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in Prague against the Czech Republic in 2008, and my first impression about him was positive. A nice guy, someone good to have beside you and who fits in perfectly in the dressing room. Un- like many players from the Serbia na- tional team, Matić didn’t play for the senior teams of either Red Star or Par- tizan. He is from a place close to Bel- grade, but he sought his way in foot- ball via Slovakia, where he was player of the year in the shirt of FC Košice. He has similar qualities to Michael Car- rick, who’s now 36, while Nemanja is younger, but very experienced. By win- ning titles with Benfica and Chelsea, he formed a winning mentality, which is very important for United, because he knows exactly what to do when the pressure of the title race starts to mount – notes Vidić. The Serbian midfielder arrived from Chelsea as a champion, took his place in the middle of the pitch for the Red Devils and improved the entire team. Matić says that he has al- ready got used to the city. - The fact that I’m playing for Unit- ed is the pinnacle of my career and of everything I’ve achieved in football. I really like it in Manchester, and the fam- ily has got used to the city. London is bigger than Manchester, but I needed
Sir Alex Ferguson
Ser Aleks Ferguson
Vidić je u Junajtedu imao kormilara u liku legendarnog ser Aleksa Fergusona, koji je otišao u penziju, dok Matić radi pod komandom verovatno najboljeg trenera na svetu – Žozea Murinja Vidić had a helmsman at United in the form of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, who has since retired, while Matić is working under the command of arguably the best coach in the world - Jose Mourinho
very little to make me happy in my new environment – just to be together with my wife Aleksandra, my six-year-old son Filip and three-year-old daughter Tea. The children have a good school in Manches- ter, and I’m particularly glad that my son started football training. He has a place reserved in Unit- ed’s junior ranks – says a smiling Matić. Vidić had a helmsman at United in the form of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, who has since re- tired, while Matić is working under the command of arguably the world’s best coach. - Mourinho is a brand, and the best coach I’ve ever worked with. Sometimes it isn’t easy to work with him, because he always demands more. Even when you play the best match in your ca- reer, he considers that you can play better in the next match. I cooperated excellently with him at Chelsea, and the fact that Mourinho is the coach at Manchester was the decisive factor in me choos- ing my new environment. Privately he’s complete- ly different from the way he is perceived by the general public. This is a man who possesses all human virtues. He’s not at all cold or conceited, as he is presented in the media. He has created an excellent group of players with huge poten- tial, and everything is there for us to achieve good results. I don’t want to talk about the goals of the club, but when I mention Manchester United I think the ambitions are clear to everyone. We will do our best to achieve the results that previous generations had - concludes Matić.
Jose Mourinho
Žoze Murinjo
na, koji je otišao u penziju, dok Matić radi pod komandom verovatno najboljeg tre- nera na svetu. – Murinjo je brend, najbolji je trener s kojim sam ikada radio. Ponekad nije la- ko sarađivati s njim, jer uvek zahteva više. Čak i kada odigrate najbolju utakmicu u karijeri, on smatra da sledeći meč možete da odigrate još bolje. U Čelsiju sam imao izvanrednu saradnju s njim i to što je Mu- rinjo trener Mančestera, presudilo je pri iz- boru moje nove sredine. Privatno je total- no drugačiji od onoga kako ga šira javnost doživljava. Reč je o čoveku koji poseduje sve ljudske vrline. Nije nimalo hladan ni- ti uobražen kao što je predstavljen u me- dijima. Stvorio je odličnu grupu igrača sa ogromnim potencijalom i sve je podređeno ostvarivanju dobrih rezultata. Ne želim da pričam o ciljevima kluba, ali kada se pome- ne Mančester junajted, mislim da su ambi- cije svima jasne. Potrudićemo se da ostva- rimo rezultate koje su postigle prethodne generacije – zaključuje Matić.
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