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Corridor of Fame 2022 chosen one: Nemanja Vidic
On this day - 5 Jan 2006: Man Utd sign Vidic
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Chosen people for Hall of Fame in 2022
We are taking a gander at the 25 chosen people who have been shortlisted for the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2022.
The six players with the most consolidated votes from the fans and a Premier League Awards board will enter the Hall of Fame. Fans gave their opinion by casting a ballot up until 21:00 BST on Sunday 3 April.
Nemanja Vidic
Two times named the Player of the Season in 2008/09 and 2010/11, Nemanja Vidic demonstrated one of Manchester United's most significant signings.
The Serbian place back's uncommon handling and perusing of the game, as well as his readiness to risk his body, established the groundwork for a full go-around of Premier League titles from his first full season.
Two more followed for Vidic as United skipper after the turn of the ten years.
He kept an extraordinary 95 clean sheets in 211 appearances, shaping a predominant focus back association with Rio Ferdinand that was instrumental in a prize loaded spell at Old Trafford.
Profession in numbers
Category Nemanja Vidic
Appearances 211
Goals 15
Assists 3
Clean sheets 95
PL titles 5
Season awards 2
Month to month awards 1
What they said
"Vida, essentially awesome far and away safeguard I've seen. Animosity and want to succeed no matter what, frightened focus advances to no end!" - Michael Carrick
"He turned into a safeguard that was dreaded. He could battle with the most physical. He crunched into handles. He went after the ball better compared to anybody I've seen. However, as he will tell you happily, he could likewise play with the ball as well, which made him complete and an incredible protector. Since he was so great in the forceful regions, individuals likely disregarded his capacity with the ball, to his irritation!" - Rio Ferdinand
"Nemanja helps me to remember Steve Bruce in the sense he generally poses an inquiry of protectors. He wants to find out whether they dare to place their head before his. There is no doubt he can play, there isn't an uncertainty about it. Yet, he doesn't wreck about regarding clearing the ball." - Sir Alex Ferguson's.
Did you be aware?
Vidic is the main safeguard to win the Premier League Player of the Season grant at least a time or two, guaranteeing the distinction in 2008/09 and 2010/11.
The middle back scored five Premier League objectives in 2010/11. This is the joint-most by a Man Utd safeguard in a solitary season, alongside Denis Irwin in 1992/93.
Among the 383 players to have showed up somewhere multiple times in the Premier League, Vidic posted the best win rate, winning 71% of his 211 matches.
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