Edwin Van Der Sar, United’s best keeper since the Great Dane Peter Schmeichel has confirmed he will hang up his gloves at the end of this season. He has been rock solid between the sticks over the past 5 years and Fergie has a big job on his hands trying to find a replacement.
The Flying Dutchman has been a revelation since he arrived at Old Trafford in 2005 and will go down in United folklore for that penalty save against Nicolas Anelka in Moscow in 2008. The Dutchman brought the stability and calmness at the back which had been missing since Schmeichel had left six years previously and Sir Alex has stated on numerous occassion how one of his big regrets is not signing Van Der Sar back in 1999 when Schmeichel left United.
Van Der Sar is one of the best keepers in the world, even at 40 years of age and has achieved a lot in his career since making his debut at Ajax wayback in 1990. Edwin has won 7 League titles, 4 Domestic cups, 2 Champions Leagues and the UEFA Cup. He has represented his country 130 times (captaining them on numerous occasions) and was also voted best keeper in Europe in 1995 and again in 2009.
Check out the tribute video to VDS below.
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shud have been signed sooner.a great pro & a truly great goalkeeper.he is still one of the best around even at 40.this is bad news but van der sar wants to spend time with his family & he deserves it.that save in the champs league for us will be the biggest highlight.one of our best ever keepers.would be great to see him bow out in style by winning #19.thanks edwin
Should have signed him when he left Juve. He has been monumental fir us and replacing Him will be no easy feat. Do you reckon they have another keeper in mind?
I’m looking forward to seeing Lindegaard in action, like every player he deserves his chance.
Lindergaard & kuzchack.kuzchack gets a bad rap but I think he is quality and given a season or two as no.1 could make him better.lindergaard is very young but has great potential.
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I love this tall lanky goalie. He is a legend!