Balkan sports are famous for their abundant "Contra", from Djokovic's angry smashing of the racket after losing the US Open, to Jokic's explosion of Morris to cause a scuffle, to Stankovic holding an iron rod to kill Moji, the innate combat attributes of the Slavic people are unquestionable, and the protagonist of this issue of "Football People" is also a "predator" from the Balkan Peninsula, he is the former "Red Devils Soul": Nemania Vidic.
Nemania-Vidic
Player profiles
Name: Nemania Vidic
English: Nemanja Vidić
Birthday/Age: October 21, 1981 (age 41)
Nationality: Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia
Place of birth: Uzatipol Oblast, Uzhitze (former Yugoslavia)
Position: Centre-back
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 82kg
Dominant foot: Right foot
Nickname: Vida/Vida
Youth team: Red Star Belgrade (former Yugoslavia)
National team debut: 12 October 2002, former Yugoslavia vs Italy
Retirement date:January 29, 2016
Relationships: Anna Ivanovic (wife), Ferguson (club manager), Mazzari (club manager), Robert Mancini (club coach), Vladimir Dimitrijević (club teammate), C Ronaldo (club teammate), Ferdinand (club teammate), Giggs (club teammate), Handanovic (club teammate)
Career trajectory: Red Star Belgrade (former Yugoslav League), Subotica Spartak (former Yugoslav League), Sparta Moscow (Russian Premier League), Manchester United (Premier League), Inter Milan (Serie A)
Major honours: 1 Club World Cup, 1 Champions League, 5 Premier League titles, 3 English League Cups, 7 Community Shields, 2 Premier League Players of the Season, 4 Premier League Team, 1 Serbian League, 1 Serbian Cup, 1 former Yugoslav Cup, 2 Serbian Footballers
Technical features
Vidic FM property diagram
As can be seen through the FM2010 attribute chart, Vidic has the standard template of the world's top center-back, the three ability values of staring, stealing and headers have been impeccable, coupled with the mental attributes and physical qualities that are almost explosive, the Serbian iron-blooded tough guy who is playing in the current year can be called "one husband and one hand, all the things can not be opened"; Next, we will enter the real football world of Vidic together.
The red star sparkles
On October 21, 1981, a working family in Užice, the capital of the former Yugoslav Zlatipolar Oblast, was born a predatory centre-back who would become the world of international football: Nemania Vidic.
Predatory center-back
Vidic's father was a copper mine miner, and the little Vidic as a child inherited his father's genes well, as the saying goes: Vidic showed amazing athletic talent from the small man, and this time coincided with the golden age of sports development in the former Yugoslavia, so Vidic entered the local football school for enlightenment training at the age of 7.
How strong was sports in the former Yugoslavia? The time begins in the 1960s, the former Yugoslav famous coach Nick Rić was sent to the United States to learn advanced training methods and teaching concepts, after returning to China Nick Rić founded the coaching academy, and relying on the advantages of the national system, vigorously develop sports.
The former Yugoslavia is rich in sports stars
Such a tradition has trained many first-class coaches and athletes for the whole of Yugoslavia, from Serbian water polo, Serbian men's and women's volleyball team, to NBA stars such as Peja Stojakovic, Divac, Jokic, and then to Djokovic, Ivanovic and other tennis overlords, although Yugoslavia eventually disintegrated, but this model laid a solid foundation for the development of sports in the former Yugoslavia.
In 1996, Vidic was selected by the youth training system of the former Yugoslav domestic giants Red Star Belgrade, and with the professional system of youth training, Vidic quickly stood out from the crowd, and he and his friend Vladimir Dimitrievich were called "Belgrade Twins".
Start your career
However, unfortunately, Dimitrijević died of a sudden cardiac arrest during a daily training, and the grief-stricken Vidic not only funded Dimitrijević's family, but also inherited the legacy of his friends, and in 1999, the 18-year-old Vidic signed his first professional football contract with Red Star Belgrade and officially began his football journey.
