Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has revealed that he believes Lisandro Martinez was βa great signingβ for the Red Devils, after his performances at the heart of the Red Devils defence have caught the eye.
Martinez arrived in the Premier League from Ajax, following Erik ten Hag to Manchester, in a deal worth Β£50m and has already made a major change to the sideβs playstyle, usurping club captain Harry Maguire in the left centre-back role.
And Vidic, a five-time Premier League winner with the Red Devils, is impressed with that he has seen so far.
βLisandro came just six months ago, so he did really well,β Vidic toldΒ the i. βHe brings energy, he likes to defend. He seems like heβs enjoying playing in England. He was a great signing.
βVarane is an experienced player, he has a few issues with injuries but definitely I think thereβs more to come from them. The more they play together the better the partnership will be.
βIβm really pleased with how Lisandro did when he joined the club. There were some issues, people were concerned if he could play in England, but as an ex player and a defender Iβm really happy how heβs playing and especially that energy he gives to the team, that aggression and winning mentality.β
βOn form right now, I donβt think thereβs really much argument coming from anywhere else,β Ferdinand told his Youtube channel. βI think heβs dominant, heβs aggressive, heβs a leader, he communicates well, he shows character, heβs there in big moments.
βBut I was one of the ones questioning, βIs he physically gonna be able to compete here if teams isolate him, if teams isolate him?β. And thatβs where Erik ten Hag has been confident in tactically being able to keep teams away from being able to dominate enough possession to isolate someone like Martinez.
βAnd, up till now, he hasnβt been exposed in that sense. On a regular basis, week after week, are we not sitting there going, βThatβs a recurring problem, there. It continues to happen, someoneβs pulling out on him and jumping over him or bullying him physicallyβ. We havenβt seen that, that hasnβt become the narrative, and you have to say well done to him but also well done to the recruitment up to now.β