How GOOD Were Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, Really?

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Vidic: Puts his head where nobody puts their foot Ferdinand: casually bullying world class attackers *Those glory days were a joy to watch 😍*

[@FootballIconic]

These two were unreal together!

[@migelmagoo5343]

Until Torres set Vidic back 30 years mentally. :-))

[@Anuragupadhayaya08]

@@migelmagoo5343 dude scored 3 goals in 12 matches against vidic yet these little shits talk like vidic was someone from the championship

[@martawinadiakdjaja5379]

@@migelmagoo5343 Torres is the real flop

[@ranazoik]

Torres didn't agree on that

[@RichO1701e]

"Strikers win games, defenders win championships." - Sir Alex Ferguson He wasn't wrong

[@omgwerockhard]

Yep just look at now we got bruno rashford who scores alot of goals but our defence are not great we win matches when attackers are at their best but we concede way too many goals with maguire and lindelof at the back they just dont work together. they are too simular and they got 0 pace, i think what we should do is buy a couple of cbs that are different than these two, bailly is but sadly he cant go more than 3-4 games before he is out for 3-4 games

He was rarely ever wrong bro..... He was rarely ever wrong.

[@liampowell5014]

Which makes his choice naming only four world class players under him, all of whom were either forwards or midfielders- even more baffling.

[@user-rh2gj1ry6h]

Mourinho is living proof this quote is facts

[@mohammadfato_8514]

@@liampowell5014 wow bro you are just spitting nonesense our united wtm is a living proof of his qoute

[@danielirl9252]

I still miss Vidic, man had more passion for our club than 90% of our players today...combined

[@-MacCloud-]

True. The Man played with pride and determination. Even our academy players these days act like their career is more akin to a holiday camp.

[@justswah2526]

Couldnt agree more

[@danielirl9252]

@@justswah2526 we are much different now, I'm loving Martinez, Casemiro, Varane and Dalots passion especially right now but most of our players are showing passion and its great to see. I also love ETH, definitely a manager I can get behind and already have.

[@ittuholm4441]

“You can fix a broken nose. But if you let someone score a goal, you can’t fix your pride.”

[@BigLion1298]

- Vidic :')

[@nicolaasvanderkruk5029]

That triangle of defense at the back Ferdinand, Vidic and Van der Sar was something amazing. (The work teams would have to put in to get past all three)

[@callumalston5755]

One of the big things is that you could see the three of them clearly got on, rio’s essay on Vidic makes that very clear, they expected the absolute best from each other

[@MaJeSTiCz0]

If CB’s and GK can have this chemistry at the back they will succeed at all times even against top oppositions.

[@oskarnogalski8178]

Meanwhile, Messi: "Hullo, who dis?"

[@ahmaranwar1488]

@@oskarnogalski8178 I would say barcalona which is I believe the greatest club side ever. United were second only to that team

[@TaniasUncle]

Yep and it allowed Evra to basically be an extra winger.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Not a Manchester United fan but huge respect for this iconic duo. Best combination of silk and steel.

[@ssmufc9941]

To put it into perspective, there were a couple of other CB partnerships at that time, that could easily have claimed to be the best ever, yet these two still stood out. To be considered even better than Terry & Carvalho, and Puyol & Pique, in itself is the measuring stick. The golden era of defenders imo.

[@yousefalkanderi8620]

Plse dont say Pique plseeeee

[@emericgoat6477]

@@yousefalkanderi8620 umm guess someone didn’t watch pique in his prime and only watched highlights and today’s football

[@yousefalkanderi8620]

@@emericgoat6477 trust me watched every game and i did not say he's bad btw but not the best not even close to be the best ever

[@gospaironija2762]

How are they better then Terry and Carvalho? They got a record for most cs like they let 14 goals score in PL record that will never be broken.

[@LDK447]

emericgoat Puyol + Marquez was a sight to behold. Yaya Toure said on English TV that at Barca, when Marquez was fit and playing, he was 10 times better than Pique

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

I honestly think Vidic and Ferdinand would’ve stayed at least 1 or 2 years more if it wasn’t for fergies retirement

[@FootballIconic]

100% agreed.

