The painful defeat against Liverpool last season was one of the lowest points for the club in several years. Whilst we can point to the whole team for under performing, it’s hard to look past the crucial flaws in Nemanja Vidic’s game that day. Why on earth he allowed the ball to bounce when Fernando Torres was approaching, I’ll never know – stick it in the bloody stands! Then as Steven Gerrard went past him at 2-1 down, to get himself sent and concede the freekick which Liverpool scored from, was the final nail in his coffin. Of course, that was the second time he’d been shown a red card against Liverpool that season!
Still, over the course of the season, Vidic was probably our best player in terms of his defensive work and the goals he also scored, which was recognised when he was named the Barclays Player of the Season in May.
Ahead of another match against Liverpool, Vidic is quick to remind the critics of his previous record when up against Torres and that he should be judged on the years he’s spent in this league, not that one game.
“It was unusual to lose 4-1 at home,” said Vidic. “I made some mistakes personally and so did the team. But it’s in the past. Of course it bothered me. When you make mistakes, especially in such a high-profile game, you always go through a hard time. But I got through it. Players who play football make mistakes. Only players who don’t play never make mistakes. So it happens and it happened to me.”
Vidic looks to the good games he’s had for United and the good job he’s done against Torres in the past.
“I’ve been here three-and-a-half years,” he continued. “If I need one game to prove whether or not I’m a good player, then I clearly haven’t achieved much in England. As well as that bad game, I can also remember having played some good games for United. It was just a bad day, that’s all. You must remember, I played two games against Torres before that and he didn’t score.”
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The lads won’t have to try hard to be raring to go for this one, but I hope above all else they get mentally focused, individually and as a team, I can see a burst of individual skill winning it, but concentration will be the real decisive element.
Come on lads, lets put the swine’s to the sword tomorrow, good luck.
Yeah one game does not shows a mans worth…but the recent game is the one which is more talked bout…so if vidic plays well keeps torres in his pocket then the last year will be forgotten…
Vidic is easily our best player and i think its about fucking time he won the ballon d or. Absoulute class!
Completely Agree with Vidic. He has been fantastic for us that season and rightly won those awards. His mistakes against Liverpool were costly but the team as a whole were awful. Just didnt perform and Liverpool evidently wanted it more than we did. I hope thats not the case on Sunday. We should work their dodgy defence and just keep our heads in the game. They do say third time lucky. And i do hope Vida doesnt get sent off !! We need all our players on the pitch. Unfortunately i wont be able to watch the game. So when i return and go on bbc i better see “United smash Liverpool to go on top” (That’s if Chelsea win and climb on top of us).
Come on Lads. I’m predicting 0-2 to united.
Play well as a team and Vida will take care of the rest. If you are playing badly, not retaining the possession and a player like Torress gets one chance and he takes it – that single moment defines the defender as having a bad day at the office. Could have been keeping the player at bay for the whole game but, one momentary lapse or a moment of brilliance and it is all forgotten
Not saying that is exactly what happened the last time but, I’ll ask everyone – what do you remember that Vidic did well that game against Torress and no one will remember, they will remember the first goal and then the foul.
I hope Vida tears Torress abductor apart tomorrow – fairly and without getting sent off, he certainly can do it.
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Vida is right, he had one bad game against Torres and he got slated. Torres did fuck all previously against him!! The best central defender in the world and one half of the best central defence in the world!! FUCKING AWESOME!!
vida is right he should’nt be judged on one performance. he was outstanding last season and i hope he forgets about his horror show last time he faced ladyboy. i feel he’ll have a point to prove to ladyboy why he’s one of the world’s best centre half, if he does’nt want to deal with him he’ll game the transvestite over to rio. the ABU are knobheads who wrote shit about vida being incapable of handling ladyboy. form is temporary but class is permanent.
sorry guys but i don’t mean to underestimate the power of the dippers but if the two cunts don’t make it, do you think that the likes of lucas and voronin wil win them the game tomorrow? i don’t think so they’re both mediocre players. even though they’ll be up for it i don’t think they have it in them. the dippers don’t have strenght in depth and that’s a FACT! anyway no need for complacency. about the dippers it’s just that they rely too much on saint stevie of me and ladyboy they don’t have enough quality. long live beneathts he is a genius!
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mate i agree torres did shit and then gets praised. deluded ABU media. i understand that vida is an outstanding defender but is he better than rio? i think when fit there is no better ball playing defender on the planet, in saying this although when both fit we have the world’s best defensive partnership!:-)
Torres can make most defenders looks silly, so hopefully Vida has learnt from last season and will come out and really cover his man this time around. The last few games have shown that Torres can be kept quiet and can be made to look very ordinary if players around him are kept in check.
Lets hope the team has a cracking day and everyone does their job and keeps the 2 man team in their back pockets.
An off day and a freak result that’s all it was. They won 4-1 and won fuck all. Vida is world class.
fck that lady boy, mo fckin torres my ass…. some ownage due… vidic to pwn that twat no good spanish bastard….. UNITED!!!! UNITED!!!! UNITED!!!!
3-0………. Guess who scores goal no 3………Glory Glory Man United
Vidic don’t worry mate u be fine ma friend torres wont be danger tmw i gurannete tat hw i kw coz he been missin fews games rite so he wont be in da his best form yet wen it cum 2 tmw so any1 cn stop torres tmw.
Come on Vida, fucking break the fuckin scouse pansy’s legs – end their title hopes and end his career