We'll be fine at Stoke and West Ham if he's playing but I'd be terrified about those crosses and balls being pumped in if Vidic doesn't make it for those two games.
Vidic
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In the PL our win % and points is very similar with and without Vidic but...
In the 16 games we have played without Vidic we have conceded 23 goals compared to just 10 in the 15 games he has featured in (14 starts 1 sub).
We have kept 7 clean sheets in 15 games with him in the side compared to 3 in 16 without him.
I know lots of other factors will come into play but I just wanted to look at the general trend now that he has played and missed a similar amount of PL games.
In the 16 games we have played without Vidic we have conceded 23 goals compared to just 10 in the 15 games he has featured in (14 starts 1 sub).
We have kept 7 clean sheets in 15 games with him in the side compared to 3 in 16 without him.
I know lots of other factors will come into play but I just wanted to look at the general trend now that he has played and missed a similar amount of PL games.
Very good today.
Another clean sheet with him back.
Another clean sheet with him back.
When Vidic is in the team, all is usually well. Pity he didn't make the City game.
Would have been a very unlucky penalty to give away considering Kenwyne Jones would have done feck all anyway. Stoke could have played for another 90 minutes and not scored. Useless.
Beast mode. So good to have him in the team. Still by far our best defender.
We never look like conceding when he plays. Not just how he defends but his leadership qualities and organisational skills.
Not sure if we play him against West Ham.
Not sure if we play him against West Ham.
He's a beast. Stoke got pretty much no joy in our penalty area thanks to him, and so were relegated to taking (awful) pot shots from distance. Superb performance.
With Vidic in the team this season our record is P18 W15 D2 L1. The only defeat coming against Real Madrid.
Over the last two seasons the difference between our goals conceded with him in the team versus goals conceded without him is, in a word, insane.
Was good to have him available today. Really neutralised stokes aerial ball game.
We would have won the league last year if he hadn't been out. Without a doubt.
Is there a stat which calculates percentage of goals conceded with and without vidic?
Best defender in the world, still. without question. a remarkable comeback from a horrific injury,we look like a completely different team since christmas. A great United captain
If he'd been as ever-present in the last two seasons as he was in 2010-11 we would have broken Chelsea's points record two seasons running. fecking injuries.
I saw him clutch his elbow or left arm a couple of times after his slip that could have been a penalty. Hopefully it is nothing major and will start against West Ham.
Just a huge difference to our team when he is in the lineup and healthy. Its not coincidence we have been barely conceding anything with an 100% Vidic.
With Nemanja Vidic in the team this season: P20, W16, D2, L2 (Everton away & Real Madrid with 10 men)
Everton away was with Carrick too? Considering the circumstances of the losses, you can almost forget about them and really say how important he is.
I think he, Carrick and Rooney are our most important players. There's no chance we'd keep a clean sheet without him today.
I dunno, Stoke wouldn't have scored in a brothel today. They are the worst side I've seen us play all season.
Love him. Warrior.
magnificent
what a beast - him and Ferdinand were up against it from the caveman throwing his elbows (and himself) around. Won so many headers. Second game in 3 days aswell which is great news.
Put in a great shift tonight. His knees deserve a rest. Hopefully Evans will be fit for the Villa game on Monday.
Monster.
Thought he was pretty class. Attacked everything. There was one fantastic header where he came from nowhere to deny Nolan a probable goal
I can't believe the level he's returned at. Must admit I thought he'd suffer a bit after his injury but he's completely obliterated all doubt with his performances recently. Love those 3 or 4 minute periods in games whereby the opposition repeatedly knock the ball into the box only for it to be met repeatedly by Vidic's head no matter how impossible the clearances should be. He had one of those spells in the first half today, actually. The commentary went something like:
"Vidic clears it...."
"It comes out to Jarvis who knocks it back into Carroll"
"But Vidic is there to head it out."
"Carrick receives possesion but loses it, Diame sends it back into the box.."
"Vidic heads it away...again."
It's fecked up.
"Vidic clears it...."
"It comes out to Jarvis who knocks it back into Carroll"
"But Vidic is there to head it out."
"Carrick receives possesion but loses it, Diame sends it back into the box.."
"Vidic heads it away...again."
It's fecked up.
he put in a really great tackle vs carroll.
Sir Alex made a comment about Jones being an animal for football. It would be great to here his opinion of Vidic.
Last night he was immense for the team, seemed like he was the only player who knew what to expect from West Ham. Carroll and Nolan know how to get fouls for there team. I really pleased with his performance, really lead the team very well and his positioning was excellent throughout the game.
Last night he was immense for the team, seemed like he was the only player who knew what to expect from West Ham. Carroll and Nolan know how to get fouls for there team. I really pleased with his performance, really lead the team very well and his positioning was excellent throughout the game.
I really think there's no chance we'd have avoided defeat last night if Vidic hadn't played. It's really scary how important he is to us at the back and even more so when our strikers aren't exactly setting the world alight. Best defender in the league and yes better than Kompany right now.
It was funny watching that. Looked like there was nobody there and a free header for Nolan then BAM Vidic comes out of nowhere. About a minute after that he raped Nolan again and Nolan was saying something to Vidic. Probably along the the lines of 'please let me touch the ball'.
Anyone catch his struggle with telling Rooney where to stand for the corner? Then the next thing you see is Collins bulldozing through Rooney
He's needed against Benteke tbh.
Absolute beast in the air last night.
I just hope he stays injury free for next season, having a fit Vidic over an entire season will def improve our defensive record.
I just hope he stays injury free for next season, having a fit Vidic over an entire season will def improve our defensive record.
I really thought his career at top level is over after all those knee injuries, but he was excellent in almost every game he played this season, and I don't think he is still at top of his form. He will probably come back even stronger next season.
Gotta love him, my MOTM yesterday.
Gotta love him, my MOTM yesterday.
He is the most dominant aerial defender i have ever seen.
Surely their must be a stat for aerial duels? would love to see it for the last few years.
Surely their must be a stat for aerial duels? would love to see it for the last few years.
He's probably headed the ball more times than some boxers have punched in their career! Or maybe more than some boxers have taken a punch. Whichever way.
A montage of his aerial dominance over the years would be spectacular, someone get on it.
I've collected enough footage of him over the years to be able to do that. Maybe just an Air Vidic montage would be enough.
If Pique is world class, what is Vidic?
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