Cold window hard reading
The debut professional Vidic did not feel the slightest discomfort, after experiencing the tempering of subotica Spartak club on loan, the bloodied Vidic released amazing energy, in the three seasons for the Red Star Belgrade, Vidic quickly grew into the absolute core of the defense and became the captain of the team at the age of 20.
After winning the former Yugoslav Cup and the "double champion" of Serbia and Montenegro, Vidic's name has become a local household name in Belgrade, and a supernova in the Balkans is rising; In the summer window of 2004, Vidic went abroad and joined the Russian Super League giants Spartan Moscow for a record transfer fee of 4.5 million euros.
Joined Sparta Moscow
There are no tears in Moscow, heavy snow, and the cold environment continues to hone Vidic's steely will, and in the ultra-high-intensity confrontation of Eastern European football, Vidic's mental attributes and physical qualities are becoming more and more mature, which also lays a solid foundation for his future landing in the Premier League.
In the 04/05 season, Vidic scored 2 goals in 28 games for Sparta Moscow, led the team to the runner-up of the Russian Premier League, and won the Serbia and Montenegro Footballer of the Year award for the first time, Vidic's early career can be described as a steady and steady, step-by-step, kung fu paying off, the young and old Eastern European rising stars attracted the attention of the Premier League giants Manchester United club.
It's still warm and cold
On January 5, 2006, through the decision of the old lord Ferguson himself, Vidic joined Manchester United for 7 million pounds, and the 24-year-old Serbian demon star landed in the top european giants as he wished, of course, for a boy who grew up in the rough football environment of Eastern Europe, how to adapt to the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League is the first problem facing Vidic.
Joined Manchester United
"I was preparing for the Premier League, training with Murenstine, he was the coach of the U21 team, Sir F let me play a game with the U21 team, and after the first half, Murenstine came over and said to me: 'You can go to the shower', in England, even if it is just a U21 game, you think some of the moves are fouls, but the referee doesn't care at all," Vidic said as he recalled when he first arrived at Manchester United.
Vidic's Debut in England was clearly not satisfactory, and in the first few games for Manchester United, the Serbian centre-back who was unsatisfied for a while received three yellow cards in a row, and the doubts about "parallel goods" began to be heard, but Vidic's strong willpower finally helped him out of the predicament.
Pass the bottleneck period with the strength of will
"Evra and I joined Manchester United together, and in the first six months, that was really the biggest problem we faced, but fortunately we carried it over, Sir Fur was very patient with us, and our teammates helped us through the adaptation period," Vidic recalled in an interview with British media.
The trick to Vidic's escape from the predicament is to devote himself fully to the extremely intense muscle building training, and the good height template itself combined with the great improvement of strength and endurance, Vidic successfully challenged himself with a steely will, and fully fulfilled the talent expectations for him in Lord Fu's eyes.
He once made a mistake that made Torres dream of the theater
Although in the 07/08 double red club, Vidic's fatal mistake in the panic made Spain's "golden boy" Fernando Torres dream theater, but after the game, the fans at Old Trafford gave Vidic far more encouragement than insults, because the Red Devils at that time were united in their hearts and minds.
Red Devils Souls
In the 06/07 season, after scoring his debut Premier League goal against Wigan Athletic, Vidic's Red Devils career began to be on the right track, and under the careful guidance of Sir F. Fur, serbian stars gradually replaced Sylvester and formed a "copper wall" that made the whole of Europe fearful.
Vidic and Ferdinand pack Drogba
In the following three seasons, Vidic, who sat in the top position of Manchester United's main centre-back, began the highlight performance of "Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, devil to kill the devil", being selected for the best team in the league for three consecutive years and leading the "Red Devils" to achieve the grandest premier league title, especially in the 07/08 season, Vidic returned to the Luzhniki Stadium and held aloft the St. Bollyde Cup.
However, there is no unbroken feast in the world, as Manchester United's 92 golden generation gradually ages, Vidic has added another burden on his shoulders, and the Serbian center-back has taken over the armband left by the old captain Gary Neville, becoming the new "leader" of the "Red Devils" is an undeserved glory for Vidic.
