Tuesday, 1 November 2011

European Championship - Vidic quitting Serbia 'morally wrong'

Nemanja Vidic has let himself and Serbia down by quitting international football at the peak of his powers, former national team coach Ilija Petkovic told Belgrade media.

Petkovic, who led Serbia and Montenegro to the 2006 World Cup when they played as a single nation, was quoted as saying that Vidic "has made a morally wrong decision".
"Honestly, I am stunned with Vidic's decision because he could have played on for Serbia for a long time and this is a poor gesture for a player of his stature," he said.
"There are things of which I don't want to remind Vidic, he should have taken a good look at himself in the mirror before he decided to walk away.
"That is a big decision for such a young man and he will have to look the people in their eyes when he returns to Serbia one day.

Read more - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27102011/58/european-championship-vidic-quitting-serbia-morally-wrong.html