Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has closely criticised the membership’s present crop of gamers, questioning their “character” and calling for a number of gross sales within the upcoming switch home windows.
The Serbian centre-back was famously uncompromising on the pitch and hasn’t pulled any punches together with his blunt appraisal of United‘s underperforming squad. Vidic spent the overwhelming majority of his eight-and-a-half years at Outdated Trafford working beneath the legendary tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson earlier than leaving after David Moyes’ failed spell because the Scot’s first successor.
Erik ten Hag was the membership’s fifth everlasting supervisor post-Ferguson and managed to win two trophies earlier than was sacked on the finish of October. Whereas Vidic did not launch an impassioned defence of the Dutch coach, he did flip the highlight on Ten Hag’s gamers.
“We’re all anticipating extra from them,” Vidic instructed Sky Sports activities throughout November’s worldwide break.
“Even now we’ve got some unbelievable gamers,” the five-time Premier League champion admitted, earlier than including: “I believe my query is extra in regards to the characters, the resilience, being able to compete, to offer further and compete week in week out.
“I bear in mind once I was taking part in for Man Utd. Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans – I used to be considering they have been all coming to take my place. I used to be scared I used to be going to lose my place. And that is regular. If I am not performing properly, they’ll herald a brand new man. No-one needed to inform me that.
“So a job must be carried out within the subsequent few switch home windows. Not simply gamers they’re going to herald, I believe some gamers undoubtedly should try to discover new groups.”
Vidic conceded that his familiarity with incoming supervisor Ruben Amorim is restricted, however praised his “profitable mentality”. That intangible high quality is what the Premier League icon is on the lookout for in United’s present squad. “Typically you do not want the most effective participant on this planet to play to your membership, however you want the suitable character,” Vidic defined.
“If you wish to play for the large golf equipment, competing for the trophies, it’s a must to be constant. And that is not simply right down to high quality, it is right down to mentality. That is the important thing for me.”