Raise the Premier League title trophy as captain
In the 10/11 season, the "Red Devils" will continue to soar under Sir Foff, and when Vidic first held aside the 19th Premier League title trophy in Manchester United's history as captain, the Serbian predator who was once again named the best player in the league reached the peak of his career.
"How many defenders can you name who really like defending? Vidic loves it, he loves to stick his head out to intimidate his opponent's shots, and he's thrilled by the scramble for five or five"—Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sir Foff's "five-five scramble" has been staged many times in Vidic's Manchester United career.
In the first leg of the 2008/09 Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United against Arsenal, in the face of the Gunners' powerful striker Adebayo's powerful shot, Vidic risked cervical paralysis, flew with his head to complete the break, in the words of the party Adebayor: the moment of contact felt that his calf was hit by a boulder.
Defend with your life
The 12/13 season of Manchester United home finale, also the farewell battle of Ferguson's Old Trafford Dream Theatre, in the face of the explosion of Swansea players, Vidic, who lost his center of gravity, chose to jump sideways to use his own face to block the ball, and the moment of forgetting death perfectly interpreted the bravery and fearlessness of the "Red Devil Iron Army" under Lord Furs.
On the other hand, today's Manchester United has long been ridiculed by fans as mercenaries without faith, and even C Ronaldo's strong willpower cannot reverse the decadent and chaotic mess, but just imagine, if Vidic is still in the team, the former "Predator Soul" can allow the "jumping beam clowns" in the locker room to make such waves, but unfortunately, if not, the darkest moment of the "Red Devils" may not have come.
Beyond one's power
Back to the point, with Ferguson's success and retirement, the once invincible Manchester United also quickly slipped like a meteor, and in the 13/14 Premier League game against Southampton, the meritorious captain Vidic also ushered in the curtain performance of his Manchester United career.
The curtain call was bloodied
However, in the game, Vidic was accidentally elbowed by Southampton player Lambert and blood stained the battlefield, at this time, the Serbian veteran with a bloody face disregarded the wound and argued with the referee, and the young players such as Smoling, Welbeck, and Januzzai next to him were all moved, and Vidic used his own practical actions to warn the younger generations of the late life, what is the real "Red Devil spirit".
9 years, 300 games, 21 goals, 1 Champions League, 5 Premier League titles, 2 Premier League Players, 4 Premier League Best Teams, behind a series of gorgeous statistics, the sweat and hardships of Vidic's Manchester United career are condensed; In the summer window of 2014, the 33-year-old Vidic tearfully bid farewell to old Trafford and signed for Inter Milan to play serie A.
The Manchester United period was a wonderful attack and defense
The Manchester United period was a wonderful attack and defense
It is a little regrettable that Vidic's blue and black journey at the end of his career was not satisfactory, affected by the knee overhaul in 2011, the Serbian veteran failed to fully adapt to the rhythm of the Serie A game, coupled with the "magic dance" of the "Martian boss" Walter Mazzari's three-centre-back system made Vidic really difficult to control, and finally his Inter career lasted only one and a half years.
epilogue
After undergoing back surgery in the summer of 2015, Vidic underwent six months of recovery, the 34-year-old Serbian veteran knew that his competitive form was much worse than before; On January 29, 2016, after completing the termination of his contract with Inter Milan, Vidic officially announced his retirement through manchester United's official website, ending his 16-year professional football journey.
Today, Vidic has a bit of coaching style
Throughout Vidic's career, experienced the "ten years of cold window" of hard reading, enjoyed the joy of the top of the European continent, when the Serbian veterans suddenly look back, full of their former cool and heroic posture, now more than six years after hanging up their boots, Vidic still has a green dream, maybe one day, when we look around the Old Trafford Dream Theatre, the once familiar figure will stand on the sidelines and continue to move forward side by side with the "Red Devils".
(Lanling TCFB)