Bettor.com analyzes whether the Red Devils should ditch their influential captain after a series of career-threatening knee injuries in recent months.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550. The name is synonymous with quality and consistency when it comes to players at Old Trafford.
“Nemanja ohhh, Nemanja ohhh, He comes from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002... He'll f****n' Murder Ya!” sing the United faithful. But alas, the once formidable centre-back now finds himself at a crossroad that he, himself, let alone the fans would have never imagined a year ago
Leading his side out at Wembley in May, the skipper already had the Premier League title wrapped and looked to seal a win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the UEFA Champions League final.
However, he failed.
Despite his presence and Rio Ferdinand’s defensive nous the duo were unable to contain the Catalans and were sent home reeling.
Battered and bruised, Vidic started the 2011/12 campaign uneventfully but in December saw his life change before his very eyes.
Combating Swiss giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Streller-c23752 and was eventually stretchered off the pitch before Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that
his season was well and truly over.
Support and the efforts of the Carrington medical staff were the sole reasons why Vidic was able to make a timely recover this term but the pie was half-baked and like any swiftly concocted dish was never going to withstand the rigours of real life.
A surprise omission from the squad that faced http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 as he prepares for the daunting season; To sell or not to sell.
Being a vital cog in the United machine, Vidic’s importance to the club is immeasurable but what Fergie must have realized is that the player is no longer the same force that he once was.
His abilities have diminished considerably and when he returns, fitness problems will come to haunt him. The situation is unimaginable if you go back a couple of years, but the fact is, Anzhi Makhachkala are willing to pay oodles of cash for the Serb and
considering his age, it could be a perfect solution.
The Russian outfit are not a direct rival and are willing to pay big money for the tough-tackling defender, hence the move makes sense on the pitch as well as on the commercial side of things.
Furthermore, Ferguson will have enough from the transfer to search for a potential replacement and could sign the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mats-Hummels-c24767, Neven Subotić or Gerrard Pique to take his place at the Theatre of Dreams.
Quoting in the press conference after his captain's injury, the long-serving manager echoed pain in his voice, as he revealed that despite not being completely fit, he urged the player to return.
"I don't think he was ever 100 per cent," said Sir Alex after confirmed Vidic’s absence till November. "I noticed a couple of times in training that he was limping a little bit. Then he started feeling tightness in his knee. He wanted to carry on and in
that situation that is what tough guys can do.”
"Obviously the main operation was to correct the cruciate but when you do cruciates there is always the danger that the cartilage or meniscus is damaged also and that was the case. The difficulty is for our medical staff to make a decision as to when players
are ready to come back. The worst that can happen is if you try and rush them back they get a training injury.”
The decision to play the Serbian International could cost the Scot way more than he imagined but for Vidic it could spell the end of his career at Manchester United.
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