[@samarthsareen7697]

When David Moyes makes you watch tapes of Phil Jagielka's defending that's a punch on your face

[@markredford84]

shows how much u know chump

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

@@markredford84 huh

[@markredford84]

@wharsmetoothpicson exactly

[@alanjose8165]

Best partnership the prem has seen 💯

[@glowwurm9365]

Yeah except Terry and Carvalho....

[@k.davies9135]

@@glowwurm9365 no where near vidic and ferdinand

[@JamesHussain82]

@@k.davies9135 who did messi score a unmarked header against? Not to mention when Drogba taught them a lesson. Think Vidic still has nightmares about torres tbh

[@k.davies9135]

@@JamesHussain82 I gurantee you can get any defender in the history of football and give me games where he doesn’t sent play well I could give you games where terry our carvalho has shcoker against some random table strikers but I really don’t care that much to do that

[@JamesHussain82]

@@k.davies9135 in a CL final and an FA Cup final? Least goals conceded and most clean sheets in prem season. JT and RC

[@johnmunro4952]

Johnny Evans played his part filling in when either was injured. In fact it's clear that getting rid of him was a terrible mistake.

[@268RG]

Even City were after him at one point.

[@thatPSNguy99]

always been quality and an underrated player.

[@bass9351]

Please no evans talk he is the shittest

[@delmanpronto9374]

evans was only good as a squad player.

[@curated_euphoria_experience]

@@bass9351 He just won a major trophy this year while MU players have fuck all

[@subodhadavadkar7158]

Ferdinand is the type of ball playing CB Pep fantasizes about day in day out His ball playing ability, cross field diagonal passes and his pace and defensive ability are criminially underrated, especially by English fans themselves As for Vidic, he's the best defender I have seen in 14 years of following football. I could go to war if he's on my team

[@cvalery82]

Lol u wish

[@Rithan4]

Vidic was the kind of guy who would dive head first into a brick wall if it meant it could stop a goal.

[@Saicofake]

LOL. This made my day, thank you

[@Rithan4]

@@Saicofake youre welcome 😊😊

[@sobrevalorado]

You mean Puyol but in much worse version

[@bigbywolf5031]

"u can fix broken nose , but u cant fix ur pride when some1 scores" - vidic

[@sinless4088]

@@sobrevalorado you think Pique was better than Vidic... Stop typing on KZbin as if you have a single ounce of football knowledge 🤡

[@tarikbey4087]

To answer the question of how they'd do in the premier league today, simply put. They'd terrorize the prem!! Just like they did back in the days bruv!!!!

[@aryamankhemlani5214]

I'm sure vidic would get alot more red cards tho

[@Dr.HaroldShipman]

Without shit football is right now Anderson would probably terrorise the league

[@aryamankhemlani5214]

@@cybermanne nono i think you misunderstood, he would be an absolute beast, but knowing him and seeing the tackles from '07, to now. he'd end up getting 3 red cards a season easily. id still take him for 27-29 bomb games each season

[@Aaboom16]

@@aryamankhemlani5214 bruh marking the likes of abraham,firmino,lacazete,magoldrick,mitrovic,jolinton,antonio,watkins,dcl,😂🤣🤣🤣man used to tussle with drogba,owen,toress,anelka,,elmander,santa Cruz,kuyt,rodallega,hendry,v.persie,agbonlahor,c.cole,tevez

[@user-sh4px9dd1q]

A lot of weaker attackers now

[@kofi-king]

Vidic: One of the craziest defenders ever Ferdinand: Clever and ball playing they both have good timing ....

[@abhishekdevanga2715]

I am a Chelsea fan since 2009!! I loved Terry but man trust me these both were on another level!🔥

[@hdplays4105]

From a ManU fan - Respect to Terry as well. He was also great in his prime.

[@jethrodylanthomas1786]

Dude, these two would still dominate the league today. I'm loving your channel, thank you.

[@kulvirclair9530]

lmfao theyd get bullied

[@gallonthegreat7036]

Before I even watch this vid yes Nemanja vidic is my all time favorite defender and as a Man U fan I was spoiled to watch him I was a teenager before I really understood football defense the way I understand it now and didn't appreciate him but man do I miss our former captain... Thank you Vidic for EVERYTHING YOU GAVE US

[@zanetruesdale8336]

As a defender growing up watching these two play was something else. Vidic was literally my inspiration whenever I went on the pitch. Still is.

