41 GMT

The Rio tribute was fantastic, nearly brought me to tears.
As much as I value Rio's finesse and control on the ball it was always Vidic's tackles that got me excited. By far my favorite player of that era (but thank God he decided to retire before he embarrassed himself at Villa or wherever)

Also this:

Ali Full Member Don't let your eyes desive you. Posts: 722	Nemanja Vidic Feb 15, 2016 6:58:30 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ali on Feb 15, 2016 6:58:30 GMT Jan 29, 2016 17:24:28 GMT Dave said: Haha, yes thanks Brendan. Those type of things just irk me. Anyway what a warrior it's just a shame that he's had to go out this way. what did i told you to spell?
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Red Or Dead God When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best Posts: 9,692	Nemanja Vidic Feb 15, 2016 19:23:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Red Or Dead on Feb 15, 2016 19:23:37 GMT Thankfully tells nothing for the spells.. :lol:
	You can lead a man to reason, but you cannot make him think.

Dave Moderator Posts: 7,553	Nemanja Vidic Mar 17, 2016 13:32:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave on Mar 17, 2016 13:32:05 GMT www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35827059 Interesting interview with Vidic.

Ali Full Member Don't let your eyes desive you. Posts: 722	Nemanja Vidic Mar 18, 2016 1:24:10 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ali on Mar 18, 2016 1:24:10 GMT The legendary
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