Vidic retires from International football.

by McLewis Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:11 pm

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2011/10/24/2726232/manchester-uniteds-nemanja-vidic-retires-from-international

Just turned 30 not a few days ago....strange decision to say the least.

by halamadrid2 Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:14 pm

didnt he do it ages ago, when serbia failed to qualify

by Highburied Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:36 pm

Typical Man Utd player.

by Sushi Master Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:37 pm

highburied wrote:Typical Man Utd player.

This.

Ferguson is known for his hate of international football. All he cares about is ManU, which is why many ManU players over the ages have retired early from international football. It's why Giggs and Scholes lasted so long.

by Art Morte Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:51 pm

It's a little strange, but on the other hand at 30 you probably don't get awfully excited about yet another qualifications for a major tournament.

...although if Serbia qualify for Brazil 2014, I wouldn't be surprised if Vidic announces himself to be available for selection again..

by RED Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:38 pm

Strange decision indeed given his age, but also understandable. Gives him the chance to concentrate on his club football and also pass the mantle to a young defender to play for Serbia.

by Lex Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:00 am

Serbie back to being an average nation team

by Highburied Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:16 am

Devil-Is-Red wrote:Strange decision indeed given his age, but also understandable. Gives him the chance to concentrate on his club football and also pass the mantle to a young defender to play for Serbia.

So much

in this post.

If I was from Serbia, I would be mad with you.

by zarola Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:20 am

Nesta retired at this age too, he said *bleep* it to all of his international injuries.

by DeviAngel Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:55 am

so ungrateful thing to do when your countries national teams needs you. The country that created you and made you what you are and for his Serbian fans ... I booo in this kind of moves that are only for himself and bring only good to him.

He quited because they didn't qualified

by dostoevsky Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:03 am

Given that they haven't qualified for the European Championships, all they have to aim for is the World Cup in 2014. With Subotic being only 22 years of age, it's probably better for Serbia to find someone to partner him for the next few international competitions, given that we don't know how Vidic and his body will age. He could go on, however it's his decision and I can understand wanting to prolong your career by decreasing the risk of injury and fatigue.

I don't see what is wrong with giving a youngster the chance to step up when they have three years to grow into a position. It's not like he's passing on the responsibility of representing Serbia immediately at an international tournament. If you're not sure if you're going to be there in 2014 it's best to give others the longest possible time to grow into a position and a partnership.