[@sanzharkurmanguzhin1328]

what is really frustrating is that having Vidic, Rio, and Evra to learn from Jones and smalling still could not live up to our hopes (United Fans) I am not going to slag them off but after watching a backline with Evra, Vidic, Rio and Van der Star, you can almost cry watching Jones and smalling.

[@ipoxsingarimbun6755]

Hear hear

[@VongolaSekundes]

but either jones or smalling is still better than hairy maguire

[@-MacCloud-]

The fact that those three are our options says it all. Then you've for Eric "Mr Glass" Bailly and Victor "The Gentle Man" Lindelof . Our CB's are a shit show.

[@SavageKaraa]

To be honest Smalling wasn’t that bad! He did pretty good at Roma after.. I must admit I haven’t seen much of Jones though. I must say I’d pick Smalling over Maguire every day…

[@izmirs.]

There's still hope. Varane and Martinez pairing has been phenomenal and I hope it continues like that.

[@BobbyDeniroX]

Imagine Jaap Stam and Vidic. Game over for everyone. Rio was top level and I wish he stayed a couple years longer at united even as part time as our defence was terrible after. QPR thing didn't work great but I can see he was trying something a bit different.

[@isa.h.2141]

Yep every attacker is dead

[@-MacCloud-]

I think he's more implying that they'd turn their half of the field into massacre and scare attackers into submission, rather than be a chemically balanced partnership like Staam and Johnsen or Ferdinand and Vidic. Both of them intimidated opponents where Ferdinand and Johnsen tended to play composed and clean up for their insane friend XD

[@marioditkun2905]

I think if you combine thoose two, one generation would grow up without 10 and 11-ens. Nobody would wont to be a stricker...

[@MrThedonhead]

They wouldn't of worked. No good on the ball or organisation

[@Drkhan345]

Grew up watching these legends made me fall in love with the art of defensive play

[@brianchirnside6190]

Great job on this video. Loved it. And yes I agree that Rio and Vidic were the best.

[@forumics]

when you saw an attacker running towards goal and you see ferdinand appear on screen, you know nothing much will happen. best defender of all for me.

[@gojiplusone]

That Vidic tackle on Messi in 2011 UCL final...

[@shahzadirani]

Still remember it to this day🤌 and it also launched a counter attacking chance for United🔥

[@theoedwards9822]

I don’t even think Liverpool fans can argue with this. Best defensive duo the prem has ever seen

[@eamonreidy9534]

Hurts to hear that we blew an opportunity to get him

[@SonnyK248]

I'm not a United fan but Rio is my favorite defender of all time. He had everything. He was tall, strong, athletic and great with the ball. You could probably play him anywhere. He just became a defender because he was tall and could jump high.

[@FootballIconic]

Definitely. He did actually play in the midfield a couple of times early in his united career, funnily enough.

[@Trudon]

Vvd rio partnership would have been art

[@nialld2638]

Absolutely class the two of them. Vidic could get you a goal as well as could Ferdinand but vidic was better in an attacking sense. They had a sixth sense, Ferdinand knew when to drop and cover and vidic would press the player. Excellent players

[@maggimar3118]

I completely agree that Ferdinand / Vidic is by far the best center guard pair in English modern football. I think of those who play these positions in the ManUnited team today ... what a distance between them.

[@ilphannkrumbih1934]

Watching the video and remembering the time when our center backs actually stopped goals rather than helping the other team score. The way they understood each other is what we need now in our CB pairing but we got slow pokes and injury prone cb

[@hidethepain5026]

How are you not on 100K subs yet?? Your content is one of the best quality football documentaries ive ever seen.

[@DGaia007]

How good were Rio and Vida? Well, fairly decent sometimes, but mostly fucking brilliant.

[@shaderunner8220]

They were perfect. There were a lot of great defensive pairings at the time, in and outside the premier League. But none worked so perfectly with each other than these two. As a united fan, watching them playing in the back really gave us a sense of safety. Also shout out to Edwin Van dar sar for being the most consistent footballer I've ever seen. Hardly ever saw him make a mistake or fumble, which is often harder than even flashy saves.

