Chapter 558: The strongest central defender combination in the world at present, no one!

Manchester United's starting two central defenders are No. 5 Rio Ferdinand and No. 15 Nemanja Vidic.

The central defender combination of these two people is definitely the strongest central defender combination in the world at present, bar none.

Rio Ferdinand is the elder brother of Everton's Anton Ferdinand, but his fame and strength are far greater than Anton Ferdinand.

Rio Ferdinand is 29 years old, 189cm tall and 89kg in weight.

As a central defender, this physical fitness is simply invincible.

And not only his physical fitness, Rio Ferdinand's skills are also very comprehensive, with a wide defensive range, extremely high confrontation, excellent positioning, excellent handling of high-altitude balls, and a good shot.

Generally speaking, if a central defender can have two of these advantages, he is considered an excellent central defender. However, Rio Ferdinand has almost all of them and is very hard-working on the field. He is almost a template for the perfect central defender.

The only drawback is that he was very impulsive when he was young, and occasionally his brain would short-circuit, resulting in insufficient stability.

But as he grows older and has more game experience, brain short circuits rarely occur.

Rio Ferdinand is also called the "New Bobby More" by Red Devils fans. This is because Rio Ferdinand's style of play and experience are similar to Bobby More. They both came from West Ham United Hammers. They all have excellent physical conditions, their header and foot defensive skills are top-notch, and they also have the ability of the central defender to dribble the ball forward.

In addition, Rio Ferdinand likes to tweet first before everything, so he also has a more familiar nickname: the Twitter Emperor.

At the peak of Rio Ferdinand's playing career for Manchester United, he was definitely recognized as the number one central defender in the Premier League.

But Manchester United's arch-rival Leeds United never thought so.

Leo Ferdinand and his younger brother Anton Ferdinand were both born in civilian families in London. When they were young, their father sent them to an art class to study ballet for a period of time. Later, they had to give up because they grew too fast.

Otherwise, brother Rio Ferdinand would be a ballet dancer in tights right now.

Rio Ferdinand finally chose football, but his football path was not smooth at the beginning. He participated in several youth training camps and failed the assessment. In the end, he finally passed the trial training of West Ham United and became a West Ham United player. A member of the United youth academy team.

When he first came to the West Ham United youth team, Rio Ferdinand played as a forward, but he was quickly transformed into a defender by the coach.

It turned out to be a very timely choice and Rio Ferdinand did not take too many detours.

In 1995, Rio Ferdinand, who was only 17 years old, was promoted to the first team of West Ham United due to his outstanding performance in the youth team and quickly became the main central defender.

In 2000, Rio Ferdinand moved from West Ham United to Leeds United for a record transfer price of 1800 million pounds, which broke the history of the Premier League.

You know, generally speaking, forwards and midfielders are the most expensive transfer players, but Rio Ferdinand was able to break the highest transfer record as a central defender, which is enough to illustrate Rio Ferdinand's strength at the time. and prospects.

Facts have proved that Leeds United were right, and the 1800 million pounds spent was very worthwhile.

On February 2001, 2, Leeds United defeated Anderlecht 13-2 in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Ferdinand started the game and completed his Champions League debut.

4月4日，利兹联在欧洲冠军联赛四分之一决赛第一回3比0战胜拉科鲁尼亚足球俱乐部，费迪南德在比赛的第66分钟打进加盟利兹联以来的首粒进球。

紧接着，4月13日，利兹联在英超第33轮2比1战胜利物浦，费迪南德在比赛的第4分钟帮助利兹联首开纪录。

In the 2000-01 season, Ferdinand played 23 times on behalf of Leeds United in the Premier League and scored 2 goals; he played 7 times in the UEFA Champions League and scored 1 goal, helping Leeds United reach the semi-finals.

In 2001, which was Rio Ferdinand's second year at the White Rose Club, the White Rose executives couldn't wait to make Rio Ferdinand the captain of Leeds United. Leeds United fans are going crazy for Rio Ferdinand.

However, by 2002, Leeds United had to sell Rio Ferdinand due to its own financial reasons.

And what's even more terrible is that Rio Ferdinand chose to join Leeds United's arch-rivals - the Red Rose and the Red Devils Manchester United.

Leeds United fans are heartbroken.

In July 2002, Rio Ferdinand once again broke his own England transfer record by moving from Leeds United to rival Manchester United for £7 million.

This transfer also made Rio Ferdinand the most valuable defender in world football at the time.

At the time, spending £3000 million on a defender was unimaginable.

Most people feel that Manchester United's top management is trying to vent their anger with Leeds United and is so rich that they deliberately use money to humiliate their mortal enemy.

But this is not the case.

The addition of Rio Ferdinand has given Manchester United even more power, greatly improved their defensive strength, and helped Manchester United create brilliant results one after another.

In general, Rio Ferdinand is definitely the ceiling of a central defender. Unfortunately, his peak period was a bit short, and he was injured more frequently in the later period, which also greatly affected Rio Ferdinand's strength and development.

Vidic, the central defender who partners with Rio Ferdinand at Manchester United, is nicknamed Vida and Balkan Contra.

Just from this nickname, you can feel Vidic's mental strength and ferocity.

Nemanja Vidic is 29 years old, 188cm tall and weighs 82kg.

In terms of physical condition alone, Vidic is slightly weaker than Rio Ferdinand. However, compared with RIO, the most outstanding thing about Vida is not his fierce defense, but his strong spirit as a Serbian.

Rio Ferdinand was the vice-captain of the England national team in 08. Later, Terry was stripped of the captain's armband after his affair with his wife. Rio Ferdinand was promoted to become the captain of the England team in 2010. Captain, but - at Manchester United, the captain of Manchester United is the Serbian Vidic.

Because Vidic's mental attributes are invincible, his influence on the court is number one.

Moreover, compared to Rio Ferdinand, although Vidic has obvious shortcomings, his strengths are still very long.

Rio Ferdinand is the kind of central defender who is good at anticipating blocking positions. In this regard, the later Van Dijk has many similarities with Rio Ferdinand, while Vidic likes to rush forward to intercept, confront, and compete for the top. , with Vidic's body, it will usually succeed, but if you face a quickie like Messi, or the monster Drogba who is stronger than Vidic, and Vidic's turning speed Slowly, this kind of rash attack will leave a huge hole in Manchester United's defense.

But then again, how many Messis are there in this world? How many Drogba are there?

Therefore, Vidic basically walked sideways in the Premier League.

Ferguson wrote in his autobiography: The first point in our record of Vidic is his bravery and determination. He is good at tackling and has a strong header to clear the ball. It is the typical English style we are looking for. Central defender.

What is a typical British central defender?

He is a central defender who is brutal, rough, and fierce, crushing his opponents with his body.

Although Vidic is slightly worse in turning speed and foot skills than the "World's No. 1 Guard" Rio Ferdinand, Vidic's physical confrontation and even his oppressive expression before confrontation, All far surpassed Rio Ferdinand. (End of chapter)