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Originally Posted by Semantic Lisp
Vidic was done, as shown by not just his sub-standard performances (and attitude) in his last season at United, but by the fact with injuries and poor form he's struggled to hold down a place even at mid-table Inter.
Along with Rooney and Giggs, Evra was one of the senior pro's who kept their integrity in the transition from Ferguson. Moyes certainly seemed to undermine Evra with talk of Baines when he took over, but Evra made no excuses and was a decent skipper under him before long. He signed a new contract at United after Moyes left iirc, but was drawn to Juve by fear of losing his place under LVG.
Ferdinand was desperate to stay but LVG didn't want him.
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Agree with all that.
I felt that some under-appreciated Evra by the end. Always superb in possession and despite the occasional switching off, he makes lots of good defensive contributions, as we saw at the Bernabeu. His absence off the field might have been the biggest miss though; losing four captains from the dressing room is a big issue, and people who knew that dressing room say Evra was as important as anyone.
But it was probably his time. United had to get Shaw and with fewer games to be shared, it was probably time to make that change. Vidic jumped the gun in terms of arranging his future while Moyes was here, but unless he'd signed a 12-month contract it was probably his time, too. Ferdinand could perhaps have played a role, more off the field than on it.