[@shubhamx5102]

Man I still know my cousin used to support united and that's how I came to know about them, with Ronaldo and Rooney with us it was easy for me to support the team, Spanish football and Italian football were not that much popular in India and premiere league was huge i guess I made the right decision supporting united there's so much memories of them ...Vidic and Ferdinand are no doubt the best defenders duo world has ever seen ❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ukbigjon]

They were amazing; Ferdinand is my personal all time favourite defender. So privileged to have gotten to enjoy their partnership at the club

[@piyushpoddar9292]

BRILLIANT VIDEO, HOW DID I STUMBLE ON THIS CHANNEL SO FCKING LATE!!

[@SongsOfPalestine]

with Rio & Vidic; plus Edwin as GK, Neville & Evra on the full backs, Carrick & Scholesy as midfielders, and Rooney-CR7 .. MU on that era must be one of the best team on the history of football

[@zirbto5749]

United had that and only won one cl. There were/are better teams out there. Barcelona were the same era were better as were ac Milan.

[@xKayNee]

Rio was great on the ball, good vision and great leadership that lifted the dressing room with his fun antics. Vidic was a monster strikers hated going up against, winning almost every ball in the air, winning so many tackles, and was not afraid to put his body on the line to keep a clean sheet. Great partnership and one of if not the best defensive duo in premier league history.

[@TheGlassEyesOfficial]

You need to do one on pallister and bruce. Without them I dont think we'd even have the United we know

[@davidcarter7337]

The United we know is a United to forget....

[@disobeytoday4685]

@@davidcarter7337 Best time to be a United fan since early 2010s Ole's at the wheel

[@Abhilash_Jena]

Then Ferdinand-Vidic... Now Lord Maguire... How the table turned

[@tyronegovender9049]

You are definitely a South African, Radebe was pronounced perfectly 🇿🇦, Also always great content

[@d.b07_01]

@Tyrone Govender you spotted it too eh?

[@jarrydnaidoo3766]

Yeah I think he is

[@biggpaperstaxx966]

He's definitely South African , probably Xhosa . Trust me He's of my generation i can tell fela nna our English aint nearly as skoen wabona

[@mikeox-smelts3659]

Dude he's from the Maldives but studied in South Africa hence the accent

[@panduwidagdo7051]

I miss this roster much: Van der Sar Vidic Ferdinand G. Neville Evra Scholes Carrick Giggs Ronaldo Rooney Berbatov And I am a Chelsea fan.

[@MrExcessum]

Amazing lineup...

[@solo636]

From 1 mvp to another, great video thanks for the nostalgia.

[@harderway8568]

To have these two in the same league is excellent, but to have them at the same team is just insane.

[@keithlim1075]

Rio and Vidic were one of the Rock of United during SAF 's era, before that , there were Steve Bruce and Pallister too, hardly had any real issue with CB till SAF' s retirement .

[@nikhiltalari4552]

A video on how good Eric Cantona was plzz

[@FootballIconic]

On it!

[@disobeytoday4685]

@@FootballIconic Please pay special attention to his FA Cup final goal vs Liverpool. He was 2 yards INSIDE the box when he began shooting, 2 yards outside the box when he actually hit the ball. The man walked backwards 4 yards as he shot. Never seen anything like it

[@gooblegooble99]

@@disobeytoday4685 one of my earliest football memories! Great moment. Euro 96 soon after.

[@emmanuelthwala2809]

This channel is gold I'm glad I found it

[@FootballIconic]

And I'm glad I found you, friend

[@TheMancalorian]

They were the G.O.A.T duo defenders, we had the privelage to play and own both titans.

[@joost6994]

If you don't include Italians these might take the cake yeah

[@southj89]

Vidic would have been a Warlord of the Steppe in another era

[@ChrisBakerTrance]

Great triangle. Vidic ferdinand and evds. Vidic was the best centre back to play in premier league. Wont see a player like him again

[@binasdanto]

i still cant believe the fact just 1 red card for Rio. that dude was murder lol

[@joost6994]

Well he was tough but fair, like Jaap Stam. Unlike Ramos who isn't that tough but really unfair. In short: Rio and Jaap scared strikers but it didn't cost too many games, Ramos scares no striker but missed out tons of games.

