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Originally Posted by devilish
I think that Vidic was signed to add more steel and consistency to our defense. We all know Wes. He is a brilliant lad, but he is a bit of injury and error prone and he takes his time (after injury) to regain form, so considering that Mickey is more or less the same like him (less injury prone but more mistake prone) and that Rio is not that type of hardworking tough tackler, someone like Vidic was needed
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You are right about the reasons he was signed. However it coincided with a return to form of Wes Brown alongside Rio. I realise Fergie had little option against Blackburn given the injury/ suspension situation in midfield, but to now break up that partnership just because Vidic has arrived could be a mistake. It was interesting to see Brown revert back to a sort of jittery performance probably because of the change in central defence. If Wes and Rio are playing well together why change it just because Vidic has arrived? He'll get his chance later.