{"id":428830,"date":"2011-05-23T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/23\/manchester-uniteds-nemanja-vidic-focused-on-exposing-barcelonas-weaknesses\/"},"modified":"2011-05-23T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T17:27:00","slug":"manchester-uniteds-nemanja-vidic-focused-on-exposing-barcelonas-weaknesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/23\/manchester-uniteds-nemanja-vidic-focused-on-exposing-barcelonas-weaknesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United&#8217;s Nemanja Vidic focused on exposing Barcelona&#8217;s weaknesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Alex Richards<\/h3>\n<h4>23 May 2011 18:27:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"59.5943745374\">\n<div readability=\"14.52\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/110900\/110920_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"21.7598039216\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> captain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/serbia\/4105\/nemanja-vidic\">Nemanja Vidic<\/a> says that he and his team-mates are fully focused on the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> final against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/spain\/125\/barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a> and are determined to avenge their 2009 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>United were officially crowned English champions for a record 19th time on Sunday, and while the players celebrated the occasion, they are already thinking about Saturday&#8217;s showpiece, and want to make up for defeat to Barca in the 2009 final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are celebrating but everyone is thinking about the next game,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is the biggest game of the whole year. We have to prepare as best as we can for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know what it feels like to go to the final and lose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That match was one of the saddest moments of my career. I am sure all the players will not forget it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know we are facing a very good team and have to be physically and psychologically ready.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Against this Barcelona team you have to be intelligent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have qualities but we will work on their weaknesses and expose them to try and win the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\/2011\/05\/23\/2500288\/manchester-uniteds-nemanja-vidic-focused-on-exposing\" title=\"Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic focused on exposing Barcelona's weaknesses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United&#8217;s Nemanja Vidic focused on exposing Barcelona&#8217;s weaknesses<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Alex Richards 23 May 2011 18:27:00 Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic says that he and his team-mates are fully focused on the upcoming Champions League final against Barcelona and are determined to avenge their 2009 defeat. 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