[@Idk-rf6pi]

Love the vids they’re extremely detailed and fun to watch keep it up

[@davidtheking7581]

Great vid I am so happy u uploaded today 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮. Keep up the great work!!!

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks man!!

[@sbsm2486]

Rio Ferdinand+ Namenja Vidic, the Great wall of Manchester United. Miss those days these two play together

[@trivunkonjik7413]

Nemanja

[@SA-oe5fh]

Best partnership for me. The only thing better would be to be able to have had these two and Stam in a back 3. Stam was just as immense for me.

[@michaelcollins5819]

A little late to this video but the “frank lampard is Frank lampard’s father” line got me good

[@majinmanbhakun6540]

I still have my Manchester AIG AON Chevrolet jerseys.. this was the team I grew up watching And the team that became my favorite Manchester united.

[@jrsrfcemc2756]

Rio was some defender but seeing him coming out of defence was a sight, the man seemed to gilde from his own box to the centre in a couple strides, could pick a pass too, gotta be seen as one of the greats

[@jasondalton1980]

Isnt this why United's current best CB pairing, Varane and Martinez, are so gloriously reliving this kind of classic dynamic? The bullishness, determination and 'he comes from Argentinia, he'll fking murder ya!'of the Lisa/Vida parallel, with the stylish Rafael bringing quality reminiscent of Rio with the ball at his feet?

[@CooooCoooo123]

Subbed because you made vids of the team I've been supporting past 25 years

[@harjitdomeli5991]

Best central pairing the premier has ever seen Rio and Vidic

[@tomico9154]

I was at that 4-3 loss to Blackburn. As a United fan sat among the Rovers fans it was a painful watch, but hey at least I was there to witness the birth of the greatest defensive partnership in Prem history.

[@yanktalkinsmack4590]

4 reds against the Livershit??? I fucking love that man Vidic!!

[@prashantmaheshwari1542]

Thanks for details. Enjoyed the good work done by you

[@mamtu-t3f]

most underrated football channel on KZbin 🙌🙌, keep up with the good content 💪💪

[@tylercurry9952]

Love the content 🤙 I think a vid on Puyol would be sick

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks bro, Legend!

[@shanemcclean7838]

Just subscribes and liked , great video ,I found the way the information and facts were presented kept me watching , good stuff man🙌

[@jingletheresequinquino1979]

World class defensive duo. And Europe's Elite

[@glassangel7341]

Damn bro just stumbled on your channel and been binge watching

[@jan_07]

Oh, I didn’t know Les was his cousin, good to know! I just thought he was only related to Anton all these years. Thanks for the vid, Rio and Vidic are legendary 👌

[@blasty137]

Vidic, Ferdinand and Van der Sar are definitely the most iconic defensive trio of all time in the EPL. Followed by Adams, Keown and Seaman.

[@Jimmy-MUFC]

Good content mate! Enjoyed the video :) You've put a lot of effort in it. Keep it up

[@musab4219]

Fr man love this video. Earned a new subscriber.

[@omgwerockhard]

From Rio Ferdinand and Vidic to Jones and Smalling and now Maguire and Lindelof... i miss Rio and Vidic so much at the back, at the back if it was possible i would go now with Van der sar - Evra -Ferdinand-Vidic-Bisakka at the back that would be a dream :D sadly it cannot be done for obvious reasons xD

[@xKayNee]

Bisakka is definitely the best right back defensively we've had. Though my star pick there will always be Rafael. He bossed the right wing single handedly regardless of what right winger we had at the time, and defensively was pretty great too, I remember him getting the better of the likes of Ribery and Bale. Discipline was his main issue, very unnecessary fouls.

[@awemanyfit]

3:26 you had us in the first half,not gonna lie

[@mohammedumair9881]

Anyone can say anything but for me they are the greatest ever CB pairing the Premier League has ever seen & don't compare their partnership to the others

[@romiarkan450]

Crazy thing is their playstyles are even better suited for today's game in which the "meta" playing style is to play it from the back.

