Vidic: Post-Ferguson-era Manchester United have been cheated of too much money in the transfer market and salary

Manchester United legend Vidic said in an interview that in the post-Ferguson era, Manchester United was "defrauded" on the transfer fees and salary paid for players.

Since Ferguson stepped down, Manchester United has spent more than £1.5 billion on players and paid a high salary. Manchester United has been unable to challenge the Premier League champions since then and finally ranked 15th last season, their worst record since relegation in 1973/74.

When asked if they expected United to miss the Premier League title in 12 years, Vidic said: "Impossible. My feeling is that not only Ferguson left, but David Jill left, and they were two big guys who have been with the club for 25 years."

"They are hard to be replaced, and Ed Woodward in that position, I think it's beyond his cognition and ability, and that's my opinion. Obviously, he did a great job in marketing and generating revenue for the club, but dealing with agents and players, that corner What color requires is experienced people. "

" Even if there are some former football players around to understand the player's thoughts and the agent's thoughts (which will help). At the time, the club did not seek help from experienced former players like Gary Neville, Scholes or Giggs, those who have experience working with agents, that doesn't help themselves."

" I think sometimes the salary and money we pay on certain players, we get cheated. For me, that's the problem. Signing is The biggest thing is to bring in good football players, coaches, medical teams, and I think they should be careful about what kind of people to bring to certain positions. "

" To work at Manchester United, you have to be one of the best people in the market, you have to invest in this, maybe even more than you have to invest in the players, I think we are not doing well in this. "

" It's hard at Manchester United now, whether it's a player or a boss, whatever you do, so if you want to change the club, the club must Introduce people with personality. If there is no such personality in the club, it is difficult and you will experience the situation now. "

"If you recruit people who are kind, smiling, and talking about what you want to hear, I don't think it's a way out. What you need are people who can take responsibility and be strong enough to say what they see, even if they have to bear the consequences."

Vidic received a coaching certificate while playing for Manchester United, but has so far no temptation to return to work in football. He claims that the players are too powerful now, which makes the head coach's job even more difficult.

"The power of football players is too great because the funds involved are huge, and the boss respects the opinions of the agent and the players more than the head coach. This is the problem we are facing now. If you are a strong person with a distinct personality and a conflict with the players now, I think it will be the coach who leaves the club."

"This is a new era of managers (coaches) who need to be careful about how to talk to the players and become psychologists. You can't treat all the players in the same way, or the boss and the fans. Ferguson is very good at this, but it's even harder now."