Great interview.
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Nemanja Vidić Exclusive: How I Signed For Man Utd
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Great interview.
What a man 
Aah they finally got him on? I'll check it out later
I still remember the day when he and Patrice were unveiled together. Good times. 2 legends.
What a window. Signed for like £11m altogether I think?
Legend..
One of the greatest I’ve seen. Loved him so much my email Id was named after him for the longest time 
Fav United player of all time.
I'd assume he picked up a pen and scribbled his signature.
Nah he bit his agent's finger off and used it to scrawl his name in blood.
One of my favourite players ever
It always seemed that he was the brawn to Rios brains but it worked both ways.
Looking forward to part 2!
Brilliant player who i’d actually call underrated outside of United fans
They fit so well together also as people- going off this panel- that the 2 interviewers seem rather redundant.
I wonder how many of today's players stay at their training grounds and keep training after the formal session is over- to an almost obsessive level- like these guys did.
You'd think that there are far fewer players like that now.
I wonder how many of today's players stay at their training grounds and keep training after the formal session is over- to an almost obsessive level- like these guys did.
You'd think that there are far fewer players like that now.
Has somehow become incredibly underrated including by the actual hosts of Vibe with Five. I'll always take Vida over Rio, don't care (love both obviously).
My type of no nonsense defender
Exceptional player. Great defender and great captain. That tackle on Messi is so legendary but too bad we lost the game. Had we won it, it would have been an iconic play.
To this day I don't understand how he couldn't adapt to Italian league. Maybe he was just physically done at that point.
To this day I don't understand how he couldn't adapt to Italian league. Maybe he was just physically done at that point.
People say one man defence but I truly believed he deserved that accolade at times during his Utd career.
Sublime defender and yes one I 'rated' over Rio due to his actual impact and influence.
Sublime defender and yes one I 'rated' over Rio due to his actual impact and influence.
What a guy
I wish for the days again when we can make this sort of signing. Obviously harder in modern days but we seemed to be quite good at finding 'cheaper' options who could flourish. Boy did he flourish! Absolutely incredible defender in basically every facet, quite quick from what I remember, a decent footballer and an absolute savage in attacking set pieces. A real proper hardman too. I remember loving how he didn't playact when Drogba slapped him in the CL final, even though his reaction may have helped Drogba stay on the pitch in the days before VAR. His and Ferdinand's relationship reminded me of the centre half version of Yorke and Cole for me. 2 different personalities who seemed to get on great off the pitch and whose games complimented each other perfectly on the pitch.
Rio and Vidic is the best CB partnership in PL history. No one can convince me otherwise
Didn't seem that way at the start!
Nice interview that. One of the greatest players to play in the PL, with one of the best chants.
Interestingly I saw our favourite current United defender picked him as one of his top 6 United players. Was the only defender in there.
what’s the argument for this? I really can’t think of contenders or maybe I’m blanking
And Edwin in goal. Went 14 games in a row without conceding. Inconceivable nowadays.
Terry and Carvalho off the top of my head
yeah I thought of that. No doubt a great pairing but Carvalho individually doesn’t belong with the rest. Terry himself was certainly one the leagues best whether we like it or not.
Terry and Carvalho were great but Rio and Vida are well ahead. I’d say there’s a big distance between those pairings.
Number 1 Liam Miller
Number 2 Djemba Djemba
Number 3 Dion Dublin
Number 4 Poborksy
Number 5 Tiaibi
Number 6 damn I’d better name someone good..hmmm.. defender… hmmm… Vidic!
Night before Moscow final.
I remember the game we conceded. It was against Blackburn. We won the game, but I was deflated about letting a goal in.
The standards were set so high in them days. I’m just so glad I lived my “only football matters” days through that era!
I always rated him a class below Ferdinand but his abysmal national team career could be clouding my judgement.
One of my favourite ever players to be honest. Absolute hero.
Well... Few unlucky penalties. Few he missed and few he caused. He was a part of top defense during 2006 campaign in which Serbia (and Montenegro) had the best defense (only 1 goal conceded during qualifying). Then he got hurt and missed the World Cup and Serbia conceded 10 goals in 3 games. 6 from Argentina alone :/
While his overall grade might be B- at national team, he had plenty of A+ games.
Should have done better in 2010 World Cup.
It’s because PIG started and not Edwin. Late Ronaldo freekick still won it - I was also there.
Do you remember his header against Drogba in Moscow final, minute 55. That to me was Vidic at his absolute peak. That was a free header for Drogba.
He neutralized Drogba in that final, till Drogba had to slap our him.
Absolute legend! Felt like his departure from the club was under really difficult circumstances and at the time felt like him abandoning the ship mid season but it doesn't take away from what a player he was for our team.
What a player. So tough in the tackle and up for a battle that people forget he was very quick and also good on the ball. A brilliant defender
Such deals are still out there but requires a competent and functioning backroom staff. According to reports we scouted the likes of Ceicedo and Enzo but dint move forward . Less than 2 seasons later both are ( were ) hot transfer targets