[@cloudvoid0]

Best footballing partnership I have ever seen.

[@lokchucklindryfry94]

Just liked the video! Hope my team gets good luck for 10 years

[@franciemclaughlin]

they were the best central defensive partnership in the world!

[@deathmarkpejoi]

late for the party but bro Tinashe please do more defensive type players i love this

[@zakwaspe]

The best pairing I've ever seen

[@markdavy]

Digging the channel, keep up the good work.

[@samueldurfee3865]

Probably the best pairing I've seen with the possible exception of the unfortunately brief partnership of healthy Nesta and young Thiago Silva at Milan. Nesta was as close to a perfect defender as there has ever been and Thiago Silva might be the best CB of the 2010's and they were special but I don't think they had enough time together to reach that telepathic understanding Rio and Vidic had.

[@markocurcic6314]

Man this was so satisfying to watch gj

[@manchesterunitedfc77]

As a United fan this is the best partnership the prem has seen,but I rate Terry highly

[@ramarietta7921]

Ferdinand - Vidic!!!!👍💕 Thankyou for this video.

[@ptronaldo7529]

Amazing video

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks man!!

[@anmol3457]

yesssss i was waiting for this :)

[@hackle511]

Ferdinand : Rolls Royce Vidic : Brick Wall Name a better defensive duo....I'll wait!!!

[@milenamoulist]

I ALSO FANCY THEM BETTER AT LARGE....YET I WOULD CONSIDER THE ITALIANS NESTA-CANNAVARO AND THE URUGUAYANS GODIN-GIMENEZ AS STRONG COMPETITION.

[@comicbookguy2326]

maldini and nesta

[@arabluke1815]

dude really like your videos, keep 'em coming please ! subscribed.

[@nox6885]

Watched a couple of your videos now and I knew this was a South African accent. But your pronunciation of Lucas Radebe sealed it. Hola boi

[@mutebibrian1382]

Eta

[@roberthawkes2023]

One of the best CB partnerships in prem history, but hated playing against Torres at Liverpool lol

[@CostasAn]

I consider Torres one of the best attacking players ever, simply for the times he made Vidic his bitch. I am a ManU fan btw.

[@MrJohnc1903]

I dont get this. Torres scored 3 goals in 15 games vs. Vidic. They nearly never won, and didn't register any assists. That doesn't seem that good.

[@--2122]

@@MrJohnc1903 Dont know what age your are but Liverpool used to target Vidic specifically because they seen him as a weakness and Vidic coulndt deal with him, Torres got 3 in 5 i think vs United at Liverpool and won a penalty, Vidic got sent off 2 or 3 times vs them too. Even if he never scored he used to dominate Vidic constantly he'd outmuscle out pace him him beat him in the air go past him so easily. Vidic struggled egularly with pacy strikers and was clumsy, dont think hed be amazing in the modern game Ferdinand was twice the player he'd be a perfect CB in 2021.

[@domchey3010]

@@--2122 stop spreading the myth

[@--2122]

@@domchey3010 Not myths i’m giving you facts. Vidic wasn’t close to Rio.

[@rohanrozario2038]

Nicely done man! ❤️

[@kareemd4082]

Formidable duo 🧱 💯

[@manlikekats5842]

Great credit at the end! Fair enough.

[@danielirl9252]

I'll happily take the odds of liking the video for 10 years of good luck. I'm a man United fan so I'll take what I can get right now... although I'm feeling alot more positive about our club at the moment

[@eointhompson2669]

This channel is brilliant

[@benxm4398]

Banger keep it up mate.

[@Metalton95]

Could you do a similar video for Maldini / Nesta? Maldini who was "raised" by Baresi (& Costacurta) since the age of 16, winning multiple European Cups and even an invincible Serie A title under his guidance. Nesta who was the star defender & captain of the greatest Lazio side ever, before his move to Milan next to the 8 years senior Paolo.

[@joost6994]

Maldini and Baresi paired 196 caps in centre of defense in wich they only conceded 23 goals. When it comes to defending it is not fair comparing to Italians😂

[@arsenal2death]

from an Arsenal fan if only we had players of such calibre post 